Pregnant Gemma Atkinson has been showing off her growing baby belly as she counts down to the birth of her firstborn in less than two months.
On Sunday afternoon, the former Hollyoaks actress shared a video of herself rubbing her growing bump as she posed in front of a mirror.
Dressed in just a crop top and grey shorts, the mum-to-be’s belly takes centre stage in the sweet clip that has Justin Bieber’s hit song ‘Baby’ playing in the background.
“In less than two months you’ll be here,” Gemma, 34, captioned the video shared with her 1 million Instagram followers.
Doting boyfriend Gorka quickly replied with three love heart eye emojis, while former TOWIE star Jess Wright commented, “Gorgeous Gem.”
Gemma has been keeping fans up to date with her pregnancy journey since announcing the happy news in early February, and yesterday posted a lengthy message about how she plans to get her pre-baby body back once she’s welcomed the tot.
The fitness fanatic wrote, “Posting today about getting back to ‘feeling like me’ post baby. Simply because whenever I post anything about training after birth or feeling myself again there’s always a handful of negative people who say ‘you 100% won’t do it’ ‘you’ll be too tired’ ‘spend time with your baby and not on your body’ etc etc….”
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But hitting back at her critics, Gemma said people can do anything if they commit to it and stay consistent. She also said it’s not just about getting her losing the baby weight and getting back into her old clothes – it’s also about the simple things.
She continued: “I don’t know why some people assume ALL we want to do after birth is ‘snap back.’ Yes, I massively miss my training but there’s a lot more to me feeling good than just the way I look from going to the gym.
“For example, sleeping on my tummy… Playing rough with my dogs… Running Hill sprints.”
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Gemma also said she misses just being able to carry the groceries and can’t wait until she doesn’t have to request an aisle seat for easy access to the toilet while watching Gorka perform.
“Those are some of the little things that mean nothing to anyone else but they all matter to me,” she went on.
“My size is the least of my worries after what my body will have been through. As and when I’m ready I’ll start all my programs again, and I’m excited for that! And I can’t wait to have Mini Márquez stood beside me thinking Wow! My mum really has her s**t together and she could rule the world!”
Go Gemma!
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