Charlotte Crosby's fiancé Jake Ankers gives 'emotional' update after burglars target home

Jake Anker, the fiancé of Charlotte Crosby has taken to Instagram to given an 'emotional' update, after the couple's North East home was targeted by burglars on Thursday.

In a post which has now been deleted, bar owner Jake uploaded a video to his Insta story in which he told followers that robbers had entered their house, including one 'armed with a machete,' as he explained that both Charlotte, who is is eight months pregnant and the couple's two-year-old daughter Alba were there at the time.

Understandably looking frantic and shaken up, Jake then appealed for anyone with information to contact him or the police and and has since returned to Instagram to give an update. He wrote: "Thank you for all the messages, me and the girls are safe! Very lucky and counting our blessings tonight!

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He added: "The police are dealing it it now so hopefully they can get some results and catch these nasty people."

Charlotte and Jake got engaged last year, after he popped the question in very romantic fashion during a break in Dubai, as cameras for her hit BBC series Charlotte in Sunderland, were there to catch the touching moment. At the start of last month, Charlotte and Jake confirmed they were expecting a second daughter, with them having a gender reveal on a beach in the Maldives, with Alba by their sides.

After capturing the moment, former Geordie Shore star Charlotte wrote: "Another baby girl to love and adore……a sister for alba and a forever best friend. @jake_ankers it takes a very special kind of man to be a girl dad Jake and you are that very special kind of man. When I met you showed me things I had never ever felt in any relationship I had been in! Tenderness, peace, common respect, loyalty and love like no other! You inspired me to do things I never thought possible, you made and still make me feel like the most beautiful girl in any room we walk into."

Continuing to pay tribute to Jake and how happy he's made her, Charlotte added: "You comfort me on bad days and reassure me when I’m feeling insecure. Your vulnerability and how you are so In touch with your emotions is one of your most attractive qualities. You feel so deep and you understand and most importantly you listen.

"Thankyou for being this man the man our girls need to first hand experience in their lives…..the best possible influence for them and their best friend forever! You’re already an amazing dad to our little Alba, this next baby girl struck gold with you as her dad"