Jenson Button's model ex-wife Jessica Michibata reveals she is pregnant with baby girl... 20 months after split from Formula One ace
She split up with Formula One ace Jenson Button in December 2015.
And 20 months on from the heartbreaking split, Jessica Michibata, 32, has revealed that she is pregnant with a baby girl.
The Japanese model, who was in a relationship with Jenson, 37, for seven years, excitedly revealed her baby news on Instagram, sharing a joyful snap showing her holding a 'baby girl' cake and captioned 'So grateful for my #babyshower #itsaGIRL'
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Expecting: 20 months on from the heartbreaking split from ex-husband Jenson Button, Jessica Michibata, 32, has revealed that she is pregnant with a baby girl
Blessed: The Japanese model, who was in a relationship with Jenson, 37, for seven years, excitedly revealed her baby news on Instagram, sharing a joyful snap showing her holding a 'baby girl' cake and captioned 'So grateful for my #babyshower #itsaGIRL
Other sweet snaps show the bikini-clad brunette beauty lovingly cradling her blossoming bump on the beach with the caption 'Feeling summery and blessed' with another swimsuit snap under a waterfall entitled 'Can't wait to take my baby for hike again!'
Last month the clotheshorse showed off her growing belly in a lycra crop-top and and skintight leggings as she got in a gym workout, writing' Feeling better and started to exercise again'
Further sweet snaps show Jessica enjoying a prenatal massage and displaying her rounded bump while enjoying a pool day with her pooch in Hawaii.
Bumping along nicely: Last month the clotheshorse showed off her growing belly in a lycra crop-top and and skintight leggings as she got in a gym workout, writing' Feeling better and started to exercise again'
Excitement: Jessica joyfully captioned a swimsuit snap under a waterfall 'Can't wait to take my baby for hike again!'
The identity of the father of Jessica's baby remains unknown.
MailOnline has contacted representatives for Jessica for further information.
Jessica and Jenson - who tied the knot in a lavish Hawaiian ceremony in December 2014 called time on their relationship just one year later but remain on good terms.
A spokesperson for Jenson told MailOnline at the time: 'Jenson and Jessica have decided to go their separate ways and it is very amicable. There is no one else involved.'
Jenson and Jessica first met in 2008 in a hotel bar in Tokyo and began dating eight months later.
Past love: Jenson and Jessica first met in 2008 in a hotel bar in Tokyo and began dating eight months later (pictured six months before their split in June 2015)
Their relationship experienced ups and downs and they split for a short time in 2011 before the McLaren star proposed on Valentine's Day 2014, with a ring worth £250,000.
Unlike conventional married couples, Jenson revealed the pair did not live together throughout their marriage due to their busy careers.
'We don't see each other any more than before we were married,' he admitted in an interview with Mail On Sunday in 2015.
The TAG Heuer model shares a modest flat with her mother in Tokyo, while the sportsman's home is in tax haven Monaco.
'Jessie still works a lot in Japan,' he went on to explain. 'She enjoys her job, she models, she had a television show and has done a Japanese film.
'Prenatal massage': The star shrouded her blossoming bump in a flowered shirt as she went for a prenatal massage
Expectant: Jessica offered a glimpse of her baby bump in this cute snap of her pooch
Moved on: Jenson has since gone on to find happiness with former Playboy model Brittny Ward, 27, who he started dating three months after the split
'She enjoys working, which is great, but it obviously means that we don’t see each other very often.'
Jessica - born to an Argentine father and a Japanese mother - has often been seen supporting her husband from the sidelines as he took part in the world's biggest races.
Jenson has since gone on to find happiness with former Playboy model Brittny Ward, 27, who he started dating three months after the split.
The star, who has formally retired from F1 racing, is currently enjoying a sunsoaked break on the Amalfi coast with his girlfriend, with the pair seen packing on the PDA as they smooched and hugged one another.
Smitten: The star, who has formally retired from F1 racing, is currently enjoying a sunsoaked break on the Amalfi coast with his girlfriend, with the pair seen packing on the PDA as they smooched and hugged one another
Love again: Jenson looked pleased as punch as he cosied up to his girlfriend of almost 18 months
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