EMBARKING on pregnancy for the first time means experiencing a whole load of symptoms you probably never predicted.
At least that’s the case for former Love Island star Arabella Chi, who recently announced she’s expecting her first child with her businessman boyfriend Billy Henty.
In a video on TikTok, Arabella – who’s due to give birth to a baby girl in May 2025 – explained there are several changes to her body that she wasn’t expecting.
“I probably should have been told some of them, I’m not gonna lie, because some of them have definitely taken me by surprise,” the 33-year-old said.
“I’m gonna start off with probably the one that shook me the most is my boobs.”
Arabella said that while she was expecting her breasts to get bigger during pregnancy, she “honestly didn’t realise” that her nipples would change so drastically.
“I honestly did not realise that they enlarge a massive amount and go extremely dark in colour too,” she marvelled.
“I’ve heard it’s a logical reason. It’s because the baby can’t really see when they’re born so they can see the darker colours easier, which all makes sense.
“However, not gonna lie when my nipples started enlarging getting quite dark. It was quite shocking.
“They just like splats, my nipples right now.”
Arabella also admitted she had no idea just how much she would need to use the toilet in the night now that she’s pregnant.
“I’m very well aware that this is only gonna get worse,” she said.
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“I wake up in the middle of the night, almost the same time every night, needing the toilet.”
Arabella has also found she gets so much thirstier now that she’s expecting, noting her mouth feels “like the Sahara desert” by night time.
The last pregnancy symptom she wasn’t aware of was how much it would affect her hair.
“At the start of when I found out I was pregnant, my hair was amazing,” she said.
“But let me tell you, my hair now – I’ve basically got no hair.
“So yeah, well, I hope she’s got a lot of hair because I don’t know where my hair has gone!”
Despite the negatives, Arabella added she’s experienced a fair few positives as well – namely that her skin has improved so drastically.
She also hasn’t experienced any nausea or sickness, and has even been able to keep up with her workout regime too.
“All in all I’ve had a blessing, but there have been some quite shocking ones – the nipples being the most – that has definitely taken me by surprise!” she concluded.
