Shakira Is Pregnant With First Child
Colombian singer Skakira, 35, announced she was cancelling a work appearance because she's with child. The beauty is expecting her first child with her soccer player boyfriend, Gerard Pique - this will be the first offspring for both parties.
"As some of you may know, [boyfriend] Gerard [Piqué] and I are very happy awaiting the arrival of our first baby!" the curvaceous crooner wrote on her website on Wednesday. " 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."
"This means I will not be able to be a part of the iHeartRadio Music Festival ... I'd like to thank Clear Channel and my fans for their constant love and understanding. Big kiss!"
Shakira and R&B singer Usher, recently signed up to temporarily join Adam Levine and Blake Shelton for the forthcoming season of "The Voice." Current hosts Christina Aguilera and Cee Lo Green are planning to take a hiatus to focus on other projects but vow to return for season 5.
"By pursuing my first passion of music during the break, I am also able to come back and offer even more to my team on The Voice in the future," Aguilera said in a released statement.
"I will return for season five and will be watching season four," said Green.
We are thrilled to welcome Usher and Shakira to The Voice," Robert Greenblatt, the chairman of NBC Entertainment, said in statement. "Doing two back-to-back cycles of this show requires a tremendous amount of time and we are happy to accommodate the commitments made by Christina and Cee Lo."