Pregnant Gogglebox star Ellie Warner shares worrying health condition ahead of welcoming first child

Gogglebox star Ellie Warner has revealed she’s suffering from a worrying health condition amid her pregnancy with her first child.

During Friday’s episode of the Channel 4 show, the hairdresser, 32, revealed that she has gestational diabetes while sitting down to watch The Apprentice with sister Izzi. 

Ellie first announced that she was expecting a baby with boyfriend Nat Eddleston in an episode of the show in December last year, in which she spoke about going for an ultrasound.

And now as she prepares to welcome the tot, Ellie shared the concerning health update while making a joke about Lord Alan Sugar.

As the BBC programme began, Ellie quipped: ‘Alan Sugar is my only sugar fix now I have got gestational diabetes.’

Oh no: Gogglebox star Ellie Warner has revealed she’s suffering from a worrying health condition amid her pregnancy with her first child

Health update: During Friday’s episode of the Channel 4 show, the hairdresser, 32, revealed that she has gestational diabetes while sitting down to watch The Apprentice with sister Izzi

Concerning: As she prepares to welcome the tot, Ellie shared the concerning health update while making a joke about Lord Alan Sugar.

Gestational diabetes is high blood sugar that can develop at any time during pregnancy but is more common in the second or third trimester, usually disappearing after the baby is born. 

It occurs when the hormones produced during pregnancy make it difficult for your body to use insulin properly, putting you at an increased risk of insulin resistance. 

Treatment focuses on managing blood sugar levels through diet, exercise and sometimes medication. 

It comes just weeks after Ellie revealed the gender of her little one during a recent episode of Gogglebox – sharing that she is expecting a baby boy!

The TV personality appears on the Channel 4 show with her sister Izzy, with the pair discussing the new arrival while filming.

Joined by Izzi’s children Bessie and Bobby, Ellie explained that they were going to have a little male cousin – while prompting them to say hello to the bump.

‘Bessie, what’s in Ellie’s tummy? What baby?,’ Izzi asked her daughter during the show, who responded: ‘A boy’. 

Relaxing on the sofa, the expectant mum displayed her tummy by lifting up her sweatshirt to show the kids her bump – which was covered by leather-look leggings.

Lovely: It comes just weeks after Ellie revealed the gender of her little one during a recent episode of Gogglebox – sharing that she is expecting a baby boy!

Bump! Relaxing on the sofa, the expectant mum displayed her tummy by lifting up her sweatshirt to show the kids her bump – which was covered by leather-look leggings

Izzi continued: ‘Are you going to say “hello” to the baby boy? Go on, use your voice, say: “Hello, I’m Bessie.”‘

While Ellie then told her niece: ‘Do you know that the baby can hear you?’

The sisters were trying to get Bobby to introduce himself to the bump too, to which the youngster replied: ‘No, not yet’.

In it together: It’s a family affair as Ellie’s other sister Katie is also expecting a new arrival, with the pair over the moon that they can raise the little ones together

Again confirming for the first time that it is a little boy, she said to him: ‘Are you happy that you’re going to have a boy cousin, Bobby?’, to which he confirmed.

The hairdresser had excitedly unveiled her pregnancy on the last episode of the previous series just before Christmas, sweetly showing her sister a baby scan. 

It’s a family affair as Ellie’s other sister Katie is also expecting a new arrival, with the pair over the moon that they can raise the little ones together. 

Sharing a snap from her sister’s baby shower last month, Ellie enthused: ‘Fab day at our lovely Katie’s baby shower today. Can’t wait for our babies to grow up together.’