Perrie Edwards shows off her growing baby bump in bikini selfie

Pregnancy can be a vulnerable time for women; not only does the female body react differently every time it grows a new life, and so can be quite unpredictable, but it changes in form throughout the whole nine months.

For any woman this can bring up insecurities, as they adjust to their evolving shape and grow used to the softness of their new curves. But for women in the public eye, who are scrutinised daily for the way they look, it can prove an even bigger challenge. Which is why we want to celebrate the celebrities who embraced their pregnancy bodies by showing them off with these beautiful, intimate photographs...

Leigh-Anne Pinnock is the other Little Mix star to be expecting a baby, and she too has shared some gorgeously intimate images of her pregnancy as it's progressed. Recently, while on a beach holiday, Leigh-Anne shared a close up shot with her bump front and centre. Wearing just her bikini bottoms, her growing bump is beautifully clear and wow, she is glowing. "Mother Nature," Leigh-Anne captioned the photo.

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Emma Roberts made history as the first ever pregnant cover star on Cosmopolitan US last year - and doesn't she look incredible?! In the interview, the Holidate actress opened up about how she was finding the pregnancy. "Long story short: I am hungry and tired. Food and sleep do not abide by the normal laws when you’re pregnant. But I’m healthy, which is the thing I’m most grateful for."

She added, in relation to her body: "To see my body change inside and out so drastically has been a wild experience. Surprising and beautiful."

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Katy Perry embraced her baby bump in the music video for her latest single Daisies. Spending most of the video in a white dress which gorgeously shows off her bump, Katy also appears naked as she celebrates her changing body, in a blink-and-you-miss-it series of shots.

Katy and her fiancé Orlando Bloom announced they were expecting a baby back in March, and later revealed they were having a little girl in an adorable Instagram post. Speaking about her pregnancy, Katy said she was consciously "creating space for something new to happen like this."