{"id":87545,"date":"2017-02-01T19:28:57","date_gmt":"2017-02-02T00:28:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=87545"},"modified":"2017-02-01T19:28:57","modified_gmt":"2017-02-02T00:28:57","slug":"beyonce-announces-shes-pregnant-with-twins-on-instagram","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/02\/01\/beyonce-announces-shes-pregnant-with-twins-on-instagram\/","title":{"rendered":"Beyonce announces she’s pregnant with twins on Instagram"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Beyonce (Pictured) and Jay Z announced Wednesday on Instagram that the superstar singer is pregnant with twins. (Photo: Beyonce\/ Instagram<\/a>\u00a0)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

NEW YORK \u2013Blue Ivy is about to become a big sister \u2013twice over.<\/p>\n

Beyonce and Jay Z announced Wednesday on Instagram that the superstar singer is pregnant with twins.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have been blessed two times over. We are incredibly grateful that our family will be growing by two,\u201d said a statement signed \u201cThe Carters,\u201d Jay Z’s real last name.<\/p>\n

The news accompanied a photo of Beyonce showing a baby bump while wearing just a bra, underwear and a veil, kneeling in front of a backdrop of flowers. The singer’s representative did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The news triggered half a million tweets in 45 minutes, according to Twitter.<\/p>\n

Their daughter, Blue Ivy, was born in 2012. The little girl served as the inspiration for Jay Z’s hit song \u201cGlory,\u201d and she’s appeared in music videos alongside her mother.<\/p>\n

Beyonce, who set a record in December for earning Grammy Award nominations in the rock, pop, R&B and rap categories in the same year with her diverse album \u201cLemonade,\u201d announced her last pregnancy at the 2011 MTV VMAs.<\/p>\n

Beyonce in October ended her six-month Formation World Tour at MetLife Stadium in New York City. She has also been named one of the headliners this spring at the Coachella music festival.<\/p>\n

Beyonce and Jay Z routinely make listings of the most powerful people in the entertainment industry. She is the most nominated woman in Grammy Awards history, with 53 nominations and 20 wins. He co-founded the record company Roc-A-Fella, the clothing line Rocawear, a nightclub chain and the streaming service Tidal.<\/p>\n

She and Jay Z were married in April 2008. Beyonce revealed in 2013 that she had suffered a miscarriage before Blue Ivy’s birth.<\/p>\n

In 2013, Beyonce told ABC News that she definitely \u201cwould like more children.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI think my daughter needs some company. I definitely love being a big sister,\u201d she said, referring to little sister, Grammy-nominated singer Solange Knowles.<\/p>\n

The news of the pregnancy comes a day after Pharrell Williams and his wife, Helen Lasichanh, confirmed they had welcomed triplets. Those babies join 8-year-old big brother Rocket.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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