A pregnant Nicole Richie refused to pose for photographers in Brisbane with rock star boyfriend Joel Madden saying her unborn baby “doesn’t like the flash”.

The couple were pursued around the city yesterday, fresh from a few spa treatments at their luxury hotel, according to The Herald Sun.

Richie avoided the television cameras waiting outside II Centro restaurant, by sneaking in a back entrance.

Clearly in no mood to be photographed, the Simple Life star even resisted the charm of radio producers Chris Hague and Bruno Bouchet who tried to sweet-talk her with flowers.

“We felt bad for following them, and Nicole seemed a bit put out, so Bruno threw his credit card over the counter at a florist and bought her a huge bunch of flowers,” Hague told The Herald Sun.

“We handed them to her (flowers) and she was very nice. She said thank you but still refused to be photographed and Joel told us that the baby didn’t like the flash,” Hague said.

Lionel Richie’s daughter is in Australia with Madden, whose band Good Charlotte is on tour for two weeks.

Source: NineMSN