Pregnant Kate Upton has got new confidence

Baseball star Justin Verlander's supermodel wife Kate Upton says pregnancy has given her reason to appreciate her body

American supermodel Kate Upton, 26, who is expecting her first child with baseball star Justin Verlander, 35, has finally learnt to appreciate her body after recent worries about her breasts getting bigger as her due date nears.

Upton recently shared a picture from a lingerie photo shoot with her six million Instagram followers and wrote: "I was so sick in my first trimester and it was really hard to get through this shoot, but I'm so grateful I had such a great team around me and now I have a new reason to appreciate my body! #ConfidentBeauty."

Kate Upton and Justin Verlander

The picture received 374,714 likes and many appreciated her looks. An online user said, "This is a refreshing outlook on pregnancy. A new appreciation for our bodies. Thank you for this."

Another wrote: "You should have nothing but confidence. I'm pretty sure that there is not a more beautiful woman on this earth. And not to mention that your husband is my favourite athlete. Lol. So I guess it's a win/win." A third one added, "How does someone so perfect exist? Absolutely stunning!" Meanwhile, a fourth felt she looked like a princess.

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