Pregnant Rhian Sugden poses topless for photoshoot days before giving birth
Glowing and ready to pop, Rhian Sugden has taken it all off for a stunning topless photoshoot just days before she's due to give birth. The former page three model has been an open book with her fans about her path to becoming a mum, sharing the ups and downs of her IVF struggles.
Now the 37 year old is expecting her first little one with her husband and Coronation Street star Oliver Mellor, who's 43.
The Manchester beauty took to Instagram to flaunt her bare bump in a topless photo with her hands placed behind her head, prepping for a belly cast of her growing bump. Rhian looked radiant with just a hint of makeup to highlight her naturally blushing cheeks while she swept up her golden locks.
In the middle of the room, Rhian stood still as experts took measurements for the belly cast. She announced her pregnancy last year with the hopeful message that "good things come to those who wait".
Rhian's journey hasn't been easy, reports the Mirror, as she's gone through multiple IVF cycles and faced the heartache of seven failed attempts at pregnancy.
Rhian and Oliver have poured a staggering £150,000 into their IVF treatments, a cost covered by her successful OnlyFans account. Despite criticism from some for funding her journey to motherhood through her risque content, Rhian has remained steadfast.
In a candid chat with the Mirror last August, Rhian expressed uncertainty about what lay ahead but remained hopeful.
She shared: "Once you start talking about it loads of people get in touch which is quite nice because I've formed a little community of friends and we're all the same position. I've never met them in real life but we speak all the time on WhatsApp so that's quite nice.
"Eighth time lucky hopefully that's why I've got OnlyFans, it's expensive, it's like £15,000 per go. We had one round free with the NHS but, the other seven, not so much. In the same breath, people will mum-shame me so to speak, even though I'm not a mum for being on OnlyFans," she confessed before adding: "Well if I'm not working, I can't afford this because it's extortionate."
Rhian continued: "I feel lucky to be in a position where I can earn the money to pay for stuff like this. I'm not flashy, I don't drive around in a Range Rover or anything, my money is solely going on IVF at the moment."
Rhian also told another publication that her husband Oliver "thinks it's a bizarre concept that all these men will pay to see his wife's boobs, and he gets the benefits of IVF."
