Twins joy for TV’s Julia Bradbury

Television presenter Julia Bradbury and her Irish partner Gerard Cunningham have revealed that she is expecting twins after undergoing five rounds of IVF treatment.

The 44-year-old and developer Cunningham are already parents to three-year-old son Zephyrus, and the twins are due to be born in the spring.

Speaking to Hello! Magazine, Bradbury said: "I'm completely overjoyed. The prospect of having two for one is just incredible.

"Starting later in life having children, I didn't ever think I'd have a big family. Zeph was the unexpected miracle and I was thrilled and happy to have him. It's taken a long time to get to this stage so the prospect of going from one to three is utterly amazing."

She added: "I am slightly guarded and I'm not taking anything for granted. This whole process is very much about milestones - getting to the next stage - so it's quite a rollercoaster.

"We've got to be ultra, ultra careful, really cautious and try to stay as healthy, calm and comfortable as possible."

Of Cunningham's support, she said: "He knows what I've been going through and said if he could do it, he would have. But he's equally passionate about siblings for Zeph - he's one of eight.

"There was never a moment when he said, 'Oh God, it's twins'. He was like, 'Brilliant'. If he could squeeze in four or more, he'd be happy. 'Octomum'."

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Twins joy for TV's Julia Bradbury