Natasha Kaplinsky takes her baby bump to party...but makes it an early night

11 April 2012
The Weekender

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Natasha Kaplinsky clearly isn't letting pregnancy cramp her style.

The radiant Channel 5 news presenter glammed up for a night out at the gala night for new musical Never Forget at London's Savoy Theatre.

Miss Kaplinksy, 35, stepped out banker husband Justin Bower, and her very visible bump dressed in a silver satin top, white trousers, with her glossy helmet hair looking as perfectly styled as ever.

Early doors: Natasha Kaplinsky leaving the Never Forget Gala Night at the Savoy Theatre in London with husband Justin Bower


The television news presenter, who is just over four months pregnant, even made it to the show's after-party, but left at a decidedly early 11.30.

The 35-year-old, became Britain's highest-paid newsreader when Five lured her from the BBC in a £1million-a-year deal.

Shortly after she announced she was expecting a baby with husband Bower.

Natasha is expected to take maternity leave from September, but will not receive a penny in maternity pay because she was hired as a freelance.

"Natasha is only paid when she is here," a source said. "She will not be getting maternity pay."

Radiant: The mother to be looked relaxed and casual in a silver satin top and white trousers

Miss Kaplinsky has been credited with increasing viewers by 72 per cent since she took over Five's revamped news bulletin at 5.30pm and 7pm.

The University of Oxford-educated presenter worked in local TV news programmes before joining Sky News in 2000.

Two years later she moved to the BBC as co-anchor of its Breakfast programme before going on to co-host the Six O'Clock News.

Miss Kaplinsky has been credited with increasing viewers by 72 per cent since she took over Five's revamped news bulletin at 5.30pm and 7pm.

Bosses will have to find a stand-in newsreader to stop ratings plummeting when she takes time off.

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