Love Island’s Marcel Somerville shares girlfriend’s baby bump

He’s set to become a first-time dad later this year, after revealing that he is expecting a baby with his girlfriend Rebecca Vieira.

And Marcel Somerville took to Instagram to share a snap of his partner’s baby bump on Tuesday, as he revealed that he will learn of the child’s gender on Saturday.

Captioning the image, the 34-year-old Love Island star gushed: ‘My Beautiful Bump… it’s so mad that one of @rebeccavieirax mates knows what we’re having and I’ve got to wait patiently til Saturday to find out!!!!’

Baby fever: Marcel Somerville took to Instagram to share an update on his girlfriend Rebecca Vieira’s pregnancy on Tuesday evening 

Staying neutral on what he’s hoping for, the reality star threw the debate out to his social media followers as he asked: ‘[W]hose team boy… and whose team girl.’ [sic]

Responding to the post, 24-year-old Rebecca wrote in Marcel’s comment section: ‘My husband and my baby ❤️.’

Marcel’s Instagram offering comes several days after he revealed that he was unable to attend Rebecca’s baby scan due to COVID-19 restrictions in place at the hospital.

Baby bump: The former Love Island star took to Instagram to share a snap of his partner's baby bump, as he revealed that he will learn of the child's gender on Saturday

Baby bump: The former Love Island star took to Instagram to share a snap of his partner’s baby bump, as he revealed that he will learn of the child’s gender on Saturday

The star was speaking to hosts Bobby Norris and Stephen Leng on Access All Areas about preparing to become a father for the first time.

Marcel, who has been dating Rebecca for 14 months and explained: ‘I couldn’t go to the first scan because the hospitals weren’t letting the partners in. So that was a bit annoying!’

However, they didn’t take any chances for the gender scan, as he revealed they booked a private room so that he was able to attend.

He said: ‘We’ve booked a private one for Saturday, so when Saturday comes it’s gonna be like, I get to go in and we’re gonna find out whether we’re having a boy or a girl.’

Mother-to-be: On the same day, Rebecca took to her own Instagram account to share snaps of herself cradling her growing baby bump

Stunning: She looked sensational in an off-the-shoulder dress

Mother-to-be: On the same day, Rebecca took to her own Instagram account to share snaps of herself cradling her growing baby bump

The pair decided not to find out then and there though, instead keeping the surprise a little longer: ‘We’re gonna get an envelope with it in there but we’re not gonna find out because we’re gonna have like a little party and do a gender reveal party!’

Although the reality star has admitted in the past that he has no preference to having a boy or a girl, he confessed to changing his mind.

He said: ‘I will always say I’d be happy to have either, as long as they’re healthy and they’re happy, but I feel like I’ve been edging towards a boy!’

Explaining why, he added: ‘I think I’ve got five mates who are having kids at the same time as me. We’re calling them lockdown babies because obviously there’s been nothing else to do during lockdown! 

‘I think four of the five are having little boys so there’s going to be one little girl. 

Upsetting: The Blazin' Squad star, 34, also emotionally revealed that the happy news comes one year after Rebecca tragically suffered a miscarriage

Upsetting: The Blazin’ Squad star, 34, also emotionally revealed that the happy news comes one year after Rebecca tragically suffered a miscarriage 

‘So I could have a little girl and she could only have one mate that she could really hang around with properly but then I could have a boy and he could have a little gang, a new Blazin’ Squad!’ 

Marcel announced his girlfriend was expecting their first child in July.  

He also emotionally revealed that the happy news comes one year after his influencer girlfriend tragically suffered a miscarriage.

Marcel, who recently nearly died after a scary hospital stint, shared that he discovered he was going to be a father while recording in the studio.

He told OK! Magazine: ‘I was in the studio with my headphones on and she tapped me on the shoulder. 

Oh baby! Marcel announced that his girlfriend Rebecca is pregnant with his first child in July (pictured in 2019)

Oh baby! Marcel announced that his girlfriend Rebecca is pregnant with his first child in July (pictured in 2019) 

‘She had loads of pregnancy tests in her hand, just to make doubly sure. It was crazy! It’s my first baby and I’ve been waiting a long time for this, so it’s just mad.’ 

Marcel and Rebecca have been together for 14 months, they celebrated their one-year anniversary in May. They first met at a London nightclub in 2018. 

The couple revealed that they had been trying for a baby for months and it ‘took a little while’ to get pregnant after they tragically suffered a miscarriage. 

Marcel shared that their miscarriage happened ‘very early’ in the relationship and that the ordeal brought them closer together.

Lovely stuff: Marcel, who recently nearly died after a scary hospital stint, shared that he discovered he was going to be a father while recording in the studio

Lovely stuff: Marcel, who recently nearly died after a scary hospital stint, shared that he discovered he was going to be a father while recording in the studio  

He told the magazine: ‘We both took it really badly. It took a little while for us to get over it, but it did make us stronger because when you go through something like that, it makes you be there for the other person.’ 

The couple added that they ‘still worry’ during their current pregnancy and that Rebecca took ‘100 tests’ to make sure she was pregnant.  

It’s happy news all-round for the cast of Love Island 2017 as Marcel’s co-star and close friend in the villa, Camilla Thurlow, is expecting her first child with beau Jamie Jewitt.

Camilla, 31, and Jamie, 30, both met on the ITV2 dating show and they announced the reality star’s pregnancy in May.

Happy couple: Amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, the reality star had been spending his time in lockdown with his stunning girlfriend Rebecca

Happy couple: Amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, the reality star had been spending his time in lockdown with his stunning girlfriend Rebecca

Marcel and Rebecca celebrated their one-year anniversary in May, with the muscle-bound musician posting a touching tribute to his belle on social media.

Marcel and Rebecca celebrated their one-year anniversary in May, with the muscle-bound musician posting a touching tribute to his belle on social media.

Sharing a snap of himself planting a kiss on Rebecca’s cheek, he wrote: ‘Happy Anniversary @rebeccavieirax my sweetness! Mad spending our anniversary on lockdown but there’s no one in the world I’d rather be spending 24/7 with mama.

‘Love you so much! We’ve had a mad year, if they only knew! But we’re here about to start the next 365 Let’s Go, I’m so ready.’

For her part, Rebecca uploaded an image of the pair posing for a selfie together in a car, as she stated: ‘Our First Ever Anniversary…

‘It’s been probably the hardest year ever but throughout it all you have been by me and held me up, when I almost lost myself God sent me you and I look at you as a blessing everyday..

‘Anniversary in quarantine but your still making every second special, since midnight actually…❤️ ready for the future my life @marcel_rockyb…❤️.’

London native Marcel appeared on the 2017 season of the ITV2 dating show Love Island, in which he placed fourth alongside then-girlfriend Gabby Allen. 

Fame: London native Marcel appeared on the 2017 season of the ITV2 dating show Love Island, in which he placed fourth alongside then-girlfriend Gabby Allen (pictured in 2018)

Fame: London native Marcel appeared on the 2017 season of the ITV2 dating show Love Island, in which he placed fourth alongside then-girlfriend Gabby Allen (pictured in 2018)