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Laura Ferguson

Michelle McManus tests positive for covid while pregnant with second child

Michelle McManus has announced she has come down with coronavirus while pregnant with her second child.

The Glasgow singer said the positive test was "not quite the Christmas present [she] was hoping for" but reassured fans that she was feeling better.

Michelle posted a picture of her positive Lateral Flow Test on Twitter yesterday, where she thanked NHS staff and said she was grateful to be double vaccinated.

She said: "Not quite the Christmas present I was hoping for but thankfully me and bump are now feeling a bit better.

"So very grateful that I had been double vaccinated. Thank you to our incredible @NHSGGC and all those responsible for the brilliant vaccine roll out across Scotland."

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The Pop Idol winner revealed that she was pregnant with her second child with her husband Jeff Nimmo last month.

They tied the knot four years ago and have a one-year-old son, Harry.

Michelle won the second and final series of Pop Idol in 2003 and has since gone on to carve out a successful career as a singer and TV presenter.

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