American pop star, Janet Jackson is pregnant with her first child at the age of 50.
The singer officially confirmed this when she showed her baby bump to People Magazine.
#ICYMI: Janet Jackson officially announces her pregnancy ‘blessing’ at 50 – see the exclusive photo https://t.co/nPt3ExVrbT pic.twitter.com/67hMsypzvV
— People Magazine (@people) October 12, 2016
Jackson and husband, Wissam Al Mana got married in 2012.
It is obvious that Jackson and her husband are super excited about her pregnancy.
She had earlier released a video on Twitter to announce that her and her husband are planning to add to their family, thus cutting her world tour short.
“We’re on the second leg of the tour, and there actually has been a sudden change. I thought it was important that you’d be the first to know,” Jackson said.
“My husband and I are planning our family. So I’m going to have delay the tour. Please try and understand that it’s important that I do this now. I have to rest up, doctors orders.”
According to People, the singer and Al Mana are happy with the development while saying they “thank God for the blessing”.
Okmagazine.com reports that the expectant mother has chosen her late brother’s name for the baby as a tribute to him.
People reports that the 50-year-old singer is excited and doing “extremely well”.
Janet’s husband Wissam Saleh Al-Mana is a Qatari business magnate. The 41-year-old is the executive director of Al-Mana Group, a Qatar-based conglomerate operating primarily in the GCC region.
