Maria Fowler is pregnant

Former "The Only Way Is Essex" star Maria Fowler is expecting her first child with her boyfriend Kelvin Batey.

Fowler took to Twitter to reveal that she and her Batey are expecting their first child together later this year, following a whirlwind romance, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

Fowlers, 29, tweeted: "As its Mother's Day, Kelvin Batey and I are pleased to announce a new addition is on its way later this year (sic)."

She added a baby emoji to her tweet and also shared a photograph of her and Batey's Converse-clad feet with a matching pair for the child.