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PHOTOS: PREGNANT CELEBRITIES STRIP OFF Natalie Portman appeared in the March edition of Vanity Fair. Photo: Vanity Fair -
Candice Swanepoel posed naked for photographer friend Jerome Duran while pregnant with her first child, Anacã. Photo: Instagram -
PREGNANT CELEBS POSING NUDE: Blac Chyna on the cover of Paper, the magazine that helped future sister-in-law Kim Kardashian "break the internet". Photo: Paper -
Blac Chyna wore a vintage Dior choker and lace gloves for the Paper shoot. Photo: Paper -
Seven Year Switch couple Jackie and Tim are expecting their first child together in late August - and Jackie has shared a photo from a special maternity shoot with her social media followers. Photo: Instagram/jackie_and_tim -
Glee actress Naya Rivera has posed almost nude in her third trimester pf pregnancy. The first-time mum-to-be later defended her photo, writing on Twitter, "I chose to share beautiful photos because I think this is a very beautiful and special time in my life ... and my bump is so big you can't even see the black shorts I'm wearing!" -
Kim Kardashian shared a photo of herself naked while pregnant with her second baby. "First they say I'm too skinny so I have to be faking it...Now they say I'm too big so I have to be faking it...SMH! Some days I'm photographed before I eat & look smaller, some days I've just eaten & I look bigger. It's all a part of the process," she wrote on the Instagram photo, shared on August 11. -
Fitness trainer and nutritionist Sophie Guidolin has shared photos of herself while 32 weeks pregnant with twins. The Instagram star, who has posted images of her exercising throughout pregnancy, including doing weight training, has shared that she has gained 15kg. "I am beginning to feel rather heavy down below now!" she wrote with one of the photos. -
Sophie Guidolin also defended a photo shared by fellow trainer Michelle Bridges, who deleted an image that showed her weight training while pregnant after backlash from the public. Guidolin wrote, "Surely the only thing that matters is the health of the mother and baby. Whatever fitness regime Michelle chooses throughout her pregnancy, I am sure it is the right program for her based on her fitness levels prior to pregnancy and that she has done so with medical approval. Michelle, I’m in your corner." -
Model Marisa Miller has posed naked for PETA's campaign 'SeaWorldofHurt', raising awareness of the plight of sea animals in captivity. âI was so unaware of the realities about how the whales are captured, how they are separated, and their emotional capacity. This is an animal whose babies never leave their motherâs side their whole life,â she told People. âSo as a mother, I have a totally different perspective on relating to that.â The ad was shot in Miller's second trimester and she is due in May. -
Model Nicole Trunfio has shown off her 7 month pregnant figure on Instagram in a post titled 'It's sun baking time!' Taken behind the scenes of a swimwear shoot, the host of modeling show The Face wears a Lisa Marie Fernandez cossie. -
Victoria's Secret and Sports Illustrated model Marisa Miller also posed for Allure magazine while pregnant with her first baby. Due "basically any minute", she said, "I did Pilates five times a week during my second trimester, but it's so modified now, mostly stretching and breathing. It's easy to feel swollen and puffy, and moving really helps with the circulation." Photo: Allure Photo: Allure -
Kourtney Kardashian has posed for DuJour magazine while pregnant with her third child. She is already a mum to Mason, 4, and Penelope, 2. Photo: DuJour.com -
"I'm at my best when I'm pregnant. It's such an amazing feeling, the transformation that your body goes through. There's something about that that's so empowering and beautiful, and I just really embrace it," the 35-year-old said. Photo: DuJour.com -
Kourtney said, "What appeals to me is celebrating the shape of my body being pregnant and capturing that time in my life ... It's a wonderful thing to be able to show my children these photographs one day and say, 'This was you inside.'" Photo: DuJour.com -
Kelly Rowland posed for elle.com while pregnant with her first child in late September. "It's really - I won't say amazing - it's Godmazing watching your body carry a human," she said. "I took a birthing class, and I was amazed by all the things this woman was saying to me about birthing and what the body does naturally. Why wouldn't you want to celebrate that? The body should be celebrated." -
