Bake Off star Manon Lagrève has revealed she is pregnant with her second child.
The French cook, 31, – who starred on the series in 2018 – shared the happy news on Monday that her and her husband Luke Bennett will be adding to their brood in spring.
The couple already share two-year-old daughter Fleur who is ‘excited’ to become a big sister.
Sharing the news on Instagram she penned: ‘I have some exciting news to share! Luke and I are expecting a new addition to our family ♥️.
‘Fleur is very excited to become a big sister in the Spring!’
She told Hello! Magazine of the second pregnancy: ‘Fleur is very excited. She says: ”baby in the tummy” in French, and gives it kisses and strokes.’
Manon is 24 weeks pregnant and due to give birth at the end of March.
The couple have already found out the gender but are keeping it a secret to surprise their families.
‘We needed to know – we couldn’t wait until the birth to find out. Also, it’s great for Fleur to know because she can really bond with the bump’, she added to the publication.
Manon married her partner Luke in a picturesque ceremony at a French chateau in her hometown, Louvigné-du-Désert last June.
The baker tied the knot with her British fiancé, with the couple’s beautiful baby daughter Fleur – who was 12 months at the time – serving as a flower girl.
Manon took to Instagram after to offer an intimate glimpse at her nuptials and shared an array of stunning snaps documenting their fairytale wedding and her breath-taking bridal gown.
The couple’s daughter Fleur served as a flower girl on their special day, wearing a dress with ‘I love you Mom and Dad’ sweetly embroidered on the back in French.
Manon was every inch the beautiful bride as she stepped out in a gorgeous off-the-shoulder white gown with bardot sleeves with a cut-out and white heeled sandals.
The newlyweds appeared to be in jovial spirits as photographs taken during the church ceremony showed Manon beaming as they exchanged their vows in front of their loved ones.
Other pictures saw Luke carrying Manon out of the chateau while their friends and family showered them in confetti, while they then posed for more professional wedding photos outside.
The couple and their guests then celebrated their union in a fun-filled wedding reception in a marquee, where they danced the night away with their loved ones.
Manon – who made it to week eight of Bake Off back in 2018 – shared an array of their wedding photographs to her Instagram page and captioned the post: ‘Officially got married today in my home town.’
She wrote: ‘We welcomed the wedding party the night before. Luke had a little BBQ with his family and friends and I had a French buffet with my bridesmaids and their hubbies in the chateau.’
In a follow-up post, she revealed that she hadn’t slept the night before and neither had her infant daughter Fleur, saying that ‘strong coffee’ kept her awake throughout the jam-packed day.
Manon arrived at her lavish wedding ceremony in a blue Porsche and Manon revealed that her father had driven her to the ceremony in the vehicle.
Manon and Luke’s wedding came after they welcomed their first child in June 2021.
She took to Instagram at the time to announce that she welcomed a ‘happy and healthy’ baby girl named Fleur Camille, on June 20.
The French baker also shared the first photos of the tiny newborn, and included the first moment she gave her daughter skin-to-skin.
Manon wrote alongside the trio of photographs: ‘Fleur Camille Bennett.
‘Born on Father’s Day 20th June 2021, all happy and healthy. A little lady who took us by surprise when she decided to come! We love her very much already.’
Back in April 2021, the baker had celebrated seven months of pregnancy, and joked about having ‘baby brain’.
Manon penned: ‘7 months pregnant, can’t believe in 2 months we’ll be parents, and we’ll have our own baby!!!
‘I kept telling friends that I have tended to so many babies, that it is going to be so interesting to see how I react to ours.
‘Also baby brain is going strong, and I feel like I forget 10 times a day what I am meant to do.’
Luke popped the question in November 2020 while the couple were on a romantic trip to Barbados.
The French baker confirmed at the time that her boyfriend had ‘dropped to one knee’ with a stunning sapphire ring shortly after they arrived at their boutique hotel during the Caribbean holiday.
Manon admitted it had not been a surprise, saying: ‘We’d been talking about getting married for a while. It was love at first sight…
‘We were boyfriend and girlfriend after two weeks and I moved in with him within four months. When you find the one, you just know.’
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