Louis Tomlinson’s pregnant sister Phoebe, 19, reveals her baby’s gender as she reflects on the backlash she’s received as a young mum
Louis Tomlinson’s pregnant sister Phoebe and her footballer boyfriend Jack Varley have revealed they are expecting a baby boy.
The pair, who began dating in early 2022, appeared in a sweet Instagram video revealing the moment they discovered their children’s gender.
Jack held a huge black balloon with the words ‘Baby Varley?’ emblazoned across it and popped it to expose a load of blue confetti.
Asked by a fan if she had FaceTimed her famous brother Louis Tomlinson, 31, during the gender reveal, Phoebe, 19, explained: ‘I texted him a few days before and told him our baby was a boy. He was excited.’
Following the announcement, Phoebe – who revealed she was expecting her first child earlier this month – reflected on the backlash she’s received to the fact she’s going to be a young mother in an Instagram Q&A.
Good news: Phoebe Tomlinson, 19, and her footballer boyfriend Jack Varley, 26, uploaded a sweet video of themselves revealing their baby’s gender
Surprise: The pair, who began dating in early 2022, stood side by side as Jack popped a balloon with the words ‘Baby Varley?’ written across it to reveal blue confetti
Congratulations: The video showed the moment the pair found out they were having a boy in a touching moment and when they gave each other a loving hug
Asked if she had dealt with any backlash for being a young mother, the model replied: ‘Any nasty comments will get removed and blocked so I just try and let them go over my head.
‘That’s the downside of social media and I’ve truly learnt in the past few weeks how incredible cruel people can be.’
She added: ‘I’m lucky I have an amazing family.’
Phoebe revealed all of her pregnancy secrets during the Q&A, revealing that her biggest craving has been baked beans and cheese and that ‘going into the unknown is a little scary’ but she ‘feels like any other expecting mum’.
Her pregnancy has seen her follow in her elder siblings’ footsteps, as Louis shares seven-year-old son Freddie with ex Briana Jungwirth.
Her sister and makeup artist Lottie, 24, welcomed her first child, a baby boy named Lucky, with boyfriend Lewis last August.
The influencer shared her pregnancy news with her Instagram followers last week.
Phoebe’s baby news comes after a slew of heartbreaking tragedies.
Cruel: Phoebe revealed that she has been the subject of online abuse but that she blocks the haters out and is grateful to have such an amazing family around her for support
Proud parents to be: The 19-year-old influencer shared her pregnancy news with her Instagram followers last week, and the moment she told her footballer boyfriend Jack Varley, 26
The family lost their mother Johannah Deakin in December 2016 aged 43, following a battle with leukaemia.
In March 2019, the family suffered further devastation when sister Félicité Tomlinson died accidentally, aged just 18, from a drugs overdose.
As well as Louis and Lottie, Johannah was also mother to twins Daisy and Phoebe, and twins Ernest and Doris, aged just two when she passed away.
Asked if she was sad that her mum wasn’t there to experience her happy news, Phoebe replied to the fan:’ I’ve definitely thought about her a lot more since being pregnant.
‘I know she’s with me and guiding us through.’
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