She announced on Monday that she and boyfriend Scott Sinclair are expecting their first child together and now Helen Flanagan has given the first glimpse of her burgeoning baby bump.
The 24-year-old former Coronation Street actress enjoyed a recent holiday at the Royal Meridien Hotel in Dubai where she showed off her belly in a tiny bikini as she soaked up the sun on the beach.
Helen looked simply stunning in her turquoise two-piece as she gently cradled her belly while chatting with a friend.
There have been reports that Helen had suffered bad morning sickness but she was glowing on the beach, showing off her tanned body while managing to catch some winter sun.
Helen's hair was perfectly styled in loose waves around her shoulders and she wore a pair of large sunglasses.
On Monday Helen revealed she and her footballer boyfriend Scott Sinclair, 25, are set to welcome their first child into the world next summer.
She tweeted: 'Me and Scott are expecting our first baby in the summer. We are both so happy and so excited. Thank you for all your kind messages xxx.'
Helen also retweeted a message from her former on-screen sister Brooke Vincent, who wrote: 'Massive Congratulations To @helenflanagan1 & @Scotty_Sinclair .. Can't Wait To Become A Auntie. You Will Make An Amazing Family.'
And a source told The Sun newspaper – which Helen signed up to work for in October – that the star is 'bursting with excitement'.
The insider said: 'It's a much-wanted pregnancy which makes it all the sweeter. Helen is so thrilled. She was bursting with excitement.'
While she appeared to be in high spirits in Dubai, Helen has admitted to being unwell recently, with friends telling The Sun that she has been experiencing bad morning sickness.
On December 2, Helen tweeted: 'Nothing better than your mum looking after you when your feeling ill (sic).'
And just a few days earlier, she shared with her fans that she was 'poorly in bed'.
Pals compared her sickness to the Duchess of Cambridge, who has suffered from hyperemesis gravidarum - extremely severe nausea - during both her pregnancies.
However, there is no suggestion Helen has the same condition.
Helen and Scott have been together for six years, although they had a brief split in 2013.
In an exclusive interview with MailOnline last year, Helen said: 'I don't think I'm ready for marriage, but I've always wanted to have children.
'I always feel broody, I've been broody since I was about 18! I absolutely love children, I really really do.
'I probably would do it before marriage as I feel more ready to have a baby than get married. I think it would be an absolute dream to be a mum. I would love it.'
