{"id":347966,"date":"2026-02-20T22:47:21","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T22:47:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/347966\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T22:47:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T22:47:21","slug":"pregnant-laura-whitmore-covers-up-her-baby-bump-in-a-leather-jacket-as-she-joins-louise-redknapp-at-topshop-launch-party-after-announcing-she-is-expecting-her-second-child","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/347966\/","title":{"rendered":"Pregnant Laura Whitmore covers up her baby bump in a leather jacket as she joins Louise Redknapp at Topshop launch party after announcing she is expecting her second child"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/laura-whitmore\/index.html\" id=\"mol-23f383f0-0dfb-11f1-bcd4-49dd798573bf\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Laura Whitmore<\/a> continued to take <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/london-fashion-week\/index.html\" id=\"mol-240f4950-0dfb-11f1-bcd4-49dd798573bf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">London Fashion Week<\/a> by storm on Thursday, just a day after announcing she is expecting her second child.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The TV presenter, 40, had attended the Paul Costelloe show earlier in the day, before joining the likes of <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/louise-redknapp\/index.html\" id=\"mol-23f531a0-0dfb-11f1-bcd4-49dd798573bf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Louise Redknapp<\/a> and <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/anais-gallagher\/index.html\" id=\"mol-23d7e5a0-0dfb-11f1-bcd4-49dd798573bf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Anais Gallagher<\/a> at the Topshop at <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/john-lewis\/index.html\" id=\"mol-240907c0-0dfb-11f1-bcd4-49dd798573bf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">John Lewis<\/a> launch party at Piccadilly Lights in London.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Laura covered up her baby bump in a stylish brown leather jacket which she teamed with swirl print dress that had a daring thigh-high split.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The former Love Island host accessorised with a Louis Vuitton bag and boots.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Louise, 51, meanwhile, put on a daring display in a sheer red lace skirt which she teamed with a bomber jacket.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">They celebrated Topshop returning to the high street, five years after the brand closed its doors and went solely online.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-48f333c56d979a9a\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/106533317-15576227-image-a-3_1771550399514.jpg\" height=\"951\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Laura Whitmore continued to take London Fashion Week by storm after announcing she is expecting her second child\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Laura Whitmore continued to take London Fashion Week by storm after announcing she is expecting her second child<\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-1eec5c6307613c90\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/106533315-15576227-image-m-16_1771550466944.jpg\" height=\"525\" width=\"306\" alt=\"It's been a busy week for Laura who shared that she was expecting her second child with husband Iain Stirling in an Instagram post on Wednesday evening\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>    <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-b1b848b875be4299\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/106533301-15576227-image-a-17_1771550471307.jpg\" height=\"525\" width=\"306\" alt=\"Laura\u00a0joined Louise Redknapp at the Topshop at John Lewis launch party at Piccadilly Lights in London\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>  <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">The TV presenter, 40, had attended the Paul Costelloe show earlier in the day, before joining Louise Redknapp\u00a0at the Topshop at John Lewis launch party at Piccadilly Lights in London<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">It&#8217;s been a busy week for Laura who shared she is expecting her second child with husband\u00a0<a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/iain-stirling\/index.html\" id=\"mol-59c7e160-0dfb-11f1-bcd4-49dd798573bf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Iain Stirling<\/a>\u00a0in an Instagram post on Wednesday evening.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">She posted a series of snaps of her bump and penned:\u00a0&#8216;Instagram V Reality &#8211; Spoiler: It wasn&#8217;t just a big meal mama ate. She&#8217;s been cooking away!\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;I&#8217;d like to thank stretchy pants and travel sick bags.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The couple already share a daughter called Stevie R\u00e9, who was born in March 2021. They are fiercely private of their family life and very rarely share images of their little one.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">In her pregnancy reveal post, the couple looked to be enjoying a sunny getaway as in one snap she wore a cropped blue T-shirt, sunhat and bikini bottoms as she showed off her blossoming bump.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Her friends and family were quick to congratulate her on the happy news in the comments of her post.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Vick Hope commented: &#8216;Huge congrats lovely Laura!!&#8217; Gaby Roslin added: &#8216;Huge congratulations to you both my gorgeous.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-90f330738987f03b\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/106533313-15576227-image-a-1_1771550395153.jpg\" height=\"951\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Laura covered up her baby bump in a stylish brown leather jacket which she teamed with swirl print dress that had a daring thigh-high split\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Laura covered up her baby bump in a stylish brown leather jacket which she teamed with swirl print dress that had a daring thigh-high split<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-1030fb73daef3fb5\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/106533299-15576227-image-a-6_1771550410811.jpg\" height=\"951\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Louise, 51, meanwhile, put on a daring display in a sheer red lace skirt which she teamed with a bomber jacket\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Louise, 51, meanwhile, put on a daring display in a sheer red lace skirt which she teamed with a bomber jacket<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-f8c8efa8a83deb61\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/106533309-15576227-image-a-7_1771550414622.jpg\" height=\"953\" width=\"634\" alt=\"The former Love Island host accessorised with a Louis Vuitton bag and boots\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">The former Love Island host accessorised with a Louis Vuitton bag and boots<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-d1d24c6352ca5837\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/106533307-15576227-image-a-11_1771550436872.jpg\" height=\"953\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Laura appeared in high sprits as she later left the party\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Laura appeared in high sprits as she later left the