The world has been reacting to the incredible news that Britney Spears is set to become a mother for the third time.
Within minutes of the pop icon, 40, announcing on social media the happy news she is pregnant, past posts resurfaced where fans speculated that the singer had been hinting she was with child.
Writing on Instagram on Monday night, the Grammy award-winning star revealed she got a pregnancy test after 'husband' Sam Asghari suggested she take one following their trip to Maui.
Fans and celebrity pals were quick to congratulate the star, with Paris Hilton leading the way writing: "Congratulations sis!! I’m so excited for you!! Love you!!!"
Britney first sparked pregnancy rumours last month when she shared a TikTok clip of another woman's pregnant stomach.
In the brief clip, a heavily pregnant woman can be seen laid on her side, as her unborn child kicks and moves around in her stomach.
"Mommy … get me out of here!" Britney captioned the snippet, crediting the original creator in her re-post.
The pregnancy-related update led to many of the star's fans speculating that the pop princess was expecting her third child.
While Britney is already a doting mum to teenage sons Sean, 16, and Jayden, 15, with ex-husband Kevin Federline, Sam is set to become a dad for the first time when the legendary singer gives birth later this year.
The pair - who are rumoured to have already tied the knot - have been open and very public about their desire to start a family together.
Last year, Britney teased fans when she welcomed a new addition to the family - just months after she confirmed her engagement to the aspiring actor and personal trainer.
In a short clip shared to Instagram in December 2021, the Gimmie More singer can be seen by a Christmas tree, feeding what fans believe to be an animal with a milk bottle - with her back to the camera throughout the entire footage.
"New addition to the family [shocked-face emoji] guess if it’s a boy or a girl [pink bow emoji] … thank you again baby @samasghari !!!!" Britney captioned the cute video to her 37.8million Instagram followers.
The star's pregnancy announcement on Monday comes after her controversial 13-year conservatorship was terminated in November 2021 - leaving her free to take control of her own reproductive choices.
Britney emotionally told a court last year that she hoped to start a family with her actor beau but had been forced to have contraception fitted in her body due to her controversial conservatorship.
"I would like to progressively move forward, and I want to have the real deal. I want to be able to get married and have a baby," Britney confessed during her virtual testimony in June 2021.
"I have an [IUD] inside of myself so I don’t get pregnant. They don’t want me to have children — any more children."
Now, less than a year on from the star gaining her freedom, it appears she is finally pregnant with her third child and seemingly married to her long-term partner.
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