The Block’s Elyse Knowles has given a candid insight into her pregnancy, revealing a painful side effect she was dealing with.
The model, 32, who is expecting her third child with fiancé Josh Barker, 35, took to her Instagram Stories on Friday to share a video of her bruised legs.
In the video, she turned the camera around to reveal dark veins running down her calves in what appeared to be varicose veins: blood vessels that have collected too much blood.
“Legs are popping this time,” Elyse wrote alongside the video, suggesting she’s suffering worse than during her first two pregnancies with Sunny, three, and Zali, one.
Up to four in ten pregnant women suffer from varicose veins and these often start in the first trimester of pregnancy.
But Elyse put her sore misery aside later in the day when she stepped out to spend some family time with her partner Josh and their children Sunny and Zali.
She showed off her growing baby bump as she walked their dog in a local Byron Bay park before going for a bike ride with her kids.
For the outing, Elyse cut a stylish figure in an olive tank dress that hugged her baby bump.
The Block’s Elyse Knowles has given a candid insight into her pregnancy and revealed a painful side effect she’s dealing with
The model, 32, who is expecting her third child with fiancé Josh Barker, 35, took to her Instagram Stories on Friday to share a video of her bruised legs
She looked comfortable in a pair of Birkenstock-style sandals and accessorized with some silver jewelry.
Elyse – whose due date is unknown – shielded her eyes from the bright sun with black sunglasses and carried her essentials in a jute bag.
Meanwhile, Josh opted for a casual look in a plain white T-shirt, which he teamed with green shorts.
Josh opted to go barefoot for the occasion and kept the sun off his face with a navy cap.
The family seemed to be having a good time as Josh and Elyse brought a fat tire mountain bike to the park.
Zali also brought her bike and seemed to be having a great time riding alongside Josh and Elyse, who took turns gently guiding Sunny around the park.
The couple’s Weimaraner dogs also joined in the fun, prancing happily alongside the family as they rode.
Elyse seemed to be having a great day in the sun, smiling as she happily rode around the park with her beloved family.
In the video, she turned the camera around to reveal dark veins running down her calves in what appeared to be varicose veins: blood vessels that have collected too much blood.
But Elyse put her sore misery aside later in the day when she stepped out to spend some family time with her partner Josh and their children Sunny and Zali.
She showed off her growing baby bump as she walked their dog in a local Byron Bay park before going for a bike ride with her kids
For the outing, Elyse cut a stylish figure in an olive tank dress that hugged her baby bump
Elyse – whose due date is unknown – shielded her eyes from the bright sun with black sunglasses and carried her essentials in a jute bag
Doting dad Josh opted for a casual look in a plain white T-shirt, which he paired with green shorts
Little Zali had brought her bike too and seemed to be having a great time riding alongside Josh and Elyse, who took turns gently guiding Sunny around the park.
The adventurous model even managed to balance both children on the bike at one point.
Zali laughed and enjoyed the ride, while Elyse confidently cycled through the park and Josh ran alongside the faithful puppies.
Josh was later seen lying in the middle of the park, taking a well-deserved break as Sunny and Elyse looked on.
Josh and Elyse, who shot to fame when they were crowned winners of The Block in 2017, welcomed Sunny in February 2021.
They announced the birth of their first child shortly after revealing they were secretly engaged.
The former reality stars moved from Melbourne to Byron Bay in 2019 in search of a quieter life.
In May 2020, they bought a $2.3 million beach house in the New South Wales coastal town, which they renovated.
The couple’s Weimaraner dogs also joined in the fun, prancing happily alongside the young family as they rode
Elyse seemed to be having a great day in the sun, smiling as she rode happily through the park, her hair blowing in the wind
The adventurous model even managed to balance both children on the bike at one point
All the fun proved to be too much for Josh, who lay in the middle of the park enjoying a well-deserved break as Sunny and Elyse looked on.
Elyse revealed to Stellar magazine that she was paralyzed by fear after the birth of her son Sunny.
‘I was quite nervous when I left home for the first time. My heart was beating. I didn’t know if I could do it,” she told the publication.
‘To have [Sunny]having our dogs and going there… And Sunny was screaming in the car and that really scared me.”
‘I found it hard to breathe and I had to say to myself, ‘It’s fine, what could go wrong? Everyone has babies… you just have to go for it,” she added.