Best friends tried an old wives' gender reveal involving red cabbage - and were shocked to discover it correctly predicted the sex of their babies.

Sleep trainer Jemima Rose Nicholls, 27, and Lily Stewart, 27, a nanny, are both due in the last week of November.

The pair, who have been best pals for over a decade, decided to try the quirky gender test after Jemima's grandmother suggested it.

It involves mixing urine with boiled red cabbage to predict the baby's gender.

Jemima said "My granny told me that back in the day, they would pee on a red cabbage to predict the baby's sex."

"Lily and I thought we'd try it for fun—and to our shock, it worked!"

Jemima's water turned purple, indicating a girl, while Lily's turned red, suggesting she's having a boy.

The friends, from London, had already been told the genders of their babies prior to doing the test.

Jemima said: "We couldn't believe it. We didn't expect it to work, but it did!" "

Now that the cabbage test has proven accurate, the duo plan to try more old wives' tales.

Jemima said: "We're excited to see if these old methods really work."