Gogglebox fans rallied around Ellie Warner after she posted about her struggle with body image during her previous pregnancy on Instagram.
The Channel 4 star, who welcomed son Ezra in June, posted photos of herself cradling her bump at her baby shower one year ago today.
Ellie, 33, said she only recently published the images because she ‘didn’t feel confident’ at the time.
The heartbreaking confession left many of her 489K Instagram followers feeling’so sad’.
Jenna Barberella said: ‘Didn’t feel confident! That’s so sad to hear. Thank you for sharing them now, you look beautiful.’
Empathising with Ellie, Kate Johnson commented: ‘You looked so beautiful! Isn’t it awful that we don’t see the beauty in ourselves at the time? You look gorgeous.’
Grace Craig also said: ‘Really wished you’d felt confident to share, you look absolutely beautiful. Honestly, truly beautiful. And not just pregnancy glow, just really lovely.’
Ellie wears a purple dress with a flower print and a matching floral crown in the photos.
There are also photos of the baby shower cake, donuts, a welcome sign with balloons, and her guests.
She captioned the post: ‘Can’t believe it’s been 1 whole year since my baby shower! I didn’t feel confident sharing pictures at the time. Safe to say I don’t ever get the chance to look this good now.’
Ellie’s candid post comes after she revealed that she had to take little Ezra to the hospital twice in the past few weeks due to bronchiolitis, a viral chest infection affecting babies.
‘March dump! Nothing spectacular or eventful, Ezra had two hospital stays for bronchiolitis, first Mother’s Day, back to work after maternity leave, went on some walks!’ she wrote on Instagram in April.
‘I like the simple life what can I say.
‘Ezra is doing well now. I’m just putting this up here for balance, social media is saturated with everyone’s gorgeous Easter photos, but remember not everything is as you see on social media.’
Ellie first introduced little Ezra to the world on Gogglebox, holding him in the show’s opening moments before handing him over to her sister Izzi.
Just as the show premiered, Ellie took to social media to share a first photo of her son with followers, as well as reveal his beautiful name.
She shared a sweet snap of the newborn napping and wrapped in a blanket, writing in a caption: ‘Sweet baby Ezra.
‘He has made our lives complete. We love you so much son.’
Ellie’s first child with Nat Eddleston, who was in a car accident last year, prompted her to take a break from the show.
Ellie has been on Gogglebox with her sister Izzi since 2015.
Gogglebox is available to stream on Channel 4.
Source My Celebrity Life.