Perrie Edwards shows off her bump in a colourful 60s-inspired dress in surprise Masked Singer appearance filmed before she announced the birth of her second child

Perrie Edwards made a surprise appearance on Saturday's episode of The Masked Singer, after filming the stint weeks before welcoming her second child.

Earlier this month the Little Mix star announced she'd given birth to a baby girl named Alanis Valentine with her fiancé Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.

And late last year, Perrie joined The Masked Singer judges Maya Jama, Mo Gilligan, Jonathan Ross and Davina McCall to film an appearance as a guest on the panel.

Channelling the 60s, the star showed off her bump in a colourful dress as she offered her guesses for some of the characters on the show.

The episode saw Strictly Come Dancing judge Anton Du Beke unmasked as the character Arctic Fox, after losing out to Red Panda in the sing-off. 

This came after legendary singer Kate Nash was revealed to be Monkey Business in a double elimination. 

It comes after fans claimed they'd discovered the true meaning behind the name of her baby daughter. 

In a post on X, the fan claimed the name actually stems from Perrie's X Factor beginnings, when she auditioned for the show back in 2011.

In a clip from the audition, Perrie sang You Oughta Know by Alanis Morrisette, impressing the judges enough to land a spot in the next round.

In a recent interview, Perrie herself also said if she was 'lucky enough' to have a daughter she'd like to name her Alanis. 

Another fan echoed the theory on Instagram, writing: 'Perrie has said she loves Alanis Morrisette and if she had a daughter she would name her Alanis.'

In September, Perrie spoke about her love for the hitmaker, telling Women In Pop: 'I loved the women that were just really badass in the industry who didn't give a s**t what they were saying and were unapologetically themselves, they just came at you. I love that about women in the industry.'

She also told BBC Radio 2: 'I've just always loved Alanis because my mam's always loved her, and I always said if I had a little girl in the future if I'm lucky enough I'm going to name her Alanis.'

Last week, Perrie shared the happy news she'd welcomed her second child with her partner Alex.

The singer and the footballer, also 32 - who got engaged in 2022 after five years of dating - are already the proud parents to four-year-old son Axel.

Sharing their happy news with the world, Perrie also revealed the sweet name they'd chosen, and captioned the post: 'Alanis Valentine.'

Her post was flooded with congratulatory messages from her legion of fans and famous pals, including bandmate Leigh-Anne Pinnock, who wrote: 'Perfect little angel.' 

The couple announced they were expecting their second child together in September with an adorable black-and-white video of Axel kissing her blossoming bump.

Their happy news came just weeks after Perrie revealed she'd suffered two heartbreaking miscarriages in a candid and tearful appearance on Paul C Brunson's We Need To Talk podcast.

The singer shared that ahead of welcoming son Axel, she'd gotten pregnant once before, but sadly miscarried early on in the pregnancy.

Perrie admitted that as a result of the miscarriage, she was 'on edge' while expecting Axel, as she was desperate to make it past the 12 weeks.

A year after Axel's birth, she discovered she was expecting once again while rehearsing for Little Mix's final tour in 2022.

However, she was left devastated after tragically losing her baby at 24-weeks, calling the day the couple learned of their heartbreaking loss 'the worst day of my life'. 

She later added that her overwhelming grief was compounded after discovering she was still producing milk despite the miscarriage.

Last month, Alex spoke about the impact of the miscarriages on him to the Athletic, admitting it had taken the couple a long time to get to the place where they felt ready to try again.

The former England star described feeling discomfort after a fellow player had asked about how their unborn baby was doing, around six months after the loss.

'When you start a family, that's when you start to learn it's not easy to have a child, that things can go wrong,' he said.

'It's so difficult — especially for women when they are literally growing another human being inside them, the connection they feel to that, and then can things go wrong and they can lose the baby.

'It's so difficult, especially losing the baby so late into the pregnancy. It definitely helped that we had Axel to focus on, but it was obviously difficult.

'It took a while for us to get to the place where we felt, "OK, should we try this again?"'

Alex admitted that while he is currently without a club after leaving Turkish side Besiktas, he has been glad to have been able to spend time at home with Axel and supporting Perrie in the lead-up to their second baby's arrival.

He said: 'It's been nice to be at home with Perrie for the past few months and to have this time with Axel as well. He's excited [about his new brother or sister]. We all are.'

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