Pregnant Jessica missing her heels

Jessica Simpson has joked that her feet feel "homesick" for heels now that she is heavily pregnant.

The US star is expecting a baby girl with her fiance Eric Johnson and has had to swap her usual towering heels for flatter shoes in the later stages of her pregnancy.

She tweeted: "I can't wait for the day I can walk in heels again! My feet feel homesick!"

Style-conscious Jessica previously joked to Us Weekly that she was such a fan of fancy footwear she would have a pair strapped on when she welcomed her baby.

She said: "I went to the doctor yesterday and he said, 'You're gonna need to get out of those heels!' I was like, 'Excuse me! I'll be delivering in these heels!'."

The singer and actress also told Elle magazine she hopes her daughter inherits her love of fashion.

"I swear, I will croak if she asks me for a pair of Nikes instead of Christian Louboutins!" she said earlier this year.