Speaking about her baby boy, due in late October/early November, and husband Tim Witherspoon, Kelly Rowland told Elle, "I can't wait until he gets here ... I'm excited to bring a child into the world, and sharing that experience with my husband is probably the most beautiful part." -
Pregnant with her second child, Alicia Keys has posed naked for the #WeAreHere charity campaign, which she described by saying, "It's you and me on a mission to create a kinder and more peaceful world". Of her nude shoot, in which she wears a peace sign painted on her stomach, the 33-year-old told the New York Times, "It's time to get peopleâs attention - people wonât be able to ignore this visual." The singer, who is due in December and who is mum to Egypt, almost 4, and who is married to Swizz Beatz, has also released a song titled We Are Here. -
Christina Aguilera has bared all in a series of photos for V magazine. âAs a woman, Iâm proud to embrace my body through all stages of life, staying fearless and confident in surrendering to the unknowns the future has in store,â the singer told the magazine. -
Aguilera, 33, is expecting a daughter with fiancé Matt Rutler, who appeared in a photo with her in the shoot. -
It's not the first time Aguilera has bared all when pregnant; she posed for Marie Claire while expecting son Max Liron in January 2008. -
Kourtney Kardashian shared a photo of herself naked and pregnant alongside a shot of mum Kris Jenner posing the same way in a 'Throwback Thursday' Instagram photo, captioning it, "I got it from my mama." Kourtney is now pregnant with her third child but the photo was taken when she was pregnant with son Mason in 2009. Kris was pregnant with son Rob in 1987 when her photo was originally taken; she shared it on her blog in 2012. -
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Pregnant actress Roselyn Sanchez has followed in the footsteps of Demi Moore by showing off her baby bump for a magazine shoot. The actress has been shot cradling her belly for the cover of Puerto Rican publication Imagen, in a picture reminiscent of Moore's iconic Vanity Fairshot in 1991. In a post on Twitter, Sanchez writes: "My favorite cover ever! Gracias IMAGEN." Sanchez is due to give birth to her first child, a baby girl, with husband Eric Winter in January. -
Precious actress Paula Patton went for ethereal bridal glamour in her pregnancy photoshoot for the May 2010 issue of Ebony magazine. -
Myleene Klass, formerly of British pop band Hear'Say, imitated Demi for Glamour magazine's August 2007 issue while six months pregnant. -
Model Erin O'Connor posed for a striking portrait for photographer Nick Knight while eight and a half months pregnant. "Itâs amazing to be pregnant because instinct is a really powerful force and all you want to do is nourish your baby. The reassurance you get when you see your belly - and other parts - swelling is incredibly reassuring," she told SHOWstudio. -
"Iâve always been brave to the idea of nudity but I think often it can be portrayed in an overtly sexual way ... But I think to stand there in all my glory and not have the focus on me is absolutely right, completely correct," Erin O'Connor told SHOWstudio. "It is all about the celebration of new life pending." -
Ugly Betty actress Rebecca Romijin-Stamos posed for Page Six magazine while pregnant with twins in 2008. "I have not been without a bra this entire pregnancy," she admitted. -
Megan Gale stars on the May edition of Marie Claire Australia magazine while 30 weeks pregnant. The model is expecting her first child in June, with AFL player AFL boyfriend Shaun Hampson. -
US beach volleyball Olympic gold medalist Kerri Walsh Jennings has twice posed naked for ESPN magazine's Body Issue: once while pregnant, then again with nine-week-old daughter Scout Margery. "I was really, really nervous. I felt exposed, not just physically, but with all of my insecurities,â she told People. âWhen I came down to it, I had the opportunity to do something uncomfortable. I think thatâs an important part of life. Itâs something new. I looked at it as a challenge.â -
Jenna Dewan-Tatum (Step Up, American Horror Story) has appeared in Glamour magazine, speaking about her pregnancy and relationship with husband Channing Tatum. âI thought my body was going to change so quickly with pregnancy that Iâd freak out. But it was really gradual," she said. "Thereâs a reason women are pregnant for nine months; by the end, youâre ready to have this baby." -
