Shakira And Gerard Pique Confirm Pregnancy

It's official: Shakira is pregnant. The lucky father is boyfriend Gerard Pique, a Catalan soccer player who joined FC Barcelona as center back in 2008 and played with the No. 1 Spanish National Team in the 2010 World Cup in Johannesburg — where the handsome couple met. At the time, Pique was featured in Shakira's music video "Waka Waka (This Time For Africa)," the official anthem of the tournament. Shakira then confirmed their relationship in 2011 by posting a picture of her with Pique (above), writing "Les present a mi sol" (I present to you my sunshine). Over the past two years, their high-profile relationship has been well-documented, including by Shakira herself, who just this past March tweeted a snapshot of Pique making his move on the Colombian popstress in the intimacy of their home (below): "Today it's revenge day! I'm making someone suffer at Scrabble!" @Shakira wrote.

Although rumors of pregnancy had been swirling for some time, Shakira finally confirmed the happy news in a statement. "As some of you may know, Gerard and I are very happy awaiting the arrival of our first baby! At this time we have decided to give priority to this unique moment in our lives and postpone all the promotional activities planned over the next few days," said Shakira, 35, in a statement, which might explain her decision to join NBC's The Voice next season as a judge, alongside Usher, in order to replace Christina Aguilera and Cee Lo Green while they tend to their own musical commitments.

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