PREGNANT influencer Chantelle Thompson has shared an emotional update on having her footballer husband’s child – a year after his death.
The social media star, 36, lost her beloved husband Joe Thompson last April, after he died at the age of 36 from cancer.
Chantelle, who is best known for being a skincare influencer, revealed her incredible news that she is set to welcome her late husband’s third child in February.
Now, in her latest Instagram post, the star gave fans an emotional update on her pregnancy journey so far, which this time she is doing “alone”.
Chantelle shared a video which showed her going through the various stages of IVF – which included injecting hormones and having hospital appointments.
It also showed her emotional roller-coaster, and at one point she is seen wiping away a tear in the car.
Speaking over the video, Chantelle said: “I never imagined I’d be here alone making this decision to have Joe’s baby without him being here.
“But before he passed, he told me that I would have a baby boy and he even gave me his name.
“So it isn’t just a decision, it feels like a promise I’m keeping.
Chantelle, who married late husband Joe in 2016, also captioned the video with a touching message, which read: “Some events in life break you and rebuild you at the same time.
“Walking into an IVF clinic on my own was never part of the plan. But neither was losing Joe.
“After being told we couldn’t have children naturally again but then falling pregnant with Athena was a miracle.
“I didn’t think I would be returning to the IVF clinic to have more children, let alone doing it alone!”
Continuing, she said: “Before Joe passed, during one of his out of body experiences he told me that I’d have a baby boy… and he even gave me his name.
“I know Joe’s experiences were real and I trust everything he told me.
“So when my intuition told me to start IVF I did…. And here we are pregnant on the first attempt.
“This isn’t just about having a baby. This is about love continuing, even after loss.
“Knowing that Joe is with me every step of the way!”
Chantelle and her late husband Joe welcomed their first child, a daughter named Thailula-Lily, in September 2014 and had a second daughter in 2022 named Athena Rae.
Sadly, Joe passed away a year ago, after battling cancer for the third time.
The footballer, who started his career at the Manchester United Football Academy, was found to have stage four lymphoma, a type of blood cancer, which had spread to his lungs.
When Chantelle shared her pregnancy news in February, she talked about how her life had gone from “darkness to light”.