TOWIE’s Shelby Tribble cradles her bump in gender reveal snap

They revealed they were having a baby boy at the weekend.  

And Shelby Tribble shared a snap of herself cradling her bump from her and boyfriend Sam Mucklow’s small gender reveal party on Monday.   

The TOWIE star, 27, showed off her pregnancy curves in a white bodycon dress, while excited dad-to-be Sam, 28, uploaded a snap of them holding blue baby grows.

Shelby wrote: ‘Thank you to all the strangers, friends and family who are making this special time for us even more special with your amazing, sweet messages. You’re making me emotional with your kindness. All 3 of us love you all.

‘P.S for everyone asking our baby boy has two talented Nan’s… My mummy created the stunning baby reveal display and Sam’s mummy came up with the beautiful vintage clothing rail, reveal idea with all those gorgeous clothes and baby bits’.  

Meanwhile, Sam shared his own message alongside a snap of him and Shelby holding up baby grows.

The former TOWIE star wrote: ‘The fairytale continues. Thank you for all your lovely message we love you all’.

The couple shared they were expecting a baby boy on Sunday in a gender reveal video.  

Shelby and boyfriend Sam had decked out the room with over-sized baby blocks along with hundreds of balloons as a small group of guests gathered. 

The group gave a countdown before the couple unzipped the cover on a make-shift wardrobe to reveal an abundance of baby blue balloons and an array of clothes for their little boy.  

Shelby announced her pregnancy with boyfriend Sam last week after sharing a loving snap as she cradled her baby bump while her co-star beau held up an ultrasound snap.

She has since thanked her followers for all of their well-wishes and penned: ‘THANK YOU [red hear]… I just wanted to thank every single person who has congratulated myself and Sam whether it’s in the comments, direct messages and texts. ‘ 

Expressing her excitement, she said: ‘I am so excited to be a mummy and even better that I can do it with the love of my life beside me.’

Shelby and Sam have had a turbulent relationship, which was well documented on TOWIE. 

The couple began sleeping with each other on a ‘friends with benefits’ basis but things soon turned sour when Sam decided to pursue a romance with TOWIE newbie Demi Sims while on a group trip to Thailand last year.

During a heated row, Sam called Shelby a ‘s**g’ but months later, the couple decided to give things another go.

However, they were met with opposition when Shelby’s best friend Clelia Theodorou told her she had felt deserted because Shelby was spending all her time with Sam.

The former BFF’s had several bitter rows, with Clelia accusing her of not being there for her when she was at her lowest point after splitting from her boyfriend (Sam’s best friend). 

It was then Shelby and Sam decided to step back from TOWIE in order to focus on their romance.