Kate Ferdinand has been opening up to her followers after welcoming her first baby, and the candid chat turned to finding the right pair of maternity knickers.
The proud new mum to baby boy Cree has been chatting to fans on Instagram, and she obliged when asked where she had got her 'big black maternity pants' from.
Kate, 29, recently shared a photo of herself posing with Cree in a large pair of pants.
"Where did you get your big blk maternity pants from?" she was asked by one follower.
And they added: "Not being weird I struggled to find."
The down-to-earth former TOWIE star, who had an emergency cesarean section just before Christmas, explained: "Now this was something I struggled with.
"Every pair of knickers I tried in the first week were too tight either around my belly/scar or my legs.
"Both legs were really bruised from labour so anything tight was just unbearable.
"I ended up cutting up so many pairs so they were comfortable."
Kate said about the pants she eventually found on Amazon: "These I found a bit later on.
"These are XL and the only half comfortable knickers."
Doting stepmum Kate treated fans to another adorable picture of Cree.
She had also previously posted one on Christmas Eve of her former Manchester United player husband Rio and his children cooing over the baby next to their Christmas tree.
The latest photo showed Cree's tiny hands as he snuggled up in a grey cardigan.
