Lilly-Ella Gerrard, 21, shows off baby bump ahead of first child with Irish gangster's son.

Steven Gerrard’s daughter Lilly-Ella showed off her burgeoning baby bump on Instagram as she prepares to welcome the footballing legend’s first grandchild.

In the snap, the influencer, 21, placed a hand lovingly on her stomach, keeping things comfortable in a black co-ord gym set.

Lily-Ella struck a casual pose in the snaps shared on Sunday, keeping her face hidden by her phone so that all eyes would be on her impending arrival.

In the second snap, she revealed that she is very much an animal lover, posing with three poodles.

Alongside a heart and stars emoji, Lilly-Ella captioned the pictures: ‘Me and bump.’

While Lilly-Ella’s exact due date is not known, she is expected to give birth any week now and said she was ‘almost there’ last month.

Steven Gerrard ‘s daughter Lilly-Ella, 21, showed off her giant baby bump on Instagram on Sunday as she prepares to welcome the footballing star’s first grandchild

Lily struck a casual pose in the snaps shared on Sunday, keeping her face hidden by her phone so that all eyes would be on her impending arrival

The influencer announced she was expecting her first child in January.

Lilly has been in a relationship with Lee Byrne – the son of a jailed Irish gangster – since October 2022, and their romance made headlines when it first came to light.

The expectant parents have not revealed the baby’s gender, leading fans to believe they are keeping the sex a surprise until the birth.

Her father – former Liverpool and England legend Steven – will be just 45 when his first grandchild enters the world.

The former midfielder has four children with wife Alex – daughters Lilly, Lexie, 19, Lourdes, 14, and a son named Lio, eight.

Lilly announced her pregnancy news in January, dharing a photo of her positive pregnancy test and telling her 222,000 Instagram followers: ‘Our little secret. The best news… mini us is on the way.’

Responding to his daughter’s post, Gerrard wrote: ‘We can’t wait. Congratulations and we love you.’

Lilly’s partner – with whom she was first linked in 2022 – is the son of Kinahan Cartel gangster Liam Byrne, who was issued a five and a half year prison sentence for a plot to stockpile a stash of machine guns.

Lilly has been in a relationship with Lee Byrne – the son of jailed Irish gangster Liam Byrne – since October 2022, and their romance made headlines when it first came to light

Lilly’s father – former Liverpool and England legend Steven – will be just 45 when his first grandchild enters the world

Ipswich Crown Court heard how Byrne and colleague Shaun Kent planted a haul of automatic weapons in a bid to help Kavanagh dupe the authorities.

Kavanagh, Byrne’s brother-in-law, was hoping to lead the National Crime Agency, Britain’s FBI, to the guns in a bid to reduce his sentence in a drug conspiracy case.

The staggering haul, imported from Holland, included the Skorpion, the type of automatic weapon used to murder Ashley Dale and Ellie Edwards on Merseyside.

In January, it was reported that cartel mob boss Byrne, 44, who has connections to three of the most wanted men in the world, was let out with an electronic tag as part of the Prime Minister’s controversial Early Release Scheme to ease overcrowding in prisons, sources said.

Lee and Lilly became an item after Lee moved into a gated community in Freshfield, one of Merseyside’s more desirable postcodes.

The Byrne and Gerrard families are said to have bonded since the young couple began dating, with Lee describing Alex Gerrard, Steven’s stunning wife, as his second mum.

There is no suggestion that Lee or any member of the Gerrard family are involved in crime.

The influencer announced she was expecting her first child in January and while her exact due date is not known, she is believed to be due any week now