Maria Fowler is pregnant.

Maria Fowler

Maria Fowler

The former 'TOWIE' star took to Twitter on Sunday (06.03.16) to reveal that she and her boyfriend Kelvin Batey are expecting their first child together later this year, following a whirlwind romance.

Maria, 29, tweeted: "As its Mother's Day, @KelvinBatey555 and I are pleased to announce a new addition is on its way later this year (sic)."

She added a baby emoji to her tweet and also shared a picture of her and Kelvin's Converse-clad feet with a matching pair for the tot.

BMX racer Kelvin, 34, added the same picture and wrote: "Really looking forward to finally filling these shoes later this year. So happy and proud of @MariaFowler (sic)."

The pair have been dating since August and Maria recently gushed about her boyfriend on social media.

She wrote: "This beautiful, kind talented human. I don't want to be one of those that posts my relationship all over here but I never thought I would find someone like this such an honest, loyal, kind, gentleman. I'm very lucky."

Maria previously dated her 'TOWIE' co-star Mick Norcross, and Oldham Athletic footballer Lee Croft.