By
Sarah Bull
Last updated at 11:17 PM on 15th March 2011
She revealed last month she is five months pregnant with her second child, just months after losing custody of her three-year-old son.
And things appear to be firmly back on track for Davinia Taylor, as she proved when she launched her new hair salon Taylor Made in London today.
The 33-year-old star showed off her pregnancy curves in a tight black dress which she teamed with black trousers and black and gold boots as she beamed for photographers outside the salon.
Pregnant and proud: Davinia Taylor poses outside her new hair salon Taylor Made
And while Davinia’s pregnancy might have come as a surprise to the
former Hollyoaks star, she insists she is thrilled with the development
in her life.
She told OK! magazine last month: ‘I didn’t find out until I was over five months. I missed my September
period, but thought it was due to the stress of my divorce… I went to
Mexico for New Year to a nature reserve.
‘I was meditating on the
sunlounger and felt a kick each side of my stomach. I phoned the
concierge and this poor guy had to drive four hours to the nearest town
to get a pregnancy test, and it was all in Spanish.’
Mummy and me: Davinia’s mother can’t keep her hands off her daughter’s baby bump
Looking to the future: Davinia’s salon opening marks a new chapter in her life
Davinia has kept quiet about the identity of the baby’s father,
although she did reveal the pair have been friends for years, despite
not currently being in a relationship.
The opening of the hair salon marks a new chapter in Davinia’s life, after a traumatic year which saw her lose custody of her son Grey.
After the difficult period, Davinia spoke out about the lowest point in her life, which led her to reject her baby and attempt suicide.
Curvy: Davinia’s baby bump is incredibly prominent from the side
The millionairess, who counts Kate Moss and Sadie Frost as her close
friends, suffered alcoholism and pre-natal depression before being
diagnosed with bi-polar disorder and revealed the darkness it
brought to her life.
She didn’t realise just how dependent she was on alcohol until becoming
pregnant through IVF, and a few months in she became ‘manic’.
In a rare court judgment, 33-year-old David was granted custody of the couple’s son.
However, Davinia is now sober, and is looking forward to the future after gaining a new lease of life.
Talking about her business plans for the future, Davinia said: ‘I
have just opened Taylor Made, a hair salon in Wigmore Street, and am
starting a new business venture between the UK and the U.S.
‘I am finding I have so much more energy now and it is great that I can make the most of it.’
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