Pregnant Lucy Mecklenburgh shows growing bump in red bikini as she shares seriously body positive message

Former TOWIE star Lucy Mecklenburgh announced last month that she is expecting her first child with fiancé Ryan Thomas.

Now, the soon to be parents are enjoying a chilled trip to the Algarve, Portugal, and sharing plenty of stunning Instagram to mark the sun soaked getaway.

Yesterday, the stunning fitness pro took to the social media site to share a snapshot of her ever-growing baby bump in a skimpy red bikini.

Sitting cross-legged on a sandy Portuguese beach, the Essex reality star smiled for the camera, wearing her brunette bob in a half-up-half-down do and sporting a pair of huge sunglasses.

Appreciating what her body can do, Lucy sweetly captioned the post: ‘Dear body, You are incredible! ❤️🤰🏻👙.’

Naturally, hordes of Lucy’s loyal fans took to the comment section to shower her with compliments and kind words.

‘Such a beautiful bump. Our bodies certainly are wonderful things 😊💖,’ one wrote, while a second chipped in: ‘OMG you are bl**dy gorgeous ❤️❤️❤️.’

Meanwhile, Lucy’s beau, Coronation Street actor Ryan Thomas, shared some huge news with his own followers.

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Posting an utterly adorable photograph of him and Lucy perching on a yacht in the midst of sparkling blue sea, the soap star pointed out how the colour of his wife-to-be’s swimsuit gave away some exciting info.

Beside the cute pic, the 35-year-old Manchester native wrote: ‘Blue is for.....? 👶🏽💙🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽.’

Expressing their excitement at the wonderful news, one fan penned: ‘Yeyyyyyyy! Boy gang 👏🏼 congratulations,’ and another added: ‘Omg omg so happy for you guys ahh a mini Ryan 💙💙👶🏼.’

Congratulations Lucy and Ryan!