CORONATION Street star Nikki Sanderson has revealed the gender of her baby, as she counts down to the birth of her first child with Anthony Quinlan.
The soap star, 41, thrilled fans when she announced her pregnancy in December, and has been keeping fans up-to-date ever since.
Today Hollyoaks star Nikki has finally spilled the beans on whether her firstborn baby will be a boy or a girl.
It came when the star opened up in a new interview about her pregnancy, and the journey she has been on with Anthony to become parents.
Now Nikki has revealed they are having a boy.
“Anthony and I always said that we didn’t mind what we were having as long as our baby is healthy,” she told this week’s Closer.
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“There was no, ‘I’d love this or that’ – we were just over the moon.
“But subconsciously, I always felt like I was going to be a boy mum and my family said the same.”
Continuing the mum-to-be said: “Whenever I thought about motherhood, I just kept envisioning a baby boy in my arms. Anthony’s thrilled because he’s going to have a mini Manchester United sidekick!”
Nikki has been very open and honest about the struggle they faced at first to become parents, after trying for a baby for two years.
The couple had just started steps towards IVF, when they fell pregnant naturally.
“I froze my eggs in my late thirties with Anthony’s full support, just in case we faced any complications later down the line,” the soap star explained.
“When it wasn’t going the way we’d hoped, we spoke to the doctors about IVF.
“We had tests to see if there was a problem, but both of us were fit, healthy and had everything in working order.
“We were on the list to have IVF and were patiently waiting for our turn, but by some wonderful miracle and blessing, we fell pregnant naturally!
“Anthony and I were just at a loss for words because we weren’t expecting it.”
Nikki has been keeping fans up-to-date with her pregnancy, and recently thrilled her followers when she accidentally gave away her due date.
The soap star shared an adorable video on Instagram last week where she showed her baby bump at different stages.
The first shot was her with a tiny bump, and the next showed her at 16 weeks.
However, it was the last shot that gave away her due date.
As the stunning star lovingly patted her growing tummy, she wrote over the top of the video: “A little over 28 weeks.”
Taking into account that a full term pregnancy is 40 weeks, this means that Nikki’s due date is in May.
After the actress shared the beautiful video, her fans rushed to comment, with one posting: “You are glowing”
While this follower added: “Looking beautiful. Hope mummy and baby are both doing very well!”
In December, Nikki and partner Anthony thrilled fans when they announced they were expecting a baby.
It came when they shared a festive video on Instagram and the caption read: “Merry Christmas from the 3 of us. Baby Quinlan due Spring 2026.”
In the clip, the couple were seen decorating their Christmas tree together, adding baubles, before opening a box and unveiling the most important decoration of all.
The tree ornament included a photo of the baby scan and read: “Baby Quinlan: Arriving 2026.”
Nikki and Anthony got together in 2022, going public with their romance in April of that year.
Anthony is also a soap star and is known for playing Gilly Roache in Hollyoaks, and Pete Barton in Emmerdale.
Speaking about starting a romance with Nikki, the actor previously told The Sun of their union: “I slid into the DMs and that was it.
“I was lucky enough to get a date and the rest is history.”
