Pregnant Lil’ Kim, 39, arrives with a huge bump as she is carried into NYFW show by a bodyguard

Fashion fans: Lil Kim and Paris Hilton checked out The BLONDS show from the front row

Kim was escorted by her bodyguard over a sleeted New York street to get her to the event carefully

Rapper Lil’ Kim has shown off a surprise baby bump at New York Fashion Week.

The diminutive hip hop diva – who was last linked to boxer Floyd Mayweather – let her bump do the talking as she was carried by a burly bodyguard from her car, showing off her new physique at the event in New York.

Her friend Perez Hilton appeared to confirm the news as he posted a picture with the star, and tweeted: ‘Me and a very PREGNANT #LilKim at #TheBlonds show. Congrats, boo!!’

It wasn’t long before fans took to Twitter to comment on the pictures, congratulating the star on her happy news.

Kim’s friend Tamar Braxton also confirmed the news, tweeting: ‘Awwwww congrats @LilKim on your little one’.

It is unclear who Kim – real name Kimberly Denise Jones – is currently in a relationship with.

Recently Kim has been linked to professional boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr., 36, and the pair were said to be still ‘dating’ in September last year.

The 39-year-old rapper claimed to be in love with music producer Scott Storch in 2012 – who she collaborated with on her hit single Lighters Up – and even revealed that she ‘would have married him’.