Pregnant Holly Hagan has revealed she’s expecting a baby girl in an emotional gender reveal video.
The former Geordie Shore star, 33, announced last month that she and her husband Jacob Blyth are expecting their second child, just weeks after the heartbreaking death of her half-sister Darci.
Despite her ongoing grief, Holly and her family have found moments of happiness thanks to the pregnancy.
In a video posted to Instagram on Sunday, Holly captured the moment the couple discovered they were having a girl.
Jacob held a confetti cannon while Holly cradled their son Alpha-Jax next to a Christmas tree.
Both parents had expressed hope for a daughter, with Holly admitting she had been getting ‘girl vibes.’
Pregnant Holly Hagan revealed she’s expecting a baby girl in an emotional gender reveal video posted to Instagram on Sunday
In a sweet video, Holly captured the moment the couple discovered the gender of their baby
They then asked Alpha-Jax what he wanted, and the little tot replied he’d like a sister.
Their wish came true when Jacob fired the cannon, with pink confetti exploding into the air.
Holly and Jacob screamed and jumped for joy before embracing their son.
Overcome with emotion, Holly covered her face in tears while Jacob pulled her and Alpha-Jax in close.
It comes after Holly revealed the tragic death of her little sister Darci, who sadly died from an accidental drug overdose at just 19.
Darci’s death was announced by Holly in October and police later confirmed that she had fallen ‘seriously ill’.
Holly said at the time that her family had been ‘traumatized in every sense of the word’ as they struggled to come to terms with their loss.
Two days after Darci’s funeral, Holly posted a video on TikTok, admitting in the caption: ‘I wasn’t sure whether to share or not as honestly this is such a vulnerable time and I’m not really someone who sits and cries to the camera usually but this is the reality of where I’m at right now.’
The TV personality revealed she is expecting her second child last month
The clip then stated: ‘Coming May 2026’ in the caption
In the video Holly said: ‘It is and has been the toughest four weeks of our entire life.
‘I actually just don’t really know how to process this whole situation, and neither do my parents. I don’t think anybody realises how much this affects everybody in their lives.
‘The amount of people that’s been affected by this is just absolutely mindblowing. Like, my world has stopped. Her parent’s world has stopped. We feel, like, stuck and then the world keeps spinning.’
Holly broke down as she admitted: ‘I probably shouldn’t have tried to do this video just before I was going to go out.
‘Usually in the day I can take my mind off it and do other things, it does mean I can be in a different mode other than just sitting and letting myself think about it.
‘But usually on a night that’s obviously when it’s really hard, really, really hard for everyone.’
She then explained that she didn’t know ‘how to come back’ to her social media accounts following the tragedy and was hoping she would be able to return to her work and ‘not speak about it’.
‘But right now I feel like I’m weighted by lead,’ she admitted. ‘It feels like I’m just so heavy, everything is feeling like it’s ten times harder to do.’
It comes just two months after Holly revealed the tragic death of her little sister Darci, who sadly died from an accidental drug overdose at just 19
‘I don’t want to make this some sort of grief account, I don’t want to make every video depressing and talking about it because I don’t feel ready to speak about everything yet, but one day I will.
‘Right now it’s just so fresh. You just never think that this is going to happen. Sorry guys, I did think I’d be able to hold it together, but clearly not.
‘This whole situation has felt incredibly surreal, I’ve felt like I’m in a film as these things only happen in films or in soaps and are over-dramatised but to have to live through it, I wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy.’
Holly honoured her ‘forever friend’ following her funeral.
She shared a photograph of Darci’s order of service on her Instagram Story, as she said: ‘I hope we did you proud’.
Paying tribute to her sister in the post, Holly wrote: ‘My sister, my forever friend. His auntie, his greatest gift. Now our guardian angel.’
Alongside the order of service image, Holly said: ‘I hope we did you proud today baby girl. We all miss and love you so much.’
What is crystal MDMA and how can it lead to death?
Crystal MDMA is a term used to refer to the crystalline powder form of a synthetic chemical called 3,4-methylenedioxy-methamphetamine, which is the active ingredient in ecstasy tablets.
MDMA is also known as Molly, MD and Mandy, and is a Class A drug in the UK.
When taking an ecstasy tablet, the MDMA is not visible, but when bought in crystal form it has a granular appearance and an off-white, yellow, grey, purple, or light brown colour.
