American beauty influencer Desi Perkins has announced she's pregnant after sharing her fertility journey on YouTube.
33-year-old Desi and her husband, Stephen made the exciting announcement in an Instagram post on Sunday night, revealing that the baby was due in October 2020.
Back in July 2018, Desi posted an emotional YouTube video titled 'Hardest Video I Ever Filmed', revealing that she had suffered a miscarriage.
Following her miscarriage, the YouTuber had to have a tumour removed and struggled with depression from both the traumatic event and struggling to conceive afterwards.
Nine months later, Desi and her husband started sharing their fertility journey with her followers on Desi's second channel, "The Perkins".
The series, follows the couple trying different fertility treatments, before their final video revealed that their IVF had been successful and they are now expecting a baby.
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Revealing the significance of the date of their final video upload, Desi said:
"I just wanted you guys to know that May 9th was when I first told Stephen I was pregnant years and years and years ago and today is actually May 9th, while we are sitting here filming this to share with you that we are pregnant."
Showing off her baby bump, Desi added, "I'm free, I can finally stop hiding on Instagram".
We can only imagine her relief at being finally able to share her happy news.
With 4 million Instagram followers, Desi has collected some celebrity friends, including Jordyn Woods and Ashley Graham who commented on her post, "O M GEEEEEEEEE SO HAPPY FOR YOU BOTH!!"
Watch the emotional video in full here:
Now, when's that gender reveal coming?
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Laura is a former writer for Cosmopolitan UK, covering everything beauty and fashion related and specialises in makeup, plus-size fashion and the world of YouTube. Her favourite pastime is reminding everyone of that one time she met Charlie Hunnam and Jason Momoa. Please don't ask to see the pictures...
