The Bachelor’s Bella Varelis hits back at pregnancy rumours… after sparking speculation by cradling her stomach and writing the caption ‘baby blues’
Former Bachelor star Bella Varelis has hit back at rumours she is pregnant.
The 25-year-old sparked speculation on Monday when she posted a photo of herself cradling her stomach and said she was ‘currently in the middle of a big change’.
After being flooded with messages, Bella shut down the rumours on Instagram on Tuesday morning.
Denied: The Bachelor’s Bella Varelis (pictured) hit back at pregnancy rumours after sparking speculation by cradling her stomach on Monday
‘Guys I’m not fricken pregnant. I wrote “baby blues” because my whole outfit was blue,’ she wrote.
‘Also come on guys if I was pregnant I would’ve made the announcement like 10x more exciting. You know me.
‘I don’t know how you guys managed to jump to the most extreme conclusion when two days ago I was showing you six different types of cocktails I drank in one sitting.’
It comes after Bella shared a series of photos of herself on Monday looking pensive while posing on a staircase.
‘Baby blues,’ she wrote, while cradling her stomach.
Rumours: After being bombarded with messages, Bella shut down the rumours, writing: ‘Guys I’m not fricken pregnant. I wrote ‘baby blues’ because my whole outfit was blue’
She then added: ‘Currently in the middle of a big change and I can’t wait to share it with you guys.’
Bella cryptically closed with ‘there’s a hint in this caption’.
Bella’s fans immediately took the post as a pregnancy announcement from the reality star – who is in a relationship with photographer, Will Stokoe.
‘If you’re pregnant I’m going to start crying right here in the club,’ pal Lily McManus wrote under the post.
Another fan wrote: ‘Congratulations Will Stokoe’, with others echoing the sentiment.
Speculation: Bella shared a series of photos of herself on Monday looking pensive while posing on a staircase and wrote: ‘Baby blues. Currently in the middle of a big change and I can’t wait to share it with you guys’
Earlier this month, Bella shared the exact moment she fell in love with Will during an Instagram Q&A.
‘There was a few and some of them are in this TikTok I made,’ Bella shared.
The TikTok video she shared included a montage of sweet moments alongside her photographer beau.
Some of their experiences as a couple included taking a road trip together, cuddles in a pool and even being surprised by rose petals in a hotel room.
Moving fast: It comes after Bella shared the exact moment she fell in love with boyfriend Will Stokoe during an Instagram Q&A this month
In the footage, the former Channel 10 star explained: ‘Me: went on a reality tv show to find love & came out thinking I was going to be single forever.’
She then went on to reveal: ‘Also me: Ends up falling in love with someone who was right in front of my face the whole time.’
Bella also said she rates her love for Will an 11 out of 10.
Bella went on to reveal: ‘Also me: Ends up falling in love with someone who was right in front of my face the whole time’
Fans will remember Bella was brutally dumped by Locklan ‘Locky’ Gilbert during The Bachelor finale last year.
He instead pursued a relationship with her rival Irena Srbinovska, telling her: ‘Irena, I’m so in love with you. And I can’t wait to spend the rest of my life with you.’
Locky and Irena’s relationship has continued to go from strength to strength as the pair travel around Australia.
Remember this? Fans will remember Bella was brutally dumped by Locky during The Bachelor finale last year