Former Made in Chelsea star Lucy Watson has given birth to her second child, a baby daughter, with her husband James Dunmore.
The 35-year-old reality television personality announced the arrival of her daughter on Instagram on Wednesday, sharing a collection of photographs of the newborn.
Watson captioned her post, "and then there were 4…" as she introduced the newest addition to her family. The couple already share a two-year-old son named Willoughby, while Watson is also an auntie to her sister Tiffany Watson's two sons.
In one photograph shared online, Willoughby kissed his newborn baby sister on the head while standing beside a balloon printed with the words "It's A Girl". Another picture showed Dunmore cradling the newborn daughter in his arms.
Instagram announcement and co-star congratulations
Following the announcement, several of Watson's former Made in Chelsea castmates flooded the comments section with congratulatory messages. Georgia Toffolo wrote, "Congratulations!!! Xxx", while co-stars Emily Blackwell, Joshua Patterson, and Binky Felstead also shared their well wishes.
Watson's sister and former co-star, Tiffany Watson, also joined the celebrations online to welcome her new niece.
Pregnancy updates and gender reveal
The birth comes just a few weeks after Watson shared a lighthearted update on her pregnancy progress. Posing for a mirror selfie in a sports bra and denim jeans, she displayed her baby bump and joked that "there is simply no more room". She also showcased her almost full-term bump in a separate mirror selfie wearing comfortable loungewear.
Earlier this summer, Watson publicly revealed the gender of her second child during a family holiday. Posting pictures on Instagram while wearing a pink co-ord outfit, she cradled her bump alongside her son Willoughby and wrote, "We can't wait to meet you," accompanied by a series of pink emojis. Confirming the gender in the comments, her sister Tiffany wrote, "Baby girl we can't wait to meet you!"
Watson first announced her second pregnancy back in April through a social media post partnered with pregnancy testing brand Clearblue. "Our family is growing, nothing prepares you for seeing that word, thank you to @clearblue for giving us that moment of clarity ad," she wrote at the time. Tiffany responded to the news by writing, "Yay ❤️❤️ so excited for another bubba in the family."
Relationship history and first pregnancy
Watson and Dunmore first met while starring on the E4 reality show Made in Chelsea in 2015. The couple married six years later during a ceremony in Greece in 2021, before welcoming their first child, Willoughby, in February 2024.
The couple had previously announced their first pregnancy in September 2023 while on holiday in the Greek island of Mykonos. At the time, Watson shared a photograph displaying her blossoming bump, describing the baby as their "little miracle" following a three-year battle to conceive.
When Willoughby was born in February 2024, Watson initially chose not to publicly reveal his name. She shared a black-and-white photograph on Instagram cradling the newborn while Dunmore kissed her forehead, captioning the picture, "He's here ❤️ 2/3/24". Her sister Tiffany commented on the image, "My beautiful nephew love him so much."
Fertility struggles and podcast reflections
Earlier this year, Watson spoke candidly about her difficulties conceiving her first child during an appearance on the podcast Happy Mum Happy Baby, hosted by Giovanna Fletcher. She revealed that she was "definitely surprised" by how long it took her to fall pregnant with Willoughby.
"I found out that, on average, it takes a couple a year to get pregnant. And there was me thinking, 'Two or three months, it will happen.' When you're trying, every month feels like a year," Watson explained on the podcast.
She noted how fertility experiences varied among her peer group, stating: "You can have friends around you who got pregnant on their first try, and then you might have friends around you who are going through fertility issues."
"My friends and I are very open with everything. I was probably one of the last ones to start trying. So a lot of my friends had already had their first or even their second. 50 per cent of my friends had it really easy, and then 50 per cent really struggled," she continued.
Watson added that she sought medical advice early in the process. "You never go into something thinking negatively, and thinking, 'this is going to be really hard for me', but I did go into it open-minded and knowing that it could go any way. I think that's why I was very proactive with testing and getting everything checked after six months of trying. I was like, 'I just want to check everything is okay because if it's not, it could be years.'"
Describing the fertility testing as "invasive" and "not enjoyable", Watson recalled the emotional impact of the appointments. "I think it was every appointment I'd go into, there would be something negative that would be told to me, about me. It was a very anxiety-inducing time. A lot of tears, a lot of feeling sorry for myself and thinking, 'Why me?'. In retrospect, I actually had a really good journey, but you don't know what your journey is going to be like when you're in it."
