Pregnant Zara Charles displays her baby bump as she makes a rare appearance without boyfriend Ryan Giggs in Cheshire
Ryan Giggs appeared to be an unused sub on Wednesday morning as his pregnant girlfriend Zara Charles made a rare appearance without the retired footballer.
Charles, 36, revealed a prominent baby bump while venturing into a Cheshire coffee shop, little more than a fortnight after confirming her pregnancy.
Wearing a white linen shirt over a grey vest top and loose-fitting joggers, the expectant mum looked relaxed as she mingled with shoppers in Hale on Wednesday.
Charles was without former Manchester United and Wales legend Giggs, 50, with whom she confirmed her pregnancy in May.
Giggs is a parent to footballer son Zach, 17, and daughter, Libby, 19, from his 10 year marriage to Stacey Cooke, while Zara has a daughter from a previous marriage.
Ryan Giggs appeared to be an unused sub on Wednesday morning as his pregnant girlfriend Zara Charles made a rare appearance without the retired footballer
Charles revealed a prominent baby bump while venturing into a Cheshire coffee shop, little more than a fortnight after confirming her pregnancy
A source told The Sun: '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.'
Insiders claim Giggs' ex wife Stacey - who divorced Ryan back in 2017 - has also given her blessing as well as their children.
The source added: 'Ryan was nervous about what his kids would think but they've got to know Zara over the last few years and really like her. They're happy because they know he's happy...
'But they've joked that he might struggle 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. Her and Ryan have been through a lot but they have moved on and she's only interested in him being happy, because that makes him a good dad to their kids. There is no animosity.'
Giggs and Stacey divorced in 2017 after it was revealed he had been having an eight-year affair with his brother Rhodri's wife, Natasha.
Members of his family cut ties with him when the news broke, his dad saying he was 'ashamed' of his son while his brother made headlines appearing on a Paddy Power advert mocking the former Manchester United man.
Wearing a white linen shirt over a grey vest top and loose-fitting joggers, the expectant mum looked relaxed as she mingled with shoppers in Hale on Wednesday
Charles was without former Manchester United and Wales legend Giggs, with whom she confirmed her pregnancy in May
According to Leiper Gupta Family Lawyers, the divorce could have cost Giggs £20million, but the pair's lawyers said they remained 'firm friends'.
The former footballer recently returned to work as Director of Football at Salford City, the club he co-owns with former teammates Gary Neville, Paul Scholes and David Beckham, after being cleared of assaulting former girlfriend Kate Greville in 2023.
He was facing charges of assault occasioning actual bodily harm over an alleged headbutt on Katie plus further counts of coercive or controlling behaviour against her and common assault against her sister Emma.
But, in a 10-minute court hearing, the prosecution offered no evidence and Judge Hilary Manley said: 'I formally enter not guilty verdicts in respect of each of the three counts.'
The lingerie model and the retired footballer, who have been dating since 2021, are said to be expecting their first child together later this year
Giggs' ex wife Stacey has also given her blessing as well as their children (pictured with their daughter Libby, 19, and son Zach, 17)
Chris Daw KC, defending Giggs, said his client is 'deeply relieved the prosecution has finally come to an end after almost three years in which he's been fighting throughout to clear his name', adding: 'He has always been innocent of these charges - there's been very, very 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 process on her 'mental and physical well-being.'
However lawyers for Giggs said he 'did not buy' her reasoning, insisting the prosecution was put off by new information uncovered by the defence.
This included a cosmetic procedure to have lip fillers 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.
