Keeping mum: Carla Bruni shows off bump at last, but she still won't announce she's pregnant

It can only be a matter of time now before Carla Bruni finally announces her pregnancy.

She's toyed with the French media in TV appearances, and has hidden her tummy behind oversized handbags to avoid giving anything away...

But here, at last, is the evidence that Carla has a 'croissant' (or two) in the oven.

Carla finally ditched the frumpy outfits we've see her in for weeks today and stepped out in a short white dress that clearly showed a bulging baby bump.

She even openly joked about the pregnancy rumours in front of the cameras, pointing to her stomach while chatting to Geertrui Van Rompuy the European Council President's wife.

Carla wore a smart black coat over the dress - but it looked unlikely that she would be able to do the buttons up over her bump.

Her usual high heels were also replaced with more modest black kitten heels.
The First Lady is in Deauville to accompany her husband, President Nicolas Sarkozy, who is attending the G8 summit.
Spouses of the G8 leaders will be meeting on the sidelines of the formal summit, in the French seaside resort, to discuss issues including the fight against illiteracy.
Carla adopted her typical pose of arms over her tummy for a picture with Maria Barroso, the wife of European Commission President, Laureen Harper the wife of Canadian Prime Minister, Geertrui Van Rompuy the wife of European Council President and Svetalana Medvedeva the wife of Russian President.