A mum-to-be was forced to delete a video from her ultrasound after being targeted by cruel social media trolls.
Belle Lucia, who models for PrettyLittleThing, announced she's expecting her first child on her Instagram page to the delight of her fans.
But when she started proudly posting photos of her bump, it wasn't long before people started to comment on how small it is.
In her original announcement Belle wrote: "So 1 + 1 really does equal 3? Mum + Dad #comingsoon #4monthspregnant #librababylikema #stillmodelling.
"Ps not April fools, it's the 2nd here in the UK."
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But when she posted photos of her stomach on her Instragram Stories she was sent a string of messages saying it was too small, reports the Sun .
One commenter wrote: "You don't look pregnant. I would have never guessed" while another added "She'll be skinnier than me at nine months."
But Belle, who is a trained nurse, hit back at the comments saying: "I don't have a bump yet. Women grow at different rates.
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"Just because I have no bump doesn't mean I'm not pregnant. Why would I lie about this?"
She also shared a clip from her ultrasound, but said she had to delete it after more nasty messages.
She wrote: "Had to delete my ultrasound video because people were being creepy and rude" with a sad face emoji.
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But most of her fans were very supportive of their happy news.
One wrote: "Omg massive congratulations to you both babe!!! Soo happy for you, you are going to be the most amazing mumma!!! Sending you love."
Another commented: "Omggggg I knew it!!!!! Congrats beautiful!!!!!!! So happy for you!!!!! hottest Mumma!!"
