'Food baby on board': Bikini-clad Gemma Atkinson pokes fun at her bloated tummy after 'too much bread' on holiday in Cuba
She works hard to maintain her washboard abs and toned, gym-honed figure.
But Gemma Atkinson sent Twitter into a frenzy after posting picture of her bloated tummy on Wednesday, which caused some users to speculate she could be pregnant with her first child.
Posing in a black and neon green bikini, the 30-year-old actress - who is wheat intolerant - cradled her enlarged middle after eating too much bread and pasta while on holiday in Cuba.
'Food baby on board': Gemma Atkinson cradled her bloated stomach after eating too much bread and pasta while on holiday in Cuba on Wednesday
The Emmerdale star smiled into the camera as she expressed her dietary woes in an accompanying tweet.
She wrote: 'So I ate too much bread and I have a wheat intolerance... Food baby on board! I look like I've eaten a spacehopper.' (sic)
But Gemma could have never predicted the response the harmless holiday snap would prompt from her 137,000 Twitter followers.
Ab-tastic: The Emmerdale actress hit back at whispers she's pregnant by sharing this hot bikini picture with her Twitter followers
'Congratulations! The most beautiful woman expected a beautiful child. I'm very very happy to you. Big kiss [sic],' one excitable fan tweeted.
Another added: 'Or a real not made of food baby.'
The former Hollyoaks favourite soon became so fed up of the pregnancy rumours she took matters into her own hands and clarified the facts.
Gemma sent out a clear message by posting another image of her toned and tanned bikini body in a neon green two-piece, taken on the same day as the previous image.
She wrote alongside the snap: 'Defo is a food baby and not a real baby!!!! This was taken the same day!!! Bikini from @Bikini_Reef. I was joking.' (sic).
The couple that works out together: Gemma - who plays Carly Hope in Emmerdale - recently revealed she stays in shape thanks to the help of her boyfriend, Olly Foster, who is a personal trainer
Gemma - who plays Carly Hope in Emmerdale - recently revealed she stays in shape thanks to the help of her boyfriend, Olly Foster, who is a personal trainer.
Speaking on the ITV1's Lorraine, she said: 'My fella is my trainer so I've got no excuse.
'After this, I've said to him "Ah we'll go home after" and he said, "No you're going to go to the gym, you're going to train!"' she added with a giggle.
'He's brilliant, he's great, he's not too hard on me but it's just great to have that support and someone who's on the same page as you who wants to take care because it's more for mental benefits for me really.
'It makes me feel good and if you've got a full day in studio, I need to eat well and get a workout in in the morning to get me through the day.'
And touching on her strict diet, she said: 'On the weekends you can have your treat but in the week [I'm good]... Life is too short to not eat cake isn't it!'
Gym bunny: The former Hollyoaks star works hard in the gym to maintain her toned and sculpted figure
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