Michelle Keegan and Mark Wright's close pal has seemingly hinted that they are expecting a baby boy.
The couple, both 37, who wed in 2015, took to Instagram to announce the news with a stunning snap as the actress lovingly cradled her baby bump on Sunday.
As fans and famous friends flooded the comments with their congratulations Michelle and Mark's pal Dylan Hunt, who owns Essex restaurant Sheesh, appeared to let the cat out of the bag, The Sun reports.
With the entrepreneur teasing that Michelle and Mark's son could date his daughter Gia while offering his own congratulations.
He wrote: 'Make sure he's Good Looking and Rich, then I might let him take Gia out'.
The publication also reported that one fan quickly spotted the clue and commented: 'So it's a boy lol'.
Michelle Keegan and Mark Wright's close pal has seemingly hinted that the couple are are expecting a baby boy
The couple, both 37, who wed in 2015, took to Instagram to announce the news with a stunning snap as the actress lovingly cradled her baby bump on Sunday
As fans and famous friends flooded the comments with their congratulations Michelle and Mark's pal Dylan Hunt (centre) who owns Essex restaurant Sheesh, let the cat out of the bag
Meanwhile in her announcement Michelle shared a baby emoji sucking a blue dummy, which will no doubt leave fans speculating further
Meanwhile in her announcement Michelle shared a baby emoji sucking a blue dummy, which will no doubt leave fans speculating further.
The couple are frequent visitors to the restaurant and recently celebrated Mark's father's 68th birthday there. MailOnline have contacted Mark and Michelle's reps for comment.
It comes after Mark admitted the prospect of starting a family with wife Michelle was 'hard work' - eight years before announcing her pregnancy.
He had previously insisted he would wait for 'a year or two' before starting a family with former Coronation Street star Michelle, who he married in 2015, with the couple opting to put their careers first.
Appearing on Loose Women in 2016, he said: 'It's hard work with the pressure of having babies.'
The former TOWIE cast-member admitted much of the pressure came from his own family, as well as the expectation that any children they have will inherit their good looks.
He joked: 'We're going to give birth to an ugly duckling and let everyone down.
'Aunty Debbie is the first of the sisters to become a grandmother and she tells my mum every day that being a grandmother is so much better than being a mum.
With the entrepreneur teasing that Michelle and Mark's son could date his daughter Gia while offering his own congratulations
The couple are frequent visitors to the restaurant and recently celebrated Mark's father's 68th birthday there (Wright family pictured)
Sheesh Restaurant in Essex pictured
'So now, my mum's on our case. Hurry up and make it happen, I want to be a nan.'
He added: 'I think we've got another year or two of her nagging and we'll just have to do it. When she gives birth there will be 300 Wrights around her.'
Michelle also revealed her 'frustration' at the constant questions she received about her baby plans.
Speaking to You Magazine in 2021, she also said: 'I'm used to people asking me but it's no one else's business.
'Nobody else knows what goes on behind closed doors. I think that's the reason that question affects me so much – it's very private!
'Mark is asked about it occasionally but I'm asked every single time.'
Asked whether her family still asked her about her plans, she confessed: 'Not any more! People don't mean any harm by it, but they know what the answer's going to be.'
During a 2019 interview, Michelle, who was 32 at the time, spoke of her 'frustration' over being constantly asked, saying: 'In this day and age, you shouldn't ask questions like that.'
She said: 'They don't know the background of what's happening. It's no one else's business.
It comes after Mark admitted the prospect of starting a family with wife Michelle was 'hard work' - eight years before announcing her pregnancy
Appearing on Loose Women in 2016, Mark insisted he would wait for 'a year or two' before starting a family with former Coronation Street star Michelle
Michelle previously revealed her 'frustration' at the constant questions she received about her baby plans with Mark
'I get so frustrated. I'm asked purely because I'm a woman. But I'm immune to it now – it's like a reaction and as soon as I hear it I brush it off, as it's no one else's business.'
The Netflix actress and TV presenter confirmed the happy news in a joint Instagram post on Sunday, sharing a sweet photograph where Michelle cradled her blossoming bump.
s also starred in historic drama Ten Pound Poms, which is filmed in Australia, and Sky TV comedy Brassic.
Michelle's pregnancy comes a year after she starred in Netflix drama Fool Me Once, which became one of the streamer's most watched shows of all-time
