It's not the pictures from an ordinary baby bump shoot that Lena Gercke recently posted on Instagram. In a bright red, tight body with extravagant cut-outs, she poses for photographer Lina Tesch, who has already accompanied Gercke's first pregnancy with daughter Zoe in pictures.

And this time, too, the photos are something very special: Instead of romantic pregnancy pictures with partner Dustin Schöne, Gercke poses alone. She appears confident and powerful on the recordings. Once she is seen on all fours and wearing heeled shoes. Then again, her baby bump points in the direction of the camera, she encloses it with both hands and stretches her head up. In the background a gradient from dark to light.

"Hold on forever" is written under the post and could mean both the moment of pregnancy, which is now captured with the photos, and later her baby, which she wants to hold and protect forever.

More than 110,000 fans like the photo, over 600 have commented. "Lena, you look beautiful," writes moderator and author Riccardo Simonetti. Photographer Lina Tesch simply posts a red apple emoji next to a heart and seems to allude to the look of her pictures.

After the date of birth, many users also ask: “When is the time?”. One follower is particularly enthusiastic: "Finally not these typical Instagram photos of an expectant mother that you usually see here." Partner Dustin Schöne commented with a flame emoji.

Bruce Darnell also wrote to Gercke: "Great photo - great caption". Darnell was a juror in the first season of "Germany's next top model", from which the then 17-year-old Lena Gercke emerged as the winner. In the meantime, she not only models, but also has her own fashion brand "LeGer", which can be bought online and which now also sells decoration and lighting.