Ellie Goulding has revealed the reasons behind why she decided to keep her pregnancy secret.
The singer, 34, and husband Caspar Jopling, 29, become first time parents earlier this year when they welcomed son Arthur, now four months.
Appearing on Lorraine on Thursday, Ellie spoke about why she decided not to reveal was expecting until she was 30 weeks pregnant.
Ellie Goulding revealed the reasons behind why she decided to keep her pregnancy secret as she appeared on Lorraine on Thursday
'For every new mum it's daunting and I realised I had an opportunity to just be by myself and get to know all these new feelings and hormones and all that stuff,' she said.
'And I just did it by myself and just took it day by day, and it was just a chance for me to understand what was going on with my body, my mind. It was a nice, private time.'
The Starry-Eyed hitmaker spoke about being a mum to Arthur and said she is 'open and honest' about motherhood in her new book Fitter, Calmer, Stronger.
'I'm learning something every hour of the day at the moment with Arthur, navigating it', Ellie said.
Baby Joy: The singer, 34, and husband Caspar Jopling, 29, become first time parents earlier this year when they welcomed son Arthur, now four months
Pregnancy: Appearing on Lorraine on Thursday, Ellie spoke about why she decided not to reveal was expecting until she was 30 weeks pregnant
First-time mum: 'For every new mum it's daunting and I realised I had an opportunity to just be by myself and get to know all these new feelings and hormones and all that stuff,' she said
'I talk about it in the book because it just came and changed everything and you have to adapt. I talk about it and am really open and honest and it comes with its challenges, it's a very day by day thing.'
Ellie went on to talk to Lorraine about juggling her high-flying career in the music industry with motherhood.
The singer said she