Eighties icon, actress Brigitte Nielsen has announced she is pregnant with her fifth child. The 54-year-old took to Instagram on Wednesday to share the exciting news, posting a photograph of herself dressed in a white and cradling her large baby bump.
The Red Sonja actress simply captioned her shot, “Family getting larger”.
The heavily pregnant mum-of-four followed up her first post with a second baby bump photo posing serenely in a white T-shirt dress, sunglasses and a chic scarf draped around her neck. She captioned her post “Happy times. Positive vibes.”
Bridgette has been married to Italian TV producer Mattia Dessi, 39, since 2006. Mattia is her fifth husband, she was previously married to Raoul Meyer (1993 — 2003), Sebastian Copeland (1990 — 1992), Sylvester Stallone (1985 — 1987) and Kasper Winding (1983 — 1984).
The Danish-Italian actress is the mum to adult sons Julian, 34, Killian, 28, Douglas, 25, and Raoul, 23.
The movie star is best known for her roles in 1985’s Rocky IV, 1986’s Cobra and 1987’s Beverly Hills Cop II.
The pregnancy announcement comes as a shock to fans who have not seen a hint of a baby bump in recent months. Especially since it’s been suggested Bridgette could be almost eight months pregnant.
Bridgette and Mattia tied the knot in July 2006, in Malta, Italy after first having an unofficial ceremony in February 2005.