While most expectant mothers hide beneath unshapely maternity wear, Beyonce Knowles wants the world to see her growing tummy.
The songbird stepped out in a black curve-hugging dress with a navy stripe that clung to her stomach to show off a blooming bump.
As she ran errands in Manhattan, she didn't exactly dress for the rainy weather, but her bodyguard protected her hair and heels with an umbrella
Despite her changing body, the former Destiny's Child star looked effortlessly stunning and looked as though she was striding along the red carpet rather than a murky pavement.
The public sighting comes just days after the RnB star was at the centre of claims she wore a fake bump for a television appearance.
Her representatives quickly dismissed the reports as 'stupid, ridiculous and false' - but not before footage of her sporting an apparent 'squished' bump on Australian TV became a YouTube hit.
The mother-to-be seems keen to show off her bump after speculation that she was sporting a fake one earlier this week.
She proved her point yesterday during another rainy day in New York, stepping out in the Big Apple wearing a flowing snakeskin blouse which she teamed with black jeans, hat and vertiginous buckled boot heels.
While it may not be advisable for expectant mothers to totter along in tall shoes, the Run The World singer was clearly putting style before comfort.
