Sylvester Stallone's ex announces surprise baby news with bump photo
The star shared two photos where it was made clear she was heavily pregnant
Brigitte's captions read, 'Family getting larger' and 'Positive vibes'
The Red Sonja actress appeared to be over eight months pregnant
She has been married to Italian TV producer Mattia Dessě, 39, since 2006
This will be the Playboy model's fifth child as she already has four sons
More women are getting pregnant in their fifties, according to parenting.com
In 2013, 13 babies were born each week to moms age 50 and older
Older moms face a host of increased health risks, including a higher likelihood of developing gestational diabetes
By Heidi Parker For Dailymail.com
PUBLISHED: 17:54 BST, 30 May 2018 | UPDATED: 19:17 BST, 30 May 2018

Sylvester Stallone's ex-wife Brigitte Nielsen, 54, is pregnant.

The Red Sonja actress shared the news to Instagram on Wednesday morning, with a photograph of herself dressed in a white dress as she placed her hands on her large baby bump.

The Eighties icon wrote in her caption, 'Family getting larger.' The 6ft1in knockout has been married to Italian TV producer Mattia Dessě, 39, since 2006.


Big news: Sylvester Stallone's ex Brigitte Nielsen, 54, is pregnant. The Red Sonja actress shared the news on Wednesday morning when she posted a photo of herself in a white dress as she placed her hands on her large baby bump


Far along: Soon after the bombshell posted a second photo, this time with the caption, 'Happy time. Positive vibes'; her dog was seen in the lower right corner

Soon after the bombshell posted a second photo, this time with the caption, 'Happy time. Positive vibes.' She wore sunglasses and a scarf with a tight T-shirt dress.

This is the fifth child for the movie star who is best known for 1985's Rocky IV, 1986's Cobra and 1987's Beverly Hills Cop II. She already has sons Julian, 34, Killian, 28, Douglas, 25, and Raoul, 23.

Nielsen was previously married to Raoul Meyer from 1993 to 2003, Sebastian Copeland from 1990 until 1992, Sylvester Stallone from 1985 until 1987 and Kasper Winding from 1983 until 1984.
Mattia is her fifth husband.


Happily married: The 6ft1in knockout has been married to Mattia Dessě since 2006. Seen in 2010 in Berlin

NEW TREND: WOMEN PREGNANT IN THEIR 50s

She has also dated Flavor Flav (2003 - 2005), Mark Gastineau (1988 - 1990), Tony Scott (1987), Kelly Sahnger (1987 - 1988) and Arnold Schwarzenegger (1984 - 1985). And she has been linked to Vanilla Ice, Mick Hucknall and Sean Penn.

She and current husband Mattia never shy away from public displays of affection, and are often seen cosying up to each other at events.

The pregnancy comes as a shock to fans that have not seen a hint of a baby bump in the past. She has been skillful at hiding her midsection as she has gone out to lunch at places like Joan's On Third in West Hollywood in the past several months.

In the new images, she appears to be over eight months along.
The Danish beauty was seen sitting on a wicker sofa with a red and yellow pillow as she looked off in the distance in her first snapshot.

Nielsen had on a white dress that came above the knee and a beige cardigan with bare feet showing a nice white pedicure.

Her hair was its signature short style and she had on pretty makeup.
In her second image, her bump is on full display as her dog looks up at her from the corner of the image.

More women are getting pregnant in their fifties.

In 2013, 13 babies were born each week to moms age 50 and older, according to parenting.com.

And according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, births by women between the ages of 50 and 54 increased by more than 165 percent from 2000 to 2013.

Most women who get pregnant at age 50 do so with the help of in vitro fertilization.

And given that the average age for menopause is 51, older moms typically use donor eggs of younger women in order to conceive.

Older moms face a host of increased health risks, including a higher likelihood of developing gestational diabetes and hypertension and having a stillbirth and a preterm delivery.

How did she keep it a secret? The pregnancy comes as a shock to fans that have not seen a hint of a baby bump in the past. She has been skillful at hiding her midsection. Seen in 2013


Her ex: Nielsen was previously married to Sylvester Stallone from 1985 until 1987


Her big film: She headlined Red Sonja in 1985 with Arnold Schwarzenegger

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