Sports Illustrated star Hunter McGrady reveals she’s pregnant with her second child

Sports Illustrated model Hunter McGrady is pregnant with her second child.

The plus-size star took to Instagram to reveal her happy news to the world – and her entire family and group of friends, including her husband – on Thursday.

‘I think it’s time to share the news! Hudson is going to be a big brother!’ McGrady, 29, wrote on her post, referring to her eldest child Hudson, who was born in 2021.

“We couldn’t be more excited to enter this new season of life and grow our family. I feel all the emotions from excitement to nervous to dizzy!’

The LA native, who appeared on the pages of the iconic sports title in 2017, spread the happy news in an Instagram reel, which showed her surprised family, including in-laws and grandparents, sharing her elated, happy tears.

With soft music playing in the background, McGrady, who is cradling baby Hudson, approaches her unsuspecting husband — advertising executive Brian Keys, whom she married in 2019 — in their kitchen while he does the dishes.

Big reveal: The curvy star took to Instagram to tell the world – and her entire group of family and friends, including her husband – about her happy news on Thursday

‘What is that?!’ he asks as Hudson hands his dad Mom’s positive pregnancy test.

‘Are you serious?’ he exclaims in disbelief when he realizes that it is something much nicer than a positive Covid test. ‘Shut up, are you serious?! Oh my God!’

When she launched her modeling career at age 15, the bombshell turned to plus-size strutting at age 19 because she could no longer keep the standard size 00 set by her agency.

Precious moment: The LA native, who appeared on the pages of the iconic sports title in 2017, revealed her happy tears on Instagram

“I feel all the emotions, from excitement to nervous to dizzy!” The model told her followers on Thursday

Big news: Hunter shared the moment she told her unsuspecting husband – advertising executive Brian Keys, whom she married in 2019 – that she is expecting their second child

That risky linchpin, however, soon became very coincidental for McGrady, with her career going from strength to strength, including partnerships with feminine hygiene brands and campaigns with bridal bible The Knot.

“People have this idea that plus-sized models eat brownies all day long, while other models starve themselves and train all day,” McGrady told Yahoo Life last June.

‘[But] that is not the case. I’ve had every size from a two to a 22, and I was my unhealthiest when I was a size two.”

Speaking to Health earlier this year, McGrady, who at a size 16 is the most chubby model to pose on the pages of a Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, spoke about society’s pressure on plus-size pregnant women.

Adorable: McGrady is seen with her oldest child Hudson, born in 2021

“Before pregnancy, society kept telling me that my body was unhealthy and that I would have a hard time getting pregnant or staying pregnant. I was so nervous at every doctor’s appointment.’

‘[But] I’ve gotten bolder when it comes to my body and doctors. … Early in my pregnancy I told my doctor I didn’t want to talk about my weight unless it became a real problem for me or the baby,” she recalled of her pregnancy with Hudson.

“When I stepped on the scale, I said I didn’t want to know the number. As someone who came out of an eating disorder, I’ve worked too long and hard to worry about what that number is. My doctor was with me and I had a healthy pregnancy.’