LITTLE Mix star Perrie Edwards melted fans hearts by sharing a series of photos and videos from her pregnancy as she looked back on 2021.
The 28-year-old popstar also gave fans a glimpse at newborn son Axel’s first Christmas and unseen clips from her hospital bed after giving birth.
In one photo, Perrie posed up a storm as she showed off her growing baby bump in black lingerie.
The Sweet Melody songstress kept her blonde wavy tresses loose and opted for no makeup for a candid mirror selfie.
In another photo, the singer treated fans to a clip of the emotional moment she saw her baby while getting an ultrasound.
Reminiscing on the precious moments after giving birth, Perrie shared a short clip of her enjoying a sandwich from her hospital bed, while her baby son and boyfriend Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain enjoyed a snooze.
The Heartbreak Anthem singer also shared a photo of her tenderly holding her little bundle of joy while standing in her son’s nursey.
The final photo showed Perrie posing in front of a Christmas tree with baby Axel dressed as an adorable Elf.
Looking back on a busy 12 months, Perrie simply penned: “I cooked a whole human in 2021.”
Fans were left in floods of tears and were quick to praise the new mum.
One wrote: “I’m not crying, you are.”
Another posted: “Gorgeous always, wishing you all a happy and healthy New Year.”
A third said: “I’m tearing up this is so cute.”
Perrie welcomed Axel into the world with her footballer boyfriend Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain in August.
Days before she gave birth, her bandmate Leigh-Anne Pinnock also became a mum for the first time. Together with her fiancé Andre Gray, Leigh-Anne is now a proud parent to twins.
At the beginning of this month, the girls and their bandmate Jade Thirlwall announced that Little Mix are going their separate ways next year to pursue solo projects.
But although the girl group will part after their Confetti tour ends in May, they insist they will be back in the future.
In a statement on Instagram, the band said: “We wanted to let you all know that after the Confetti tour in April/May next year we are going to be taking a break from Little Mix.
“It’s been 10 amazing years, a wonderful non-stop adventure, and we feel the time is right to take a break so we can recharge and work on some other projects.
“We can’t thank you enough for your love and never-ending support since the beginning. We love you all SO much.
“We are not splitting up – Little Mix are here to stay We have plans for more music, tours and performances in the future. We’ve made so many incredible memories with you all, and we can’t wait to make so many more.”
The girls added: “We’re sisters and we’ll always have each other and you, the fans, in our lives. Little Mix is forever See you on tour! Jade, Leigh-Anne and Perrie x.”
Last month The Sun exclusively revealed the trio – Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Perrie Edwards and Jade Thirlwall – would be announcing their hiatus within weeks.