Olly Murs and pregnant wife Amelia share moving video in which they tell their stunned loved ones they’re expecting first baby: ‘It wasn’t just our hearts that skipped a beat’
Olly Murs and his pregnant wife Amelia Tank shared a touching video in which they told their loved ones that they were expecting their first child together.
The 39-year-old singer and 31-year-old bodybuilder announced on Instagram Wednesday night that they are going to become parents.
And on Saturday, the couple posted a montage clip to Instagram showing their friends and family excited to learn they were expecting.
Former X Factor star Ollie pretends to take photos of his friends and family while counting from three to one, then shouts: “Amelia’s pregnant!”
Everyone looks equally stunned and then smiles and laughs with pleasure upon hearing the news.
Olly Murs and his pregnant wife Amelia Tank shared a touching video in which they told their loved ones that they were expecting their first child together.
The 39-year-old singer and the 31-year-old bodybuilder announced on Instagram Wednesday night that they were going to become parents.
Referring to his loved ones’ surprised reactions and his 2011 song Heart Skips a Beat, Ollie captioned his post: “It’s not just our hearts that skipped a beat.”
Other moments show Ollie relaying the baby’s scan to his pals, while the end of the video shows the moment they heard their unborn baby’s heartbeat during the ultrasound.
They captioned their post: “It’s not just our hearts that sank.”
In a photo posted to Instagram on Wednesday, Ollie and Amelia were seen wearing Christmas jumpers, with an excited Ollie proudly holding up the ultrasound photo and pointing to Amelia’s blooming bump.
He wrote: “Baby Murs coming 2024” as Amelia posed in unbuttoned jeans and a white crop top.
The news comes five months after Ollie and Amelia tied the knot on the island of Osea in Essex.
Plenty of the couple’s showbiz friends shared their congratulations in the comments section.
Diane Buswell wrote: “Congratulations guys,” while Davina McCall said: “Yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy.”
Ronan Keating offered a clapping emoji, while others joked that Ollie should “name the baby Chelsea”, referring to his favorite football club.
And on Saturday, the couple posted a montage clip to Instagram showing their friends and family excited to find out they were expecting and showing their reactions.
Everyone looks equally stunned before smiling and laughing with delight at the news, with Ollie simply announcing the pregnancy or sharing a snap of the baby in the clip.
When the couple married in July, Ollie shared his hope of one day becoming a father.
The X Factor star spoke about this. Hello! Magazine: “We are ready for our little Murses to run around.
“It’s so special that one day we’ll be able to take our kids to Hosea Island and say, ‘This is where we got married.’
In another interview with OK! Magazine he told: “I’m not sure I’m going to have six kids, but of course I’d really like to have kids.”
The couple tied the knot in a three-day festival-themed wedding 13 months after the former The X Factor star proposed.
Ollie couldn’t hold back his tears as he watched Amelia arrive in a bespoke wedding dress and insisted it was a moment he’ll never forget.
He said: “I was amazed at how amazing it was. It was absolutely magical – the perfect celebration of our love.”
“I was on the verge of crying at any moment. When my nephews walked down the aisle, I was gone, and when Amelia walked in, oh God! My mom said she hasn’t seen me cry like that since I was four!”
A host of the couple’s showbiz friends took to the comments section to share their congratulations after the couple announced they were pregnant this week.
The couple tied the knot in a three-day festival-themed wedding 13 months after the former The X Factor star proposed (pictured in summer).
Cute: Ollie proposed to his girlfriend Amelia in June 2022 and she shared a sweet clip of the proposal on her feed.
Amelia is a bodybuilder and won the Pure Elite bikini competition in Margate back in 2021.
Ollie was a contestant on the sixth series of television talent show The X Factor back in 2009. He finished second and continued his career in television.
Amelia enlisted the help of Australian bridal house Pallas Couture for several months to perfect her wedding dress.
The dress featured beaded floral embroidery, detached sleeves and a long train with a floor-length veil.
Nicknamed Murs Fest, the wedding featured performances from many of the biggest names in music, including Ollie himself and fellow singer Craig David.
A total of 71 people joined the couple on Friday night for a barbecue and they exchanged vows the next day.
On Sunday morning, 70 more of Ollie and Amelia’s family and friends arrived on Hosea Island by boat, including Ollie’s TV presenter friend Mark Wright.
House band Ollie and singer Katie Holmes-Smith, who is currently performing with Adele at her Las Vegas residency, took to the stage, accompanied by Heart FM DJ Pandora Christie.
Ollie and Amelia, who met on Instagram in 2019, went public with their romance in 2020 and hosted a total of four stag and hen parties before their wedding.
Ollie was a contestant on the sixth series of television talent show The X Factor back in 2009. He finished second and continued his career in television.
Amelia, meanwhile, is a bodybuilder and won the Pure Elite bikini competition in Margate back in 2021.