The singer has revealed she’s expecting her second child with her partner Gerard Piqué
For weeks now, speculations been rife that singer Shakira is pregnant for the second time. And the 37 year old has now confirmed to Spanish Cosmopolitan that the rumours are true.
‘Well yes, the truth is that I am pregnant,’ she said. The magazine also hinted that Shakira and Gerard, 27, who already have a 19-month-old son called Milan, are expecting another boy.
READ: SHAKIRA BRINGS BABY MILAN ALONG TO WORLD CUP CLOSING CEREMONY
The rumours of Shakira’s pregnancy started after her performance at the World Cup in July, where the Waka Waka singer appeared to have a small baby bump.
And her close friend, Colombian singer Carlos Vives, let her news slip during an interview in the same month, saying, ‘Yes, she is pregnant and she’s very happy.’
READ: CHRIS O’DOWD AND DAWN O’PORTER ARE EXPECTING FIRST BABY
The singer has also jumped on the Ice Bucket Challenge bandwagon and taken part in the challenge, despite her pregnancy – just like fellow pregnant celebrities Hayden Panettiere and Dawn O’Porter.
READ: HAYDEN PANETTIERE CONFIRMS PREGNANCY DURING THE ICE BUCKET CHALLENGE
Watch Shakira’s Ice Bucket Challenge below…
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Check out the other surprise celebrity pregnancy announcements that have happened recently...
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1 of 11Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher
Hollywood couple Mila and Ashton managed to keep this little secret for quite some time, before officially revealing the happy news on the Ellen DeGeneres Show. They may be of the celebrity world’s best couples (Ashton really was Mila’s first kiss, aww…), but we didn’t quite see their pregnancy coming.
2 of 11Kourtney Kardashian and Scott Disick
Kourtney took us – and partner Scott – by surprise when she announced her third pregnancy on Keeping Up With The Kardashians. The reality star, who’s frequently admitted to loving pregnancy and motherhood on the show, also admitted to Scott that her latest pregnancy ‘was not a plan’.
3 of 11Eva Mendes and Ryan Gosling
Millions of hearts broke around the world when the surprise news of Ryan becoming a dad broke (although it hasn't been officially confirmed by the pair). Well, if someone has to do it, the job of raising his child may as well go to the ridiculously beautiful and talented Eva Mendes. We cannot wait to see what their little bub looks like.
4 of 11Sam Bailey and Craig Pearson
The X Factor winner had to postpone her tour when she discovered she was pregnant – and she found out whilst shopping in Asda. The former prison guard told The Sun, ‘I went in and did it while he was getting all the food…I came out and went “Yep – I’m pregnant!” It wasn’t planned.’
5 of 11Megan Fox and Austin Green
Not one, but both of actress Megan Fox’s pregnancies were a complete surprise to her and husband Austin. ‘We can’t let Brian [Austin Green] near me anymore,’ Megan joked on the Ellen DeGeneres Show. Megan has previously spoken of how much she is loving being a mum to baby boys Bohdi Ransom and Noah Shannon and how it is her most important role in life.
6 of 11Simon Cowell and Lauren Silverman
Simon Cowell a dad? We did not see that coming. And neither did he, after an affair with married socialite Lauren Silverman resulted in her getting pregnant. However, the couple couldn’t be happier with their new role of parents to baby Eric. Simon changing nappies? Who’d have thought it!
7 of 11Natasha Hamilton and Ritchie Neville
Natasha Hamilton announced that she was pregnant with new partner Ritchie’s child in April this year. The singer, 31, who met 5ive’s Ritchie, 34, while filming ITV’s The Big Reunion last year, told OK! magazine that she didn’t think she would be able to get pregnant again, after having cysts removed from her ovaries.
8 of 11Jennifer Ellison and Rob Tickle
The actress and presenter was shocked to learn she was pregnant earlier this year after being told that she couldn’t conceive. ‘I went to hospital to have the cysts scanned and they found a baby! You don’t think you have to be super careful with contraception when you’re told you can’t conceive,’ she told OK! magazine.
9 of 11Rebecca Ferguson
Singer Rebecca Ferguson found out she was pregnant after collapsing during a live performance on ITV’s Loose Women. The X Factor graduate took a pregnancy test after the appearance, only for it to come back negative, much to her confusion. A couple of days another came back positive and, as they say, the rest is history.
10 of 11Katie Price and Kieran Hayler
Katie was reportedly six (yes, six!) months’ pregnant before she found out following a holiday with her family in Cape Verde. ‘I didn't feel pregnant, though. The day we flew home, we all got into the house at 1am and I thought the first thing I'd do when I woke up was a pregnancy test,’ she wrote in her Now! column. The result was, of course, positive.
11 of 11Halle Berry and Oliver Martinez
Extant actress Halle described her second pregnancy as the ‘biggest surprise of my life’. At 46, she certainly didn’t expect to be a mum for a second time with fiancé Oliver’s baby. ‘I thought I was kind of past the point where this could be a reality for me. So it’s been a big surprise and the most wonderful,’ Halle added.