TOWIE’s Mike Hassini expecting first child with girlfriend after prison release

The Only Way Is Essex star Mike Hassini has confirmed that his girlfriend Jessica Milford is pregnant with the couple’s first child.

The former reality TV star, 29, was handed a seven-year sentence after he pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply cocaine, possession of cocaine with intent to supply and possession of criminal cash in 2021. And Just two years into his sentence he was released last year. Confirming the happy news, Jessica shared pictures of their baby scan on social media to reveal their new addition.

A source told the Daily Mail: “Family has always been very important to [Mike] and knowing he’s finally going to have a baby means the world to both him and Jessica. Going to prison massively changed his perspective on life and everything he wants to achieve, he knows how lucky he is to have a second chance and he’s so appreciative of Jessica, who’s stuck by him through thick and thin.”

Mike Hassini and his girlfriend are expecting their first child together
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Mike Hassini was released from prison after serving two years of his seven year sentence
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Jessica, who is the daughter of an oil tycoon, remained by Mike’s side throughout his time in prison. On his release, the couple celebrated their reunion by jetting off on holiday together. At the time of his arrest, Mike was caught exchanging £70,000 of cocaine with accomplice Gary Bear. When the police searched the former reality TV star’s car, he told them he had “around £36,000 in cash, despite not having counted it himself.

Back in 2021, Judge Richard Inyundo told Mike and Gary Bear: “You are not the only two young men to find yourselves in difficulty due to the Covid pandemic. But many people in far more difficult positions than you did not make the decision to go into criminality and certainly did not make the decision to go into very serious criminality, which frankly both of you made the decision to do with your eyes wide open.”

The judge added that he had put his girlfriend and her family “under suspicion of serious criminal offending”, which led to her arrest before she was then released with no further action taken. Mike is best known for appearing on Towie between 2015 to 2018 until he fell victim to a huge cast cull alongside many others at the time. Mike was originally suspended from the reality TV show in 2016 after being arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol and possession of cocaine.

A spokesman for the show said at the time: “In view of the charges brought against him, Mike Hassini has been suspended from TOWIE until further notice.” After admitting to the charges in court he vowed to change his ways and was allowed to rejoin the show a year later. And the combination of his chiselled good looks and sculpted body made him an immediate fan-favourite once again among fans across the UK.