Crystal MDMA is most commonly sold for around £40 per gram, and either appears as small coloured rocks, or is powdered, taking on a form like granulated sugar. It might be referred to as MDMA ‘on the rock’ or as ‘shards’.
It can be taken as a bomb, wrapped in a rizla and ingested like a pill, dabbed on to the tongue and gums with a fingertip, or sprinkled into drinks.
Many users believe that taking crystal MDMA is safer than taking an ecstasy tablet because it allows more control over the dosage compared with taking an ecstasy tablet, and they can feel more confident that what they’re ingesting is pure and not cut with other street drugs or fillers.
However, this confidence is misplaced. Previous studies in the US have found that drugs sold as ‘pure’ MDMA are often mixed with other substances, such as ketamine, amphetamines, or synthetic cathinones (known as ‘bath salts’).
Ian Hamilton, Associate Professor at University of York, told the Daily Mail: ‘Crystal MDMA is significantly stronger than its pill equivalent – many people will not be aware of this, particularly those that haven’t used the drug before.
‘For more experienced users the risks of harm are not as great, although naïve, and inexperienced users of crystal MDMA can still develop serious problems including potential fatal overdose.
‘The other important difference between MDMA pills and crystal is the speed at which it is absorbed by the body, crystal is absorbed much faster which can prove to be dangerous.
‘Faster absorption means the effects of the drug act more rapidly this can lead to significant health risks such as respiratory failure and fatal overdose.’
MDMA is the active ingredient in ecstasy tablets
In all its forms, MDMA gives users a sense of euphoria and energy, explaining its popularity on the club, rave and festival scenes, with effects usually felt 20-40 minutes after taking it.
As the drug enters the blood and nervous system, a period known as ‘coming up’, users may experience an elevated mood, higher levels of empathy to friends and strangers, and some mildly hallucinogenic visions.
It can also affect the user’s other senses, particularly enhancing their sense of touch, sound and sight, making experiencing music, lights, and other people more enjoyable.
MDMA is both a stimulant and an empathogen, and increases brain chemicals like serotonin, dopamine, the happy hormones, and norepinephrine which controls our fight or flight system.
The effects continue until the drug begins to wear off, which can take up to 10 hours, depending on the dosage, what other drugs and alcoholic drinks were consumed, and the user’s tolerance levels.
The drug can also cause jaw clenching, teeth grinding, and muscle spasms which can affect the ability to urinate.
Other physical side effects include an increased heart rate and blood pressure, blurred vision, nausea and sweating.
As the drug wears off, users can feel ‘hollow’, and experience anxiety, paranoia, confusion, and depression, a state referred to as a ‘comedown’, which can persist for days after use.
MDMA can lead to death through heatstroke (hyperthermia) because of how it raises the body’s internal temperature, and because it is usually taken in hot and crowded environments with vigorous dancing.
Once the body temperature has reached over 40°C (104°F), it can trigger organ failure and respiratory collapse.
Because of how hot it can make people feel, MDMA can make people sweat profusely, quickly depleting their sodium levels.
To cool down, they might drink a lot of water, which can cause the sodium levels in the blood to drop below safe levels, a condition called hyponatremia.
When this happens, it means that fluid seeps into cells and causes headaches, confusion, nausea, fatigue, muscle cramps, and in severe cases, seizures, coma, organ failure and death.
While a lot of MDMA deaths are a ‘polydrug’ fatality, where more than one drug was involved, in 2023, 79 deaths were recorded in England and Wales with MDMA mentioned on the death certificate.
In 2018, there were 92 deaths recorded.
According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS) data for the year ending March 2024, an estimated 2.2 per cent of people aged 16 to 24 years in England and Wales reported using ecstasy/MDMA in the last year.
Jan Gerber of Paraclesus Recovery told the Daily Mail that MDMA isn’t considered an addictive drug, but people’s tolerance to it can increase quickly.
He said: ‘If it’s consumed daily or every few days, the the effect flattens very quickly, and the come down, the after effects, get more and more severe.
‘There is a risk for dependence, which is mostly seen in people from the clubbing or raving scenes where everybody around them takes it regularly.
‘People learn that taking this substance gets them into a very emotionally light and loving place, and the craving for that feeling can make them want to take it again.’
