Below Deck star Kate Chastain, 39, announces she is pregnant with first child

Below Deck alum Kate Chastain joyfully announced on Instagram this Tuesday that she is pregnant with her first child.

The 39-year-old reality star broke the news with a selfie in which she wore a blue floral dress that accentuated her burgeoning baby bump.

‘I’m already planning so many birthday theme parties for you,’ she gushed in the caption, adding a string of alternating red and blue heart emoji.

Aglow: Below Deck alum Kate Chastain joyfully announced on Instagram this Tuesday that she is pregnant with her first child

Kate is somewhat guarded about her personal life, to the point no details have currently gone public about who the father of her baby is.

As regards her romantic situation, she spilled onstage at BravoCon last month that she was ‘single,’ the network reports. 

She divulged to People that she is due in May, adding that her pregnancy announcement was prompted by the fact that fans will see her bump on TV soon.

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Superstar: Although she exited Below Deck (pictured) a couple of years ago after six seasons, she still features on its retrospective companion show Below Deck Galley Talk

Although she exited Below Deck a couple of years ago after six seasons, she still features on its retrospective companion show Below Deck Galley Talk.

Viewers will also be able to catch Kate next month on the forthcoming Peacock reality show The Traitors hosted by Alan Cumming.

‘This is such a new and special experience, so I’m really being protective of what I share publicly,’ Kate said of her pregnancy: ‘but with new episodes of Below Deck Galley Talk about to air on Bravo after Christmas and The Traitor premiering on Peacock on Jan. 12, 2023, there’s just no hiding my baby bump any longer!’

Trio: A job she took on a gap year turned into a lasting career, which then brought her fame on Below Deck as the chief stewardess; pictured with Brianna Adekeye and Jen Howell

She effervesced: ‘I am absolutely thrilled to become a mother. It’s something I’ve always hoped for so this is truly a dream come true!’

Kate fell into the yachting business when she took a job on a luxury vessel during her gap year fresh out of college, according to her Bravo bio.

The lark eventually turned into a lasting career at sea, which then brought her fame on Below Deck as the chief stewardess of a yacht.