Chrissy Teigen: I Covered Up IVF Bruises With Makeup During Sports Illustrated Shoot

Chrissy Teigen sizzles in a behind-the-scenes video for the new Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue - but the model has revealed she was undergoing in-vitro fertilization treatments at the time.

The treatment left her bruised and bloated, she told PEOPLE.

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"That’s the kind of things we had to cover with makeup," she said.

Chrissy, 30, is now expecting a baby girl in April with her husband, John Legend, 37.

Earlier this week, she posted one of the images from the shoot in Zanzibar, Tanzania, to Instagram. "So excited to announce my 7th appearance in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition - I had to count that a million times before I believed it!" she wrote.

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The magazine also features 20-year-old model Gigi Hadid, size-16 model Ashley Graham, MMA fighter Ronda Rousey and 56-year-old Nicola Griffin.

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