At a little over three months pregnant, Imogen Thomas is already showing off a cute, rounded baby bump on our shoot.
The former Big Brother star – who is mum to Ariana, two – has recently announced that she’s expecting her second child in November and admits she’s surprised at just how quickly her body has changed.
“My hips have become much wider and I’ve already got a bump,” smiles model Imogen, 32. “I’ve not weighed myself but I know I’ve given in to my cravings for potatoes and cheese. Also, none of my regular jeans fit me so I’ve already bought loads of maternity clothes.”
Imogen – who is 5ft 6 – admits she struggled to lose the weight she put on while pregnant with daughter Ariana in 2013 and is conscious it could be an uphill battle to shape up this time around.
She admits: “You see some mums snap back into shape almost immediately, but I found it really hard losing the weight with Ariana. There were days I was so tired from working out, I was in tears. I felt so low at times, plus I had some comments on social media saying: ‘You still look fat,’ which didn’t help. It’s an emotional time anyway and worrying about my figure made it that much harder.
Read the full story in this week’s Closer – out now