party\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-ad7a4d738467b9d0\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/106513803-15576227-Back_in_2022_Laura_announced_that_she_would_be_leaving_Love_Isla-a-34_17715518704.jpeg\" height=\"951\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Laura Whitmore\u00a0 incredible at the Paul Costelloe show earlier in the day\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Laura Whitmore\u00a0 incredible at the Paul Costelloe show earlier in the day\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-2f7edf3547b02a46\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/106533305-15576227-Louise_was_one_of_the_stars_who_celebrated_Topshop_returning_to_-m-35_17715518803.jpeg\" height=\"626\" width=\"306\" alt=\"Louise was one of the stars who celebrated Topshop returning to the high street, five years after the brand closed its doors and went solely online\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>    <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-54e39f54197daa3b\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/106533303-15576227-Louise_wore_a_pair_of_stilettos-a-36_1771551885407.jpg\" height=\"626\" width=\"306\" alt=\"Louise wore a pair of stilettos\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>  <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Louise was one of the stars who\u00a0celebrated Topshop returning to the high street, five years after the brand closed its doors and went solely online<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-721060d5e1ae4126\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/106533329-15576227-image-a-14_1771550456900.jpg\" height=\"951\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Anais Gallagher showed off her style in pinstripe trousers and a pink stripy top\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Anais Gallagher showed off her style in pinstripe trousers and a pink stripy top<\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-3f4fa93af1d155ec\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/106541271-15576227-image-a-49_1771584990673.jpg\" height=\"954\" width=\"634\" alt=\"\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>  <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Jaime Winstone also party-hopped across town after watching designer Annie&#8217;s show earlier in the evening\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-2f8b025ac28b28b8\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/106541333-15576227-Liam_Gallagher_s_daughter_Molly_Moorish_sported_a_black_leatgher-a-52_17715851838.jpeg\" height=\"951\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Liam Gallagher's daughter Molly Moorish sported a black leatgher jacket and a leopard print top\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Liam Gallagher&#8217;s daughter Molly Moorish sported a black leatgher jacket and a leopard print top\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-946053c8eaaa8cfc\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/106533321-15576227-TIgerlily_Taylor_looked_cool_in_a_black_jacket_and_leopard_print-m-43_17715847921.jpeg\" height=\"624\" width=\"306\" alt=\"TIgerlily Taylor looked cool in a black jacket and leopard print heels\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>    <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-b28bb0c9bf1f3aed\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/106533325-15576227-She_flashed_a_smile_to_the_camera_as_she_left_the_party-a-44_1771584796496.jpg\" height=\"624\" width=\"306\" alt=\"She flashed a smile to the camera as she left the party\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>  <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">TIgerlily Taylor looked cool in a black jacket and leopard print heels\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-fe48f5fe932feb35\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/106553507-15576227-image-a-1_1771612164541.jpg\" height=\"951\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Elsewhere Kyle De-Volle looked chic in a dark green pinstripe co-ord featuring barrel-leg trousers and a zip-up sweater, paired with a leather bomber jacket and patent boot heels\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Elsewhere Kyle De-Volle looked chic in a dark green pinstripe co-ord featuring barrel-leg trousers and a zip-up sweater, paired with a leather bomber jacket and patent boot heels\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-ac13bbff9834fce2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/106541279-15576227-Tigerlily_also_lookede_incredible_as_she_posed_on_the_red_carpet-a-48_17715849831.jpeg\" height=\"951\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Tigerlily also lookede incredible as she posed on the red carpet\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Tigerlily also lookede incredible as she posed on the red carpet<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-d2cb7efb55a2c89d\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/106541277-15576227-Layton_Williams_sported_a_dark_green_striped_jumpsuit_and_a_leat-a-47_17715849738.jpeg\" height=\"951\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Layton Williams sported a dark green striped jumpsuit and a leather jacket\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Layton Williams sported a dark green striped jumpsuit and a leather jacket\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-28892d91d8ee079\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/106488649-15576227-Laura_Whitmore_is_pregnant_The_presenter_40_shared_the_happy_new-a-37_17715519030.jpeg\" height=\"840\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Laura shared the happy news she is expecting her second child with husband Iain Stirling in an Instagram post on Wednesday evening\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Laura shared the happy news she is expecting her second child with husband Iain Stirling in an Instagram post on Wednesday evening<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-4bb5ca1def4f0ea\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/106488761-15576227-The_couple_are_seen_together_just_last_weekend_where_Laura_conce-a-38_17715519111.jpeg\" height=\"951\" width=\"634\" alt=\"The couple were seen together just last weekend where Laura concealed her growing bump with a leather jacket\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">The couple were seen together just last weekend where Laura concealed her growing bump with a leather jacket<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Irish host Laura <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/article-9059403\/Laura-Whitmore-Iain-Stirling-having-baby.html\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">welcomed\u00a0Stevie R\u00e9 in 2021 with her Love Island narrator husband Iain<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Speaking to the The Standard soon after, Laura expressed her worries about the dangers of the internet since having kids.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">She said:\u00a0&#8216;Having a child definitely changes your priorities and makes you more sensitive to certain subjects.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;This was something I also had to take self-care about as well.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Also, when it comes to the online world and it&#8217;s changing so dramatically it does make me conscious that in a few years to come I&#8217;m going to have to deal with that and it&#8217;s something I can&#8217;t control.\u00a0So it does make me hyper-sensitive.&#8217;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Laura Whitmore continued to take London Fashion Week by storm on Thursday, just a day after announcing 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