Ryan Giggs’ pregnant girlfriend Zara Charles, 36, beams as she is seen for FIRST TIME since her baby news with the footballer, 50, was revealed

Ryan Giggs’ pregnant girlfriend Zara Charles made an appearance in Cheshire on Friday, in her first outing since announcing their baby news.

The lingerie model, 36, looked radiant as she stepped out in a £355 Bella Freud jumper with a shearling jacket, all of which hid a hint of her baby bump as she emerged just hours after the news emerged.

She was also seen carrying a Bottega Veneta Camera Small Intrecciato leather shoulder bag worth €1,800 and wearing New Balance sneakers, showing she has a suitably WAG-worthy love for designer goods.

Retired Manchester United footballer Ryan, 40, and Zara, who have been dating since 2021, are expecting their first child later this year.

The football great has a son, Zach, 17, and daughter, Libby, 19, from his ten-year marriage to Stacey Cooke, while Zara has a daughter from a previous marriage.

Retired Manchester United footballer Ryan, 40, and Zara, who have been dating since 2021, are expecting their first child later this year (pictured together in Manchester earlier this month)

She looked stunning as she stepped out in the black ensemble

Ryan has son Zach, 17, and daughter Libby, 19, from his 10-year marriage to Stacey Cooke (pictured), while Zara has a daughter from a previous marriage

Insiders claim Ryan’s ex-wife Stacey – who divorced Ryan in 2017 – also gave her and their children the blessing.

A source told The Sun: ‘Ryan was nervous about what his children would think but they have gotten to know Zara over the years and really like her. They are happy because they know he is happy…

“But they joked that maybe he was having trouble with the early mornings and lack of sleep. Ryan and Zara are thrilled at the prospect of becoming parents again, they have a very solid, loving relationship and are building a long-term future together.”

Another source told the publication: “Stacey approves of Zara. She and Ryan have been through a lot, but they have moved on and she is only interested in him being happy because that makes him a good father to their children. There’s no animosity.’

Stacey and Ryan divorced in 2017 after it was revealed he had an eight-year affair with his brother’s wife, Natasha.

Members of his family cut ties with him when the news broke. His father said he was ‘ashamed’ of his son, while his brother Rhodri made headlines in a Paddy Power advert mocking the former Manchester United man.

The marriage survived the affair – as well as Ryan’s cheating with Big Brother star Imogen Thomas – but they split in 2016.

According to Leiper Gupta Family Lawyers, the divorce could have cost Ryan £20million, but the couple’s lawyers said they remained ‘firm friends’.

Zara chatted on the phone as she walked through Cheshire

She paired her ensemble with a pair of New Balance sneakers

Ryan and Zara were photographed together last year ahead of their baby news

Ryan and Zara’s exciting news comes after the former footballer returned to work as director of football at Salford City, the club he co-owns, after being cleared of assaulting ex-girlfriend Kate Greville in 2023.

He was charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm over an alleged headbutt against Katie, plus further charges of coercive or controlling behavior against her and common assault against her sister Emma.

But during a 10-minute hearing the prosecution offered no evidence and Judge Hilary Manley said: ‘I formally return verdicts of not guilty on each of the three charges.’

Chris Daw KC, defending Ryan, said his client is ‘deeply relieved that the prosecution has finally ended after almost three years of fighting to clear his name’, adding: ‘He has always been innocent to these charges – there have been many, many lies told about him in court.’

It was then revealed how the case began to fall apart when Katie said she did not want to testify due to the effects of the trial on her ‘mental and physical well-being’.

However, Ryan’s lawyers said he “did not believe” her reasoning and insisted the prosecution had been deterred by new information uncovered by the defense.

This included a cosmetic procedure in which lip fillers were applied on or around the day of the alleged headbutt and several days before she was pictured with apparently swollen and bruised lips as a result of the alleged attack.

She was also seen carrying a small Bottega Veneta leather shoulder bag, a £1,800 camera, intrecciato