“We found out on National Rainbow Baby day,” Rue tells PEOPLE
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Taylor Rue is pregnant!
The Love Is Blind star, who appeared on season 5 of the Netflix series, is expecting her first baby with boyfriend Cameron Shelton, a rep for Rue confirms to PEOPLE. Rue, who is almost out of her first trimester, tells PEOPLE that the pregnancy news is extra special after the couple experienced a pregnancy loss earlier this year.
“Cam and I are expecting a new addition to our family! Baby Shelton coming in April,” Rue tells PEOPLE.
“Words truly can’t express how excited Cam and I are for this next chapter of our lives! The past few months of our lives have had a lot of ups and downs but one thing never changed — our love for each other and our faith,” she continues.:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(574x0:576x2):format(webp)/Taylor-Rue-pregnancy-101924-1-7bbab98a41ca488caadb85c9ae4d9a4e.jpg)
“After miscarrying, we decided that we weren’t going to put pressure on trying again. We were just going to enjoy each other and help each other heal. And that’s exactly what we did! A few months passed and we decided to go grab a test at 10 pm one night and it was positive!”
“We were so in shock and so happy. We found out on National Rainbow Baby day,” Rue shares. “I know that God has a purpose behind every single of one his plans. Of course, we are nervous for what’s to come! Who wouldn’t, be but the excitement outweighs the anxiety immensely.”
Although Rue left the show single after having a “hurtful” conversation with her former fiancé JP Pierce, she announced last October on her Instagram that she’d met someone new.
Posting a photo with her new boyfriend Shelton, Rue wrote, “found my plus one,” in the caption.
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In June, Rue shared that she had experienced a miscarriage in a post on her Instagram. Sharing a video from her first doctor’s appointment, Rue took a moment to open up about the difficult news in her caption.
“This was our first appointment where we got to see our baby that made us parents. We couldn’t wait to share the news of our pregnancy with everyone, but now we are sharing very different news. I pray and feel for any family that goes through this,” Rue began.
“It went from ‘Mom, there’s a heartbeat’ to ‘there is no heartbeat’ within weeks. Cam and I are devastated and heartbroken. Only time will heal the pain we feel,” she continued. “We know that God’s plan is so much greater than ours and that baby S is in heaven looking down on us.”
“Baby S will forever be in our hearts 👼🏻🕊️🍓,” Rue concluded her caption.