All the ways Emily Atack hid her pregnancy from social media break to risque throwback snap
EMILY Atack carefully kept her pregnancy under wraps for months before making her big reveal.
The Inbetweeners actress is gearing up to become a first-time mum with her partner Dr Alistair Garner - and is already five months pregnant.
The couple proudly announced that they were having a baby on Instagram today.
She told her followers: “Hello Everyone, it’s been a little while but I’m back with some news. I’m delighted to share with you all that we’re having a baby!!
“I’ve never been so happy and utterly terrified at the same time. Please go easy on me ❤️ Every day is mixed with thrill, fear, joy, hysteria, topped off with a lot of vomiting - a bit like when you’ve just stepped off of the Oblivion at Alton Towers on a hangover.
“I’ve got to know my body on such an insane level. It’s made me appreciate the one I’ve been given SO much, I’m doing my absolute best to make it a home for the little squid I’m growing.
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“We can already sense the baby is reclined on a mattress of peanut butter and jam sandwiches in there, demanding more chocolate buttons. I’m so happy to be writing all of this to you all. You’ve always stuck by me through the years, do stick around to watch me enter my mum era. Christ. Let’s go”
However, Emily did a brilliant job of keeping the news a secret.
The first 'clue' was her disappearance from her Instagram grid.
She went quiet after her holiday to Palermo, Sicily in October.
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Then in a crafty move, she shared a bump-free throwback snap on her stories over her birthday.
She looked sensational in the sizzling snap, wearing a slinky gold satin skirt.
Emily added a white shirt, which she opened at the top and bottom, revealing her toned tummy.
The photo was taken in a luxurious hotel room with mood lighting.
She also shared another photo of her adorable pup tucked up in white sheets and wrote: "Someone's out of office is on".
Then she told followers that she was taking time away from Instagram.
The TV star said she wanted to "focus on actual real life" after having a "hell of a year".
She shared a photo of her wearing a headband that read: "It's my birthday".
Emily thanked her fans for the "birthday love" and wrote: "I've been quiet on here recently and focusing on actual real life, working hard and having some time away from social after a helluva year."
However, her absence was short-lived lived as she shared a story about Jilly Cooper becoming a dame in the New Year's Honours list.
Emily, 33, was first linked to the nuclear scientist in September this year.
The loved-up couple were seen walking through London before stopping at Cafe Boheme.
Alistair describes himself on his Linkedin as a Materials scientist and electron microscopist specialising in nuclear and aerospace applications.
Emily, who wore a yellow dress for their day out, grinned as they walked along talking.
An onlooker said: “Emily was deep in conversation with Alistair.
“She had a cocktail and Alistair ordered a beer.
“Emily looked to be having a great time and couldn’t stop smiling.
“When they left they were holding hands.”
A source said at the time that Emily and Alistair were just friends.
The actress split from her tree surgeon ex, Liam McGough last October after a seven-month relationship.
They sparked rumours that they may have rekindled their love after they were seen together in July, but friends of the star said that they were just friends.
The blonde beauty was also linked to football ace Jack Grealish while he was on a break from his on/off childhood sweetheart Sasha Attwood.
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The Sun revealed in 2021 how the pair had enjoyed a fling – including meeting at a hotel and Emily’s house.
They met after being introduced through his friends in the England football team.
