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| Beyonce pregnant: Couple 'blessed' to be having twins | Beyonce pregnant: Couple 'blessed' to be having twins |
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| Beyonce and her husband Jay Z say they "have been blessed two times over", using Instagram to announce that she is expecting twins. | Beyonce and her husband Jay Z say they "have been blessed two times over", using Instagram to announce that she is expecting twins. |
| "We are incredibly grateful that our family will be growing by two," the pair wrote, and "we thank you for your well wishes". | "We are incredibly grateful that our family will be growing by two," the pair wrote, and "we thank you for your well wishes". |
| The post, signed "The Carters", has a photo of Beyonce with a baby bump, wearing lingerie and a veil. | The post, signed "The Carters", has a photo of Beyonce with a baby bump, wearing lingerie and a veil. |
| The couple already have a daughter, Blue Ivy, who has just turned five. | The couple already have a daughter, Blue Ivy, who has just turned five. |
| Beyonce has been nominated in nine categories for the 2017 Grammy Awards, extending her lead as the most-nominated woman in Grammys history. | Beyonce has been nominated in nine categories for the 2017 Grammy Awards, extending her lead as the most-nominated woman in Grammys history. |
| The star, 35, is due to headline the Coachella music festival in southern California in April. | |
| The announcement gave no indication of the babies' due date. | The announcement gave no indication of the babies' due date. |
| In 2011, Beyonce revealed her pregnancy to fans during the MTV Awards. | |
| She opened her performance of Love On Top by announcing: "I want you to feel the love that's growing inside of me." | |
| During the closing bars of the song, she opened her jacket to reveal her baby bump. The camera then cut to Jay Z, who was being congratulated by Kanye West. | |
| Blue Ivy went on to inspire a song on Beyonce's self-titled album, and appeared several times in last year's Lemonade. | |
| Jay Z revealed in the lyrics to his track Glory that Beyonce suffered a miscarriage before the birth of Blue Ivy. |