Shakira is pregnant again

Colombian pop star Shakira is expecting her second child with Spanish footballer Gerard Pique, she said in an interview published Thursday; reports AFP.

"The truth is that yes, I'm pregnant," the multi-Grammy-winning singer told the Latin American edition of Cosmopolitan magazine.

AFP said: the exclusive interview confirmed rumors that swirled after she performed at the closing ceremony of the World Cup last month with what some viewers said appeared to be a slight curve in her normally flat belly.

Shakira, 37, did not say how far into her pregnancy she was.

Her first son, Milan, is just over a year and a half old.

"Seeing myself in love is a constant state, and there are no questions, the answer is just there... you are the living answer," she told Cosmopolitan, which put her on the cover of its September issue and entitled the article "The perfect world of the Latin icon."

Shakira and Pique, 27, met at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa and went public with their relationship in early 2011.

Pregnant Shakira thanks fans best wishes

Pop star Shakira has thanked fans for their "wishes" on her second pregnancy, reports IANS.

The “Waka Waka” singer has confirmed she is expecting her second child with soccer star Gerard Piqué, with whom she has 19-month-old son Milan, reports contactmusic.com. 

She tweeted: "Yes, we are expecting our second baby!! Thank you all for your well wishes! (sic)"

The 37-year-old previously admitted she wanted to have lots of children with her soccer star partner.

"If it weren't because of my music projects, I would be pregnant already. I would love to have eight or nine kids with Gerard - my own fútbol team,” she said.