Sky Sports presenter Hayley McQueen reveals she is pregnant with ‘miracle’ baby after ‘horrific’ struggle with endometriosis – and urges other women with fertility issues to stay positive
- Hayley McQueen, 39, from Manchester has announced she is expecting
- The Sky Sports presenter revealed the amazing news in an Instagram post
- Bravely told how she thought she may never have children due to endometriosis
- Said she found out she was expecting the day she was about to embark on IVF
Sky Sports presenter Hayley McQueen has revealed she is pregnant with a ‘miracle’ baby after years of struggling with ‘horrific’ endometriosis.
The reporter and award-winning producer, 39, from Manchester, unveiled the news in a brave and honest Instagram post today.
Hayley, who doubted she could ever get pregnant, penned: ‘BREAKING NEWS. I’d hoped having a baby was going to happen one day but wasn’t sure it ever would. Baby McQueen-Newmann has been cooking away for a few months now and pleased to report so far so good. We feel so incredibly blessed.’
She also told how she first discovered she was pregnant the day she and fiancée, German-born model and actor Kirk Newmann, were about to embark on IVF.
Hayley McQueen and her fiancée Kirk Newmann each posted this photograph on their social media pages to celebrate the Sky Sports presenter’s pregnancy
Hayley’s heartfelt post in full told of her own battle to get pregnant, and she urged other women struggling with fertility not to give up
In the emotive post, Hayley went on to explain that the couple had struggled for years with their fertility, ‘sorting out horrific endometriosis’ and getting rid of ‘pesky cysts.’
‘Just as we we were about to embark on an IVF journey abroad I found out I was expecting.
‘In fact, the very day I spoke to the embryologist to map out my cycle and dates was the day we found out.’
She said that her fiancée was ‘ever the optimist’ and always believed they would conceive naturally.
Hayley told how she first discovered she was pregnant the day she and fiancée (pictured), Kirk Newmann were about to embark on IVF
‘It’s been an anxious few months but couldn’t be more excited for the new chapter in our lives.’
The popular presenter went on to implore other woman who may be struggling with fertility to focus on the positives and penned:
‘To all those who are struggling to conceive or read the dreaded statistics of pregnancy later in life please don’t let stats get you down.
‘I hope me and my one working ovary, declining follicles and hormones can be of some hope for others who are struggling. I genuinely think that I relaxed knowing that we’d found a wonderful place to have IVF to look forward to in the new year.
She continued: ‘This coupled with Kirk’s extensive research on diet and fitness must have contributed to our little miracle.’
Hayley McQueen is known for presenting Sky Sports news, and currently presents the Scottish Premiership and Scottish Cup
The Sky Sports presenter was over the moon to discover she is expecting her first baby and called her pregnancy ‘a miracle’
Fiancée Kirk posted the same photograph to his Instagram page and simply captioned it: ‘Blessing news! Look what comes along with the spring this year. We are having a new tenant.’
In a nod to their long fertility struggles, he went on: ‘I am finally Kirk the Dad and Mama’.
The news was welcomed by Hayley’s fans, who are used to watching her present the Scottish Premiership and Scottish Cup.
Rebekah Vardy, and fellow sports presenters Anna Woolhouse and Rebecca Lowe were just a few of the famous faces who offered the couple their warmest congratulations.
‘This is just SO WONDERFUL!’ wrote Lowe. ‘So so happy for you guys. What a journey, what an inspiration. Loads of love and enjoy this amazing trip you’re on!’
Hayley, who is one of the main Sky Sports anchors, is currently the presenter of the Scottish Premiership and Scottish Cup
Hayley revealed she had struggled with fertility for years, and was about to embark on treatment abroad when she found out she was pregnant