Pregnant Christine Lampard looked radiant as she supported Loose Women co-star Andrea McLean’s book launch.
The 39-year-old was among the celebrities at a glamorous party in London on Tuesday night to mark the release of Andrea’s book, Confessions of a Menopausal Woman.
Christine, who is expecting her first child with husband Frank, wore a pretty black printed dress.
She posed for photos on arrival by herself and with Loose Women co-star Denise van Outen, who wore a black floral mini-dress.
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The two women also joined Andrea and other Loose Women panellists for a photo inside the venue.
Among the Loose Women at the book launch were Jane Moore, Nadia Sawalha, Saira Khan and Gloria Hunniford.
Christine announced her pregnancy in May, waiting until she was four and a half months gone to break the happy news in public.
She later told ITV’s Lorraine that she’d been “a bit anxious” about saying anything too early on and, of course, she and Frank wanted to make sure Frank’s daughters Isla and Luna knew first.
“As anyone who goes through this [knows], you can’t help being a bit anxious. And I’m a bit superstitious, to be honest, as well. I kind of thought, ‘let’s get to the big scan and be told hopefully everything is okay so far’.
“I was just really tentative about announcing something and then maybe something happening.
“Of course, we know that can happen at any stage, but I did want to try to get as far as I could – and telling the girls [husband Frank’s daughters] and everything else.”
“The girls are completely beside themselves, more so than I thought they would be,” she said. “It does have to a girl, but I can’t guarantee that! They are desperate for a little girl! They’re constantly talking to the belly, constantly chatting and wanting to be the first name it says. It’s just lovely.”
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Christine said she did a pregnancy test at home, then five or six more but the news still didn’t sink in.
“I was thinking this couldn’t be real,” she recalled.
“It’s lovely, excited doesn’t even quite go there! You get to the stage where you don’t think about it and think maybe it won’t happen, but suddenly it does!”
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Christine said the pregnancy was extra special because it will be her parents’ first grandchild and her sister’s first niece or nephew.
The Northern Irish presenter – who often covers for Lorraine Kelly – married retired footballer Frank in 2015.
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