Pregnant model Elyse Knowles shows off her burgeoning baby bump in a blue bikini

Pregnant model Elyse Knowles shows off her burgeoning bump in a blue bikini as she spends the day at the beach

Elyse Knowles proudly showed off her growing baby bump in a series of photos posted to Instagram on Thursday.

The heavily pregnant model, 28, posed on the beach in Byron Bay dressed in only a blue bikini.

‘Sunrise in the Bay. My favourite time of day in @seafollyaustralia #LOVEAUSTRALIA,’ she captioned the post.

Keeping mum: Elyse Knowles proudly showed off her growing baby bump in a series of photos posted to Instagram on Thursday

Sitting on a wooden deck chair positioned on the beach, Elyse ran her hands through her long blonde hair as she tilted her face up towards the sun.

‘You got that pregnancy glow,’ commented one fan below the snap, while another wrote: ‘Looking great mumma to be’. 

Elyse announced she was expecting her first child with her boyfriend of eight years, Josh Barker, back in September.

Bumping along: The heavily pregnant model, 28, posed on the beach in Byron Bay dressed in only a blue bikini

Bumping along: The heavily pregnant model, 28, posed on the beach in Byron Bay dressed in only a blue bikini

At the time, she shared a series of loved-up photos to Instagram of herself and Josh, 31, in front of Uluru with a love heart drawn on her bare stomach. 

‘And then there were 3 #babybarker,’ she captioned the post. 

In an interview with The Daily Telegraph in November, Elyse said she was embracing her pregnant figure.

Coming soon: Elyse announced she was expecting her first child with her boyfriend of eight years, Josh Barker, back in September

Coming soon: Elyse announced she was expecting her first child with her boyfriend of eight years, Josh Barker, back in September

‘As I go through this new journey, I’m feeling very content in my body, which is nice,’ she said. ‘I listen to what my body needs.’

She’s been documenting her pregnancy on Instagram, regularly sharing photos of her growing bump.

In a post earlier this month, Elyse revealed she only has a ‘few more weeks’ to go before her due date.

'Sunrise in the Bay. My favourite time of day in @seafollyaustralia #LOVEAUSTRALIA,' she captioned the post

‘Sunrise in the Bay. My favourite time of day in @seafollyaustralia #LOVEAUSTRALIA,’ she captioned the post