Pregnant Rhian Sugden showed off her blossoming bump as she cosied up to her husband Oliver Mellor on Saturday.
The pair were joined by a host of family and friends as they arrived at The Ivy Restaurant in Manchester to celebrate their baby shower.
Kissing his wife on the cheek, the actor placed a protective hand on Rhian’s bump after the couple previously revealed they are expecting their first child, due on May 4.
Rhian and Oliver endured a long journey to conceive and spent over £150,000 to go through eight gruelling rounds of IVF over six years to get pregnant.
The model, 37, looked sensational as she wowed in a stunning peachy orange and deep blue floaty dress.
Pregnant Rhian Sugden, 37, looked sensational as she showed off her blossoming bump and cosied up to husband Oliver Mellor at the couple’s baby shower at The Ivy in Manchester on Saturday
The model wowed in a stunning peachy orange and deep blue floaty dress which cinched in her waist, ensuring her bump was proudly visible
Cinching in her waist with a matching belt tie, the star ensured her bump was proudly visible and added to her glam look with some gold heels.
Beaming in the snaps, Rhian was positively glowing as she enjoyed the final trimester of her pregnancy amongst friends and family.
It comes after Rhian celebrated her first Mother’s Day last week and reflected on her difficult journey to motherhood.
The star admitted that she previously found Mother’s Day extremely difficult, as the celebration reminded her of her own struggle to become a mum.
She explained that ‘everything was a trigger’ and that she dreaded the holiday every year, sharing a snap of her crying.
But she added that with the impending arrival of her son, she was now the ‘happiest I’ve ever been’.
She wrote: ‘What a difference a year can make. For the past 6 years I dreaded Mother’s Day as the cruel reality sunk in more and more that IVF wasn’t working for me.
‘My dream to be a mum dwindled. I’d get so upset seeing beautiful families being posted, breakfast in bed for mums, everything was a trigger! All the wonderful stuff that should be celebrated used to get me so down.
‘My life finally feels complete. I honestly never thought I’d know what it would be like to carry a life. I’m the happiest I’ve ever been. (Until I’m stuck on the floor or in the bath needing a hoist).
Rhian completed the look with some gold heels and styled a full glam makeup look
The actor placed a protective hand on Rhian’s bump after the couple previously revealed they are expecting their first child, due on May 4
Rhian posed beside her mum Anita for a snap or looked stylish in a floral blouse and pair of leather trousers
Beaming in the snaps, Rhian was positively glowing as she enjoyed the final trimester of her pregnancy amongst friends and family
’12 months later and 8 rounds of IVF deep… a miracle happened and my little boy is breakdancing in my belly. Happy 1st Mother’s Day TO ME!!’
In January, Rhian revealed that she is expecting a baby boy, as she admitted it was ‘always my dream’ to have a son.
Speaking to Closer, she said she was ‘over the moon’ and that her and Oliver had already picked out a couple of potential names.
Rhian said: ‘It was always my dream to have a little boy, I don’t know why but I’ve always imagined having a mini football team.
‘Oliver never said what he wanted, but when we found out it was a boy, he had the biggest smile on his face. We’ve already decorated the nursery and chosen a few names – we like Tommy and George so far.’
She also opened up on her arduous journey to motherhood, admitting she suffered from depression, anxiety and an eating disorder, while trying to get pregnant.
She said: ‘I’d dread Mother’s Day or when friends shared news about their pregnancies because it wasn’t working for me. I became brainwashed.
‘Every time I had my period, I’d be like, “Ugh – I’m not pregnant again”, and felt low for the rest of the month.’
Rhian celebrated her first Mother’s Day last week as she reflected on her difficult journey to motherhood
Rhian admitted that she previously found Mother’s Day difficult, as it reminded her of her own fertility struggle, but after falling pregnant with her first child, her ‘life finally feels complete’
In January, Rhian revealed that she is expecting a baby boy, as she admitted it was ‘always my dream’ to have a son
Rhian added that her and Oliver convinced themselves they weren’t going to be able to conceived and ‘started to plan a good life without kids’.
After finally falling pregnant, she gushed that their son was ‘a miracle’ and that she wants to have another child as soon as possible.
She said: ‘I’m loving pregnancy so much. It feels like a miracle and helped to heal my pain. I’ve said to Oliver, “I can’t bear the thought that this is the last time I’m pregnant, we’ve got to go again”.
‘I do want to try for IVF again to have a second baby. I’m not old by any means, but time is ticking is for me, so I’d want to start soon. I’d love to leave a gap but I can’t afford to wait too long.’
