Lucy Mecklenburgh pulled out all the stops to celebrate her fiancé Ryan Thomas an incredible 40th birthday over the weekend in Portugal.
The former TOWIE star, 32, threw an incredible party for her partner with celebrity guests including Ashley James and her boyfriend Tommy.
Lucy looked stunning in a summery yellow one-shoulder dress and gold heels as she shared a glimpse of the celebrations on her Instagram.
Lucy and Ryan posed for a photo with Tommy and Ashley, who wore a beautiful light pink ruffled dress.
Ryan looked striking in a multicolored printed skirt for the party which he paired with beige chinos.
Lucy Mecklenburgh pulled out all the stops to celebrate her fiancé Ryan Thomas an incredible 40th birthday over the weekend in Portugal.
The former TOWIE star, 32, threw an incredible party for her partner with celebrity guests including Ashley James and her boyfriend Tommy.
Party guests enjoyed a three-course dinner of oysters, steak and salmon before the musical guests began the real party with singing and dancing.
The table settings were beautiful and personalized for each guest with their name attached to the napkin.
Ryan’s brother, Love Island star Scott, was also present and shared pictures of the family lunch from the previous day.
At the table were Lucy and Ryans’ two children, two-year-old Lilah and four-year-old Roman.
Sharing her snaps from the big weekend, Ashley wrote in her social media caption: ‘We came for our first kid-free weekend to celebrate @ryanthomas84’s 40th birthday and it was so much fun!.
‘One of the most fun nights you’ve ever had with you @ryantomas84! What an incredible group of people!
‘You are very loved! @lucymeck1, you trashed every detail. Please can you organize all the parties in the future!
Other Instagram images showed the crowd of guests enjoying drinks and canapes before dinner.
Lucy looked stunning in a summery yellow one-shoulder dress and gold heels as she shared a glimpse of the celebrations on her Instagram.
Lucy and Ryan posed for a photo with Tommy and Ashley, who wore a beautiful light pink ruffled dress.
Ryan looked striking in a multicolored printed skirt for the party which he paired with beige chinos.
Party guests enjoyed a three-course dinner of oysters, steak and salmon before the musical guests began the real party with singing and dancing.
Lucy upped her height with strappy gold heels and accessorized with a matching clutch and statement earrings.
Other Instagram images showed the crowd of guests enjoying drinks and canapes before dinner.
It comes after Lucy opened up about her struggle with endometriosis and adenomyosis, which cause her to bloat “80 per cent of the time”.
Endometriosis is a condition in which tissue similar to the lining of the uterus grows in other places, such as the ovaries and fallopian tubes.
Meanwhile, adenomyosis is a gynecological condition that causes endometrial tissue from the lining of the uterus to grow into the muscular wall of the uterus.
Lucy opened up about having this “serious” condition recently, telling her followers that it has “really affected her” since having Lilah.
The mother of two said the diagnosis surprised her because her symptoms did not include menstrual pain or fertility problems, which are usually associated with endometriosis.
Sharing a picture of This Morning doing a segment on the condition, Lucy praised them for raising awareness of the issue.
She wrote: ‘Well done this morning. For something so common in women, there really isn’t much information available and as I’m now realizing, there is a huge lack of research!
‘It’s surprising to see so much conversation about endometriosis. After over a year of testing, I recently got the answer: pretty serious endometriosis and adenomyosis.
Revealing that she is still recovering since the diagnosis, she said: “I’m not completely ready to talk about it yet, I’m just understanding it and processing it myself for now…
“But I didn’t have the symptoms that I associated with root canals, which were period pain and fertility problems, so it was a big shock to me, but it’s really affected me in other ways since I had Lilah.”
Ryan’s brother, Love Island star Scott, was also present and shared pictures of the family lunch from the previous day.
Guests enjoyed musical performances and the party began later in the evening.
Ryan looked like he was having a lot of fun as he moved to the front of the crowd to dance to the music.
Many of Ryan’s male friends attended the party (Ashley’s partner Tommy seen far left)
A few days later, Lucy shared a photo of her stomach and revealed that she had been battling bloating as one of the symptoms of the condition.
She said: ‘The joys of endometriosis and adenomyosis. In fact, I’m tired of trying to hide the bloating I have 80 percent of the time.
‘This is actually mild swelling for me. I’ve tried all the spanx, all the supplements (even though I knew they probably wouldn’t work), eating right and exercising helps a lot. But the anxiety of spring/summer approaching and wearing swimsuits and summer clothes in general is really getting to me.
‘I know there are many worse things, but it sucks not having control of symptoms like bloating, even with a healthy lifestyle. Advice very welcome.’
