Pregnant Stacey Solomon shares a candid bikini photo as she embraces her ...

She's expecting her first child with partner Joe Swash and has been keeping fans updated every step of the way.

And pregnant Stacey Solomon decided to share another candid update to her Instagram on Tuesday as she encouraged her fans to be 'body kind' as part of Mental Health Awareness Week. 

The Loose Women panellist, 29, posted a picture of herself in a strapless white bikini as she displayed her growing baby bump.

Candid: Stacey Solomon decided to share another candid update to her Instagram on Tuesday as she encouraged her fans to be 'body kind' as part of Mental Health Awareness Week

Candid: Stacey Solomon decided to share another candid update to her Instagram on Tuesday as she encouraged her fans to be 'body kind' as part of Mental Health Awareness Week

Sweeping her brunette locks into a ponytail and going make-up free, Stacey posed in a paddling pool.

Using the caption to post a heartfelt speech, the mother-of-two embraced her 'stretch marks' and 'cellulite' as she encouraged her 1.5M followers to be 'body kind' as part of Mental Health Awareness Week.

She penned: 'Out in the garden doing all I can to cool down. Even though it’s only 20• however I feel like I’m in an oven!

'This week It’s mental health awareness week, and the theme this year is body image. Something I feel so passionately about. So I’m posting to try and spread some body cheer... 

Speaking out: The Loose Women panellist, 29, posted a picture of herself in a strapless white bikini as she displayed her growing baby bump and posted a heartfelt caption

Speaking out: The Loose Women panellist, 29, posted a picture of herself in a strapless white bikini as she displayed her growing baby bump and posted a heartfelt caption 

'Our bodies are incredible. No matter what society makes you feel, YOU ARE ENOUGH. What we look like does not define us. I try so hard to make a conscious effort every day of being kind to myself and loving who I am inside and out.

'It doesn’t come easily but it serves a huge reward. No one has the power to make you feel a certain way, that power is yours! 

'So let’s take the power back and do all we can to reverse the damage that conditioning has done to us and how we view ourselves. Let’s give ourselves a bloomin break and try to accept who we are no matter how different! 

'Stretch marks, veins, cellulite, muffin tops, scars, grey hairs, are beautiful and it’s what makes us US. We are ALL unique, and that is beautiful. You are the only you there is and THAT, in my opinion is perfection! #BeBodyKind.'

'So many opinions': The post comes after Stacey discussed her guilt in having three children with three different men - pictured with her sons Zachary, 11, and Leighton, seven

'So many opinions': The post comes after Stacey discussed her guilt in having three children with three different men - pictured with her sons Zachary, 11, and Leighton, seven

The post comes after Stacey discussed her guilt in having three children with three different men earlier on Tuesday.

The former X Factor star, who is expecting her first child with boyfriend Joe Swash, noted that there was a 'stigma' attached to having babies with different dads, and revealed that she has often attracted jibes from friends. 

Detailing her plight further to Closer, the singer - who shares Zachary, 11, with ex-beau Dean Cox, and Leighton, seven, with ex-fiance Aaron Barnham - admitted she didn't want her kids to have a 'negative or confused upbringing.' 

Speaking candidly of her children, the pregnant star confessed: 'I did feel guilty about having babies with different dads. I didn't want my kids to have a negative or confused upbringing.

Couple goals: The former X Factor star, who is expecting her first child with boyfriend Joe Swash, noted that there was a 'stigma' attached to having babies with different dads (pictured in August 2016)

Couple goals: The former X Factor star, who is expecting her first child with boyfriend Joe Swash, noted that there

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