IRISH reality star Chelsea Farrell has announced that she's pregnant with her first child. The former Miss Ireland met her now-boyfriend James Barham on season two of the E4 dating show, Love Triangle. 4 Chelsea met her now-boyfriend on a reality TV show last year Credit: Instagram 4 Chelsea and James are expecting their first child together Credit: Instagram 4 Chelsea has said she feels 'blessed' to be pregnant Credit: Journalist collects The format sees one person, the “picker”, given the option of two dates, who they connect with only over text before deciding on a favourite and meeting them.
The new couple then move in together alongside the person the picker rejected. Filming for the popular series took place around seven months ago last autumn and the episodes aired just last month. Chelsea and James was the couple no one had expected as they weren't matched together initially but found a spark after meeting during a retreat on the show.
However, the pair are going stronger than ever and are now expecting their first child together. Chelsea took to Instagram last night to reveal the exciting news. The Louth native shared a black&white video of herself and James walking on the beach while holding the sonogram and wrote "coming soon" in the sand.
She also posted a video of herself smiling from ear-to-ear while holding the photo and rubbing her baby bump. Chelsea captioned her post: "Little one, you are already so loved. We are feeling so blessed and overwhelmed with love."
The Irish star has been quite open about her health struggle after being diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and endometriosis in 2019. People are stunned at how glam I look when I take off my student nurse scrubs – people call me ‘unreal’ She told her fans today: "I woke up this morning feeling overwhelmed with love. Thank you to everybody from the bottom of our hearts.
"Those who follow me for a long time know that because of different health issues, this is something I never thought would happen for me. "But here we are – proof that little miracles do happen. The most loved baba already."
FAN SUPPORT The model has since revealed that she found out she was pregnant on the same night that the first episode of Love Triangle was aired, on March 10, 2025. The couple's friends and fans have all rushed to congratulate the pair and send their support. Love Triangle star Ryan Ruckledge remarked: "Amazing news massive congratulations to you both, how exciting."
DWTS pro dancer Laura Nolan commented: "Congratulations guys." Lois wrote: "Just so beautiful." Niamh said: "Delighted to hear your gorgeous news.
Huge congratulations Chelsea."
