From Coleen Ronney's big news to Dani Harmer's wonderful announcement, we have certainly had a joyful start to the week, and it doesn't stop there!

We're sending massive congratulations to Dragon's Den star, Ramona Nicholas, who has announced she is pregnant with her second child after three years of struggles.

The 38-year-old RTÉ star, who is proud mum to five-year-old son Alex with husband Canice, reveals she has chosen not to take part in this year's series of the long-running show in an effort to concentrate on the wellbeing of herself and her unborn child.
 


Opening up about the decision, Ramona, who is the founder of Cara pharmacies, acknowledged that her choice might raise questions, but she insists she is doing the right thing for herself and her family.

"You hate letting people down but I didn't want to be in a situation where I had to pull out of filming in the middle of it," she justified  during a recent interview."I feel more confident that I can make a decision and that I don't have to be driven by what other people expect I should be doing as a woman who is running their own business."

Overjoyed that she and her husband are in a position to give their little boy a younger sibling, Ramona acknowledged the struggles faced by innumerable families which it comes to fertility issues saying: "I view this as a gift. You have to ask yourself 'What's important?' We are seeing so many people having problems having children and it's not something we want to take for granted."
 


Reflecting on the difficulties she has endured since deciding to expand her family, Ramona admitted she became fixated on the issue, admitting: "You get to the stage where you get obsessed thinking about it. You're constantly asking yourself: 'Why can I not? What's wrong with me? Why can I not have another child?"

The Co. Tyrone-native, who has won several awards in the field of business and entrepreneurship, is happy to focus all her attention on the impending arrival, explaining: "The priority for us now is having a happy, healthy child."

We couldn't be happier for her.

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