Pregnant Vanessa Kirby shows off her baby bump in sheer gown as she shares sweet moment with Fantastic Four co-stars at Sydney premiere
The British actress was glowing as she posed on the red carpet at the Sydney premiere of her new film, The Fantastic Four: First Steps, on Tuesday night.
The 37-year-old cradled her belly as she worked her angles in front of the media wall.
She also shared a sweet moment with her co-stars, Pedro Pascal, Joseph Quinn and Ebon Moss-Bachrach, as the men each laid a hand on her growing belly.
Vanessa was showing off her baby bump in a sheer black dress with long sleeves that had exaggerated, textured bell sleeves.
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The heavily pregnant Crown star added a crop top under her see-through gown, which also featured solid black skirting.
She completed the look with see-through black high heels, as well as adding a number of chunky rings and earrings for accessories.
Vanessa chose a clean and peachy make-up look with a pale coral lipstick and slicked her blonde hair off her face into a low ponytail.
The star announced that she is expecting her first child with American lacrosse player Paul Rabil, 39, earlier this year.
The beauty, who starred as Princess Margaret in Netflix's The Crown, is allegedly set to head down the aisle with her athlete love after he popped the question, according to Page Six.
Vanessa and Paul first sparked dating rumours by walking hand-in-hand through New York City in October 2022.
However, they didn't make their romance Instagram official until November 2023.
At the time, Paul - who is the co-founder of the Premier Lacrosse League - shared a series of photographs of the couple, including one of them embracing on a beach.
She completed the look with see-through black high heels, as well as adding a number of chunky rings and earrings for accessories
Vanessa chose a clean and peachy make-up look with a pale coral lipstick and slicked her blonde hair off her face into a low ponytail
'From the very minute we first met in Des Moines, around the world and back, life is far better, more purposeful and more beautiful with you,' he wrote about the film star.
The couple have been spotted on several occasions together since 2022, but have kept quiet about their blossoming romance.
Paul previously dated Mexican actress Eiza Gonzalez and was married to fellow sportswoman Kelly Berger, from 2014 until 2017.
In April 2022, Vanessa was linked to Christopher Abbott after the pair were spotted enjoying a drink at a trendy bar in London's Soho.
The pair, who met when they played a married couple in the 19th Century romantic drama The World To Come in 2020, were deep in conversation at Ducksoup.
An onlooker said the stars 'looked super comfortable in each other's company' as they drank wine and chatted for a couple of hours at an outside table.
Vanessa previously dated Callum Turner after they starred in 2014's Queen And Country.
The four stars of the hotly-anticipated comic book adaptation, The Fantastic Four: First Steps, were seen arriving in Australia this weekend ahead of the premiere.
The film marks the latest reboot of Marvel's iconic superhero team and is one of the studio's most anticipated releases in years.
In February, Marvel fans were delighted to see the first-look trailer for The Fantastic Four: First Steps.
They took to social media to give their opinions on the latest instalment of the superhero franchise, with one person writing on X: 'Okay the Fantastic Four trailer wasn't bad. I'm pleasantly surprised.'
Another added: 'I'm not even a Fantastic Four fan, but this looks really sleek. It's nailing the period setting in the same way that First Avenger did.'
Someone else weighed in: 'Watched the Fantastic Four trailer and I actually am excited for a Marvel movie again.'
The film will be released nationwide in Australia on July 24.
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