Laura Whitmore has shared pictures of her baby bump with fans for the first time following the news of her pregnancy.
The Love Island presenter announced that she is expecting her first child with Scots co-star Iain Stirling earlier this week.
It was also revealed that the couple married in a secret wedding ceremony held during lockdown in Dublin last month.
Now, the 35-year-old TV star has shared snaps of her baby bump as she reaches the six-month mark of her pregnancy.
Taking to Instagram, she wrote: “I’ve spent almost six months hiding or being conscious of my body (well to be honest, I’ve spent over 30 years doing this).
“But in particular, as my body changed I have felt very protective of my baby bump.
“I’ve seen all sorts of comment like ‘oh Laura’s had a boob job’, ‘her legs are too skinny’, ‘has she put on weight?’ And ‘she needs to eat more cake!’"
In an accompanying interview with Hunger Magazine, Laura said that the first three months of her pregnancy were “really hard” due to sickness and nausea.
She also revealed that the newly-wed couple never planned the pregnancy.
“As a timing thing, it probably wasn’t something that we thought about, it was a nice surprise”, she said.
“So I’m due at the beginning of next year, and I think things will just fall into place.”
Laura revealed her pregnancy to her 1.2 million followers on Instagram on Wednesday morning this week.
In a lengthy social media post, she said: “I want to now share good news as it’s our news to share - and I’m gonna be honest it’s starting to look like my lock down beer belly is out of control.
"Iain and I are expecting a baby early 2021. It’s been hard to keep such happy news quiet."
She added: "We’d appreciate our privacy respected but just wanted to spread some love and a reminder of the beauty of life."
