Pixie Lott cradles her baby bump in green dress days after announcing second pregnancy live on stage
PREGNANT Pixie Lott proudly showed off her baby bump for the first time since announcing she's expecting her second child.
The pop star, 34, surprised fans at the Mighty Hoopla festival in London at the weekend by sharing her happy news while performing on stage.
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Pixie, who is five months into her pregnancy, had plenty of energy as she danced around the stage and sang tracks from her new album, Encino, as well as old classics.
Now, in a new photo shoot, she placed her hand on her tummy as she knelt in the grass wearing a floaty green mini dress.
She wore 60s style shades, tied her blonde hair back and broke into a big smile as she was joined by son Albert, one.
She and husband Oliver Cheshire, 36, revealed they call their son Bertie after celebrating his Christening in 2023.
Pixie sent her fans into a frenzy on Sunday when she declared: "I'm having another baby!"
And she's not slowing down any time soon with performances scheduled at Foodies Festival, Kendal Calling and a Formula E race weekend in the coming months.
Pixie and Oliver married in 2022 inside Ely Cathedral - two years after being forced to postpone their wedding due to the pandemic.
The couple met at a Select Models event in 2010 - with Oliver in November 2016.
Last month Pixie revealed she is busy working on her fifth album - and even teased a family reality show.
Pixie Lott performs at the Six Nations rugby
She told The Sun: "I have already been working on some new music. I don't want it to be as big a gap as it was before.
"It was a really long time. It won't be as long this time. I am excited about some of the tracks already.
"I love music documentaries, they are so fascinating. I love where you get to see the real behind the scenes stuff so I think that would be really fun to do."
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