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Katie Fitzpatrick

Former Real Housewives star Nermina Pieters-Mekic shows off her growing baby bump as due date nears

Mum-to-be Nermina Pieters-Mekic showed off her growing baby bump as she headed out for walk in Alderley Edge.

The model and singer looked super stylish in a chic black dress and ankle boots as she walked her adorable pet Maltese dog Blue with her mum.

Nermina was spotted walking in the sunshine ahead of her due date which is drawing close.

And and her footballer husband Erik announced they're expecting their first child in December

The former Real Housewives of Cheshire star and Burnley FC player Erik revealed their happy news a year after going through a devastating miscarriage.

Nermian looked chic in black (Aaron Parfitt)

"I am so excited to finally announce that @erikpieters3 and I are expecting our first baby!" wrote Nermina on her Instagram.

"We are so happy and we feel very blessed. It’s been such a magical experience already and I can’t wait for this next beautiful chapter in our lives."

Nermina, 30 and Erik, 32, are excited to be having the baby they've always wanted after going through a tough time.

Nermina discovered she’d sadly miscarried during the early stages of pregnancy in November last year.

She walked her dog Blue (Aaron Parfitt)

After being sent for tests she underwent a colposcopy procedure to remove a growth on her uterus.

Then just a day before they were jetting off for a romantic trip to Crete in August, Nermina noticed some changes and got a positive pregnancy test.

She suffered from morning sickness for five weeks after the sixth week of her pregnancy.

She went for a walk with her mum (Aaron Parfitt)

In January she told her Instagram followers that she'd been feeling tired and the headaches experienced earlier in her pregnancy had returned, but growing a 'little miracle' made it worthwhile.

She wrote: "I must admit - the third trimester comes with a lot of new experiences and surprises."

Last week she shared a picture of the couple in their underwear with an update.

"Week 37! The baby is now the size of a canary melon," she exclaimed.

Nermina and Erik are the proud owners of four dogs.

In 2019 she gave two stray pups a new life days after moving into their dream house in Wilmslow.

Nermina found Luca and Archie abandoned on the streets during a visit to her birth country Bosnia.

She organised vaccinations, paperwork, passports and microchipping for the puppies at a shelter, and arranged for them to be transported from Bosnia to her parents' house in the Netherlands.

She then drove through the night to collect Luca, a German Shepherd cross, and Archie, a retriever.

They also have Blue and Simba, a Boxer.

Nermina became a a Real Housewife in 2017 and was one of the main stars in series six and seven of the ITVBe reality show.

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