She’s days away from giving birth to her first child, a daughter, with her partner of seven years, Martin.
And, on Wednesday, Kate Lawler took to Instagram where she flaunted her blossoming baby bump in a knitted dress, and revealed that Alison Hammond had accidentally sent her a ‘best DADDY’ baby grow.
The former Big Brother star, 40, was dressed in the cosy beige knit as she showed off the many gifts which have been sent for her unborn child, and couldn’t resist laughing at Alison’s gaffe.
Ready to pop! On Wednesday, Kate Lawler, 40, took to Instagram where she flaunted her blossoming baby bump in a knitted dress
As she caressed her baby bump, Kate admitted that after hitting 37 weeks in her pregnancy journey, it feels as though she’s ‘swallowed a watermelon.’
She complained that her bump is ‘so hard’ and ‘feels so big now’ but reassured herself that she’s not got long to go.
Speaking to the camera a little later, Kate told her fans: ‘Something turned up from Alison, to Alison. She put her name on the delivery note.
‘And then she said she’d sent a present for me, but it says “you’re going to be the best daddy”. Not the best mummy.’
Whoops! The former Big Brother star also revealed that Alison Hammond had accidentally sent her a ‘best DADDY’ baby grow
Update: As she caressed her baby bump, Kate admitted that after hitting 37 weeks in her pregnancy journey, it feels as though she’s ‘swallowed a watermelon’
The cute grey all-in-one had white writing, which read: ‘YOU’RE GOING TO BE THE BEST DADDY. Love Aunty Alison Hammond.’
‘But, do you know what? That’s why we love Alison Hammond. That’s why we love aunty Alison Hammond,’ insisted Kate as she laughed while holding up the baby grow.
Kate recently revealed that she’s ’embracing’ all of the changes she’s going through, including the weight gain and having ‘nipples like cigarette butts’.
Hilarious: Speaking to the camera, Kate told her fans: ‘Something turned up from Alison, to Alison. She put her name on the delivery note’
Mummy!? ‘And then she said she’d sent a present for me, but it says “you’re going to be the best daddy”. Not the best mummy’
She said: ‘I’ve really embraced the changes in my body. It’s the biggest I’ve been and I love it. I even love my massive areolas and the fact my nipples look like cigarette butts, I do love it.’
During her chat with the I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! star, Kate went on to share her delight in seeing more women not feeling the pressure to rush back to the gym after giving birth.
‘I think we’ve progressed in terms of how women behave on social media behave after their pregnancy. I see more and more women celebrate their bodies, not looking as they were, even six months after having their baby.’
Changes: Kate recently revealed that she’s ’embracing’ all of the changes she’s going through, including the weight gain and having ‘nipples like cigarette butts’
Elsewhere, Kate admitted to being adamant about never wanting children, until she turned 40 and realised Martin was the one she wanted to have a baby with.
The star, who is expecting a baby girl, is just over a week away from welcoming her baby via elective cesarean.
The star recently completed her final week presenting her Drive Time show for Virgin Radio before taking maternity leave, while she and Martin are also currently filming a new TV show together, documenting their journey.
Fascinating: Speaking on her Maybe Baby podcast with her beau and guest Giovanna Fletcher, the Big Brother winner admitted she’s found the entire process fascinating
Changes: Last week, Kate posed in black lingerie and asked her followers for advice on the skin pigmentation around her derriere
Kate has been very candid throughout her pregnancy and often updates fans on how she’s feeling as her due date approaches.
Last month, the former reality star shared her worries that Martin may not be able to attend the birth of their child due to rising COVID-19 cases.
The mum-to-be emotionally admitted in a video shared to her Instagram stories that she is ‘terrified’ at the thought of having to ‘go it alone’.
She explained that she was warned by her obstetrician that ‘there is a chance’ her partner might not be able to go to hospital with her amid the coronavirus crisis.
A teary-eyed Kate told her followers: ‘I’ve been crying, that’s why I look like death. So I’ve just got off the phone with my obstetrician, we were talking about the birth and my abdominal birth has been booked in, six weeks from today I’m going to have it.
Concerns: Revealing her anxieties ahead of the birth, Kate shared her worries that her partner Martin may not be able to attend the birth of their child due to rising COVID-19 cases
‘But because of COVID cases on the rise there’s a chance that Boj might not be able to come to hospital with me and I might have to go it alone.’
She went on to explain that she has a ‘huge fear of childbirth’ and said she is ‘upset’ at the thought of welcoming her baby ‘without the person I love holding my hand’.
Kate continued: ‘So first of all, my heart goes out to any woman who’s had to give birth without their partner there.
‘As someone who has a huge fear of childbirth, the idea of giving birth to my baby alone without the person I love there holding my hand is just terrifying.
Reality stardom: Kate shot to fame on the third season of Big Brother, which she went on to win
‘It’s just not for me, it’s not what I want. So of course I’m upset, but there’s nothing we can do.’
Current NHS guidelines set out in mid December state that pregnant women should be allowed to take someone with them to hospital appointments and have them by their side during labour.
Under COVID regulations brought in in 2020 mothers-to-be were required to go to appointments alone and leave partners, friends or relatives outside.
Kate scheduled an elective abdominal birth on the NHS due to her fear of spontaneous births.
The Big Brother star announced her pregnancy in September, two years after revealing her engagement to Martin.