This Morning guest presenter Nicola Thorp has announced she is pregnant with her second child. The TV star, 37, who played Nicola Rubinstein in the soap Coronation Street before starting presenting work, shared her happy news on Instagram on Saturday. Nicola and her husband Nikesh Patel, 40, posed in a professional photoshoot with their daughter kissing her growing bump. Showcasing her baby bump in a figure-hugging green dress, a glamorous Nicola captioned the post: ‘Sparking pregnancy rumours…’Former Strictly star Oti Mabuse commented: ‘Congratulations lovely,’ while Dermot O’Leary posted a love heart. Carol Vorderman added: ‘Mahoosive congratulations missus xxx,’ while Kym Marsh said: ‘Congrats lovely.’ This Morning guest presenter Nicola Thorp has announced she is expecting her second child with husband Nikesh Patel The TV star, 37, who played Nicola Rubinstein in the soap Coronation Street before starting presenting work, shared her happy news on Instagram on Saturday (pictured last month) Nicola starred on Coronation Street for two years, after landing the role in 2017. She has since transitioned from acting into journalism and presenting. Nicola has been a regular commentator on This Morning since 2020 and has also co-hosted TalkTV’s Talk Today. She has also been a prominent equal rights campaigner since she made headlines in 2016 after she was sacked from her receptionist job for refusing to wear high heels. The TV star took part in Celebrity Hunted with her husband Nikesh Patel back in 2023.They welcomed their daughter a year later. Sharing a heartfelt photo of her daughter, Nicola wrote at the time: ‘We are delighted to say that we recently welcomed our beautiful baby daughter into the world.’Everything they say about birth being a rollercoaster of emotions is true. We’re shattered and smitten and everything in between.’