By Sarah Bull and Nadia Mendoza


Happy birthday baby! Ben Foden wished girlfriend Una Healy a happy birthday via video message over the weekend


He couldn't be there to help pregnant girlfriend Una Healy celebrate turning 30.

But Ben Foden managed to mark The Saturdays' singer's landmark birthday with a video message as she partied with friends at a restaurant in Dublin, Ireland.

Thanks to the wonders of Skype, England rugby player Ben was able to speak to the birthday girl from his temporary abode in New Zealand and watch as his partner blew out the candles on her turquoise cake.

Technological advances: Thanks to the wonders of Skype, Ben was able to watch from New Zealand as Una blew out the candles on her cake

Wearing a black and silver outfit, Una looked happy and excited as she celebrated her birthday at the KOH restaurant.

After the event, Una tweeted: 'A massive thanks to the two Conors @kohRestaurant for making my night so special also to Bucks for being so kind to my friends afterwards x'

But while Una was alcohol-free for the occasion, she said in a recent interview that she is actually enjoying not drinking.

Keep going! Pregnant Una used all her energy to blow out the candles on her cake

Joining us for the night: Despite Ben being with the England rugby team in New Zealand, Una was gifted with a cardboard cutout of her beau

She said: 'I'm actually quite enjoying the not drinking because you know what? One thing I don't miss is hangovers. I can tell you that for sure.

'For anyone who is thinking of giving up drink - it's not actually that bad.

'You can get on with your life and get on doing things and not have that awful headache the next day. 'I'm quite enjoying that to be honest.

Birthday girl: Una looked stunning in a black and silver outfit as she celebrated her landmark birthday

Centre of attention: Saturdays star celebrates with immediate family at KOH restaurant in The Italian Quarter of Dublin

'And when you're pregnant, for some reason you don't even want to drink. It's almost like a natural kind of reaction.'

The brunette beauty ignored the dropping temperatures and ventured out without a coat, displaying a pair of enviably sunkissed legs.

She wore a simple dress with elegant metallic detail on the upper body and a simple black skirt on the lower half.

No more twenties: Una shares a joke with her family, but has to avoid the champagne as she is pregnant

The outfit was finished off with peep toe heels and a silver clutch bag to match, together with cascading locks tumbling over her shoulders.

Meanwhile, Una's Saturdays bandmates took to their Twitter pages this morning to wish Una a happy birthday.

While Mollie King wrote: 'HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my beautiful sister @unahealy! Love you so much babe! Infact after the radio tour I think we are twins these days! Xxxxx'

Don't catch a chill: Una walks through Dublin without a jacket as she shows off her slender figure, which is likely to change now she is expecting

Other side of the world: Ben Foden competes against France at the 2011 Rugby World Cup quarter-final match in Auckland this weekend

Rochelle Wiseman added: 'Happy Birthday to my yummy mummy @unahealy they don't come hotter than her ;) love you loads XX'

And Vanessa White said: 'Happy birthday to my amazing Sis @unahealy have a good one!! Xxxx'


source:dailymail