NEWS
Insiders say Ferne McCann is feeling anxious about her police investigation and terrified of history repeating itself
Showing off her growing baby bump last week, Ferne McCann confirmed she’s expecting her second child with fiancé Lorri Haines – gushing, “bursting at the seams with happiness.”
Opening up for the first time about her pregnancy, Ferne, 32 – who shares four-year-old daughter Sunday with her disgraced ex, Arthur Collins – looked glowing as she posed alongside dad-of-one, Lorri, 31, for a glossy shoot.
“We are so happy,” she confessed. “It wasn’t planned, but it wasn’t not planned.”
Referring to Lorri’s son Noah from a previous relationship, she added, “For us both being parents, they’re little miracles and it was such a positive moment and something for us to look forward to.”
FURIOUS
As well as announcing her happy news, the former TOWIE star also broke her silence on the scandal surrounding a series of leaked voice notes which threatened to end her career last November.
In one of a series of shocking messages released on an anonymous Instagram account last year, a voice which sounded remarkably like Ferne’s, was heard branding her former childhood friend and BFF, Sam Faiers, 32, a “fat c**t” and a "narcissistic b***h”. The messages were thought to have been recorded in June – just a month after Sam had given birth to her third child, Edward.
Not only did the leak sever her life-long friendship with Sam and her sister, Billie, 33, Ferne was branded a “body shamer” as furious fans called for the reality star to be dropped from her ITVBe show, First Time Mum.
Now a source says, “While it appears Ferne has managed to brush off the drama with her latest pregnancy reveal, the reality behind the scenes is very different.
BACKLASH
“The first few months of her pregnancy were ruined by stressful talks with police and all the backlash she received, as well as the panic of trying to cling onto her career as her reputation fell to tatters.
“The police investigation is digging up all sorts of information she never wants made public and she’s living in constant anxiety about what will be leaked next.
“She’s been warned about going too hard to try to prove her innocence as there’s every chance it could backfire, but Ferne insists she has no choice and fears if she doesn’t, she could lose everything she’s worked so hard for.”
In more shocking audio messages, the same voice believed to be Ferne was heard branding one of her ex, Arthur’s acid attack victims a “silly b***h”.
Breaking her silence on the scandal last week, she revealed “it will be addressed” in the new upcoming series of her reality show, which has been chronicling her life
