Taylor Ward, 27, and footballer husband Riyad Mahrez share pregnancy news in adorable announcement: ‘Family’s growing!’
Taylor Ward has announced she is expecting her second child with footballer Riyad Mahrez in a sweet Instagram post shared with her 2.8 million followers.
The influencer, who is the daughter of Real Housewives of Cheshire star Dawn Ward, revealed the exciting news through an adorable video featuring her husband and their two-year-old daughter Mila.
Ward captioned the post “Our family is growing” alongside a white heart emoji. The couple both wore white T-shirts as Taylor showed her growing baby bump and held up scan photos from her pregnancy.
The 27-year-old posed in unbuttoned jeans to display her bump, whilst Mahrez was seen lovingly stroking her stomach.
Their daughter Mila appeared delighted in the clip, beaming as she also held onto the scan photos of her incoming sibling.
The touching video also captured the moment Mila kissed Taylor’s stomach as Riyad gently held onto his wife.
The couple filmed themselves telling Mahrez’s two daughters from his previous relationship with Rita Johal – Ayla and Inaya – about their happy news, with the girls being handed scan photos at the same time.
The family shared a group hug before the daughters were tasked with revealing whether Taylor is expecting a boy or a girl.
Ward has chosen to keep the gender result private for now, as the girls dug into a cake that would reveal either pink or blue depending on the baby’s sex.
Celebrity friends flooded the comments with congratulations. The Only Way Is Essex (Towie) star Ferne McCann said: “Congrats x x x x.”
Love Island’s Grace Jackson also commented: “Congratulations,” while model Roxy Horner wrote: “Congratulations babe,” and Lottie Tomlinson gushed: “Yay congratulations.” (sic)
Earlier this year, the couple revealed their plans for a large family as Mahrez admitted he “wants a football team” of children.
“Riyad would love a football team,” Taylor told the Mirror. “He’s a brilliant dad. He needs more kids, that’s for sure.”
Ward has previously expressed her desire for multiple children, saying: “I want to have more children – I’m not finished having kids yet.”
She explained that she wants to give Mila siblings, stating: “I have three sisters, so I want to give Mila the same. I want her to have a big family.”
The influencer first married footballer Mahrez in 2022 in an intimate Muslim ceremony at home.
The pair legally became husband and wife at The Londoner Hotel, surrounded by 30 of their closest family and friends in September 2023.
Their lavish final ceremony took place in July 2024, just days after Mila’s second birthday.
Ward and Mahrez currently live in Saudi Arabia, where the footballer plays for Saudi Pro League club Al-Ahli after his lucrative £30 million move from Manchester City two years ago. Mahrez is estimated to earn £44 million a year at the club.
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Despite having a nanny and house staff to help around their home, Ward maintains she remains a hands-on mother. She recently commented: “I do have a nanny and I do have house help, but we live abroad.
“I don’t have any of my family, I don’t have any of Riyad’s family in Saudi, so we have zero family support.”
Ward previously told the Mirror that she was ready to embark on another pregnancy and handle the challenges of sleepless nights with a newborn.
“I’ve got to carry the children and do the pregnancy, which is not easy,” she said. “The newborn stage is a lot more challenging than people think.”