Dewan-Tatum also said her husband, Magic Mike's Channing Tatum, "has been great" with her pregnancy. "He takes the route of no confrontation, just support, saying things like, âDo whatever you want! What do you want to eat? Iâm going to leave it up to you.ââ -
Lara Stone, who gave birth to a son on May 6, is the star of a nude portrait unveiled for the 55th International Art Exhibition in Venice. The Dutch model posed naked for British artist Marc Quinn while still pregnant, with the portrait showing her reclining on a bed of raw meat. The model also posed topless for i-D magazine's Q&A; issue while expecting - see photos later in this gallery. Lara and her husband, David Walliams, have yet to reveal their son's name. -
Lara Stone posed topless for i-D magazine's Q&A; issue while six months pregnant. Stone is the face of Calvin Klein's 2012 underwear campaign, and is ranked the eighth-highest earning model in the world, according to Forbes. -
The model is due early in the Australian winter. -
Actress Jemima Kirke (from HBO's Girls) appeared in Flaunt magazine while pregnant - she's already a mum to Rafaella, 1. -
Top model Alessandra Ambrosio posed naked and pregnant for Brazilian jewellery company Vivara in April 2012. -
Jessica posed nude for Elle magazine with jewellery from Van Cleef & Arpels. -
Jessica with husband Eric Johnson -
Jessica's alternate cover photo for Elle's April 2012 issue. -
Mariah Carey and husband Nick Cannon released their nude pregnancy photos to OK! magazine. -
Miranda Kerr disrobed for the 'family' edition of W magazine. The stunning black and white photo was shot by legendary fashion photographer Patrick Demarchelier. -
Vanity Fair's August 1991's cover, featuring Annie Liebowitz's photo of a seven-months-pregnant Demi Moore, caused a scandal. -
Ex-supermodel Cindy Crawford was 7 months pregnant when she posed nude for the June 1999 edition of W magazine. -
Britney Spears was 25 and pregnant with her second child when she posed in this Lolita-esque covershoot for Q magazine's November 2006 issue. -
Britney also posed naked for Harper's Bazaar during her 2006 pregnancy. When the photo on the left was leaked before the magazine went to print, the photo on the right was used. -
Actress Lisa Rinna pushed the envelope with her saucy pregnant shoot for Playboy's September 1998 issue. -
Czech model and actress Eva Herzigova showed off her pregnancy while clad in lingerie on the cover of Italian Vanity Fair in 2007. -
Former Playmate and Hefner girlfriend Kendra Wilkinson posed for a surprisingly chaste In Touch magazine cover story in October 2009, while pregnant with her son Hank. -
Model Claudia Schiffer bared all for the cover of the June 2010 issue of German Vogue in her native Germany whilst carrying her third child. Photographed by Karl Lagerfeld , the shot attracted criticism for being too similar to Demi Moor's iconic Vanity Fair cover.
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Natalie Portman has bared her pregnant belly for the latest issue of Vanity Fair.
Shot by famed photographer Annie Leibovitz, the stunning black and white image shows off the Jackie actress's growing bump while draped in a sheet.
Portman and her husband Benjamin Millepied are already parents to son Aleph, 5, with their second child due in the American spring.
The photo echoes another famous celebrity mum-to-be from 1991: Demi Moore also posed nude while pregnant for Vanity Fair in 1991. Leibovitz was the photographer for that iconic cover, too.
Taken as part of the annual Hollywood issue, the edition of the magazine also features actresses such as Emma Stone, Amy Adams, Lupita Nyong'o, sisters Dakota and Elle Fanning, and more.
In November, Portman spoke to Jimmy Kimmel about her growing bump, saying that people were constantly assuming she was due sooner than she really is.
"It's weird because I'm a small person in general, so you show a lot faster and a lot more when you're small," said the 1.6m tall star.
"Everyone thinks I'm about to pop and about to give birth any minute, and I have MONTHS to go.
"I went to the store the other day to buy water and the guy at the checkout counter was like, 'Almost, huh?' I was like, 'No! Not at all!'"
Click through the gallery above to see more pregnant stars showing off their bellies (and more!).