Hailey Bieber fuels pregnancy rumors as she places protective hand on her stomach in tight dress on night out

HAILEY Bieber has been seen placing a protective hand on her stomach during a night out amid rumors she's pregnant.

The model, 26, has faced weeks of speculation that she could be expecting her first child with her husband, Justin Bieber, 29.

Hailey did little to quell the hearsay on Tuesday night as she went out for dinner at Giorgio Baldi in Santa Monica.

She was photographed with a hand placed over her belly while walking to the venue.

The influencer wore a skintight black bandeau dress with towering black stiletto heels.

Hailey repeatedly put her hand over her midsection as she headed inside.

The daughter of Stephen Baldwin appears to have been going to lengths to cover up her belly in recent weeks, amid rumors that she could be pregnant with her husband Justin Bieber's baby.

She has been seen wearing loose, oversized clothing multiple times this month.

Last week, the influencer carried a giant iPad in front of her stomach while heading to a business meeting in Los Angeles.

She hid her stomach, which was exposed in a white cropped T-shirt and low-slung jeans.

Just days later, Hailey was caught cradling her stomach with both hands during a night out with Justin.

The couple was seen backstage at a recent Drake concert in a photo shared by a fan.

Justin was perched on a giant speaker, wearing a simple white T-shirt, denim shorts, and a black hat turned backward.

Hailey was standing next to him, leaning against a wall.

She crossed her hands over her exposed belly, which fans speculated were signs of a baby bump.

"Is she preggers?" one person asked in the comments section. "Looks like (it)."

Another echoed: "It does look like she's pregnant."

While a third gleefully pointed out: "Her hands on her bellyyyy!"

The model recently fueled rumors that she's having a baby while hanging out with her close friend, Lori Harvey.

Earlier this month, she was spotted in a see-through white mini-dress, and it looked like she gave fans a key clue.

She paired the dress with a navy and yellow Nike baseball cap, gold earrings, and a large tan purse.

Her massive engagement ring was on full display as she grabbed her stomach while walking down the street.

Not only did she grab her lower stomach, but she touched it as she was passing a baby stroller.

Hailey and Justin are coming up on their fifth wedding anniversary, having tied the knot in 2018.

After so many years of marriage, fans have started to wonder when they'll have a baby - and it seems so have their friends.

When the couple was recently spotted out and about in California, one of Hailey's friends shouted "I know you're pregnant."

Hailey didn't seem to respond to the comment except smile.