Shakira, who first confirmed the news of her second pregnancy to Spanish Cosmopolitan in late August, said in the same interview that she and boyfriend Gerard Pique are expecting a boy.
According to September issue of the publication, Shakira “admits Milan will have a little brother soon”.
Shakira’s parents Nidia Ripoll and William Mebarak Chadid also shared the baby’s gender with Hola! magazine on September 9.
“We’re very happy,” the grandparents said.
“She’s having another baby boy a playmate for Milan.”
After her pregnancy reveal, Shakira, 37, took to Twitter to graciously thank fans for their well-wishes.
Shakira wrote on August 28: “The Pique-Mebarak family is still growing!
“Yes, we are expecting our second baby!! Thank you all for your well wishes!
“¡Sigue creciendo la familia Piqué Mebarak! ¡Gracias a todos por sus mensajes de cariño!”
Shakira and soccer stud Gerard Pique are already parents to 19-month-old Milan. Since baby Milan’s birth last January, the tot has already made a cameo in his mom’s soccer-theme music video for her World Cup single, La La La (Brazil 2014).
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