Katie Piper ‘so thankful’ to be expecting second child with husband Richard Sutton

Katie Piper has said she was “over the moon” on finding out that she is pregnant with her second child.

Piper – who has three-year-old daughter Belle – said she and her husband Richard Sutton had been “trying for about a year and a half” to conceive.

Speaking about expanding her family she told Hello!: “Becoming a mum has enriched my life in ways I never imagined and I feel so thankful to be experiencing that again.

“I have felt really nauseous and tired with this pregnancy and don’t recall it being that way with Belle.

“But I don’t want to sound like I’m moaning because we’re over the moon and really excited.”

Piper – who survived an acid attack nearly 10 years ago – said trying for baby number two was emotional as it took longer than they had expected to conceive.

She said: “I’ve been asked so many times if we were planning to have another child.

“The truth is, we were trying for about a year and a half, but that’s such a private and emotional thing when you’re going through it.”

The TV presenter, author and charity campaigner said Belle is convinced she is going to get a baby sister.

Piper said: “This morning, when I was getting dressed, Belle came over and kissed my tummy.

“I asked what she thinks I’m having and she said, ‘A girl, like me’.

“I really don’t have a preference, but I have a special bond with my own sister Suzy, who’s also pregnant, so another girl would be lovely.”

She said her husband “would love a son to play football with”, but that they will be “thrilled either way”.