Pregnant Ferne McCann pictured for the first time back in Essex after fleeing the country following ex Arthur Collins’ acid attack arrest

FERNE McCann has been pictured for the first time back in Essex after fleeing the country following her ex Arthur Collins' acid attack arrest.

The star revealed she's expecting her first baby with her former boyfriend just days after he was arrested over the horrific attack in a Dalston nightclub.

She jetted out of the country to stay in Ireland for a few days shortly after police began a hunt for her ex.

Days later, Ferne was pictured at Bristol airport after flying home, but has remained behind closed doors since.

Now the star has been pictured back in her hometown of Essex, and cut a glum figure as she enjoyed a stroll outside.

Wearing a black knee-length dress and denim jacket, the stunner dressed down and wore her hair loose over her shoulders.

Ferne could be seen looking intently at her phone before chatting to someone as she walked past cameras.

The reality star has remained tight-lipped on her ex' arrest since returning home, but broke her social media silence shortly after flying back from Ireland.

The 26-year-old liked a quote that pal Vicky Pattison shared on Instagram.

Vicky's quote read: "I miss your face" and had boyfriend John Noble tagged.

Ferne discovered she was expecting just days before her boyfriend Arthur, 24, was accused of being involved in the acid attack at a Dalston nightclub leaving 20 injured and two people blind in one eye.

Collins went on the run following the attack in the early hours of Easter Monday.

After a police appeal and manhunt for Collins, he was finally apprehended six days after the incident in Rushden, Northants.

In dramatic footage obtained by The Sun, Collins was tasered by a squad of 30 armed police as he was arrested — in his underpants.

He has been charged with 14 counts of wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm and one count of throwing corrosive fluid on a person with intent to do grievous bodily harm.

He appeared at Thames Magistrates Court on April 24 alongside Andre Phoenix, 21, charged in connection with the attack.

A third unidentified suspect is still on the run, the court heard.

In the days prior to his arrest Ferne urged her boyfriend to “co-operate fully” with police – and also deleted all trace of him from her social media accounts.

In a statement, Ferne’s representative said: “Ferne is aware that the police wish to speak to Arthur Collins and the nature of the accusations against him.

“Obviously these are highly shocking and Ferne has co-operated with the police in their inquiries. She was not with Arthur on Sunday night; was not at Mangle; and has no direct knowledge of the events that unfolded.

“As much as anybody she wants to know the truth and urges Arthur to co-operate fully with the police and attend a police station immediately.”

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