Gigi Hadid shows her baby bump for the first time and explains why she's kept her pregnancy off social media

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• Gigi Hadid gave fans their first glimpse of her baby bump during an Instagram Live on Wednesday.

• The supermodel also spoke about why she's decided to keep the details of her pregnancy off social media.

• "I think a lot of people are confused why I'm not sharing more but like, I'm pregnant through a pandemic, like obviously my pregnancy is not the most important thing going on in the world," Hadid said.

• She added that she prefers to use her social media platform to spread awareness to discuss topics like the novel coronavirus and the Black Lives Matter movement rather than her pregnancy.

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Gigi Hadid displayed her pregnant stomach for the first time during an Instagram Livestream on Wednesday.

The 25-year-old supermodel and on-again, off-again boyfriend Zayn Malik are expecting their first child in September.

Approximately a week after shooting down claims that she was "disguising" her pregnant stomach, the 25-year-old supermodel unbuttoned her shirt and turned to the side to show fans her baby bump.

"There's my belly y'all," she said, explaining that her stomach isn't as noticeable from the front.

Hadid also thanked her fans for their words of support, telling them that she'll eventually reveal more details with them.

"I'm just like, taking my time with sharing my pregnancy, and you guys will see it when you see it," she said.

Current events, like the coronavirus pandemic and the Black Lives Matter protests, have also played a role in Hadid's decision to refrain from filling her followers' feeds with photos of her stomach.

"I think a lot of people are confused why I'm not sharing more but like, I'm pregnant through a pandemic, like obviously my pregnancy is not the most important thing going on in the world," she said.

Hadid continued, "That's a reason that I felt that it's not really something that I need to share apart from with my family and friends. Obviously a lot of people have lost lives due to coronavirus that was in the beginning of quarantine and still happening. And then we moved obviously into the reemergence of the BLM movement, and I thought that our presence on social media should be used for that."

Though Hadid hasn't been sharing details about her pregnancy online, she said she's been doing her best to take in the experience with those around her.

"I have been taking a lot of pictures of my bump and sending it to friends and family and it's been really cute and exciting and I'm trying to document it well because I've heard a lot of people say obviously make sure you don't miss it," she said, promising to share "stuff like that" with her fans in the future.

"I just am not rushed to do it, and I feel like right now I just want to experience it, and I write in my journal a lot, and I just don't want to worry about waking up every day during my pregnancy and like worry about having to like look cute or post something," she said.

Hadid talks about her pregnancy starting at the 6:40 mark in the video below.

After news leaked that Hadid and the former One Direction member were expecting, the supermodel confirmed the pregnancy during an episode of "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon."

"Obviously, we wished we could have announced it on our own terms but we're very excited and happy and grateful for everyone's well-wishes and support," she said.

"Especially during this time, it's a nice silver lining to be able to be home and together and really experience it day by day."

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