‘I'M JUST HAPPY TO BE ALIVE AND TO BE ABLE TO SEE MY BABY!'

Marcel Somerville first found fame at just 16 as a member of the chart-topping UK hip hop group Blazin’ Squad. He then became a household name after making it to the final of Love Island 2017, finishing in fourth place. Marcel may be used to the spotlight but he’s about to face his biggest challenge yet – fatherhood.

- JJ ANISIOBI

The 34-year-old has exclusively revealed to OK! that he and his girlfriend of 14 months, Rebecca Vieira, are expecting their first child together.

Rebecca, 24, and Marcel had been trying for months to get pregnant after sadly suffering a miscarriage last year.

But celebration of their good news was temporarily halted after Marcel was rushed to hospital where doctors say he nearly died from a diabetic attack.

“I was throwing up, felt light-headed. I lost weight, my face was sunken and you could see my bones,” he tells us.

However, thanks to the NHS – and a nurse called Anne, in particular, who Marcel says saved his life – the author, rapper and reality TV star is on the mend and has even made plans to marry his boutique owner girlfriend.

Here, the pair, posing at their lovely home in London, open up about getting over the grief of loss and discovering they were expecting…

Congratulations on the pregnancy. When did you find out?

Marcel: About seven weeks ago.

Rebecca: I meant to do a big reveal to Marcel. I wanted to do this big thing, but I was so excited I just ran downstairs and I was like, “Oh, my gosh!”