Shakira pregnant with 1st child

Shakira is pregnant with her first child.The 35-year-old pop superstar posted on her website Wednesday that she and 25-year-old boyfriend Gerard Pique “are very happy awaiting the arrival of their first baby.” Pique, from Barcelona, is a soccer player for FC Barcelona.

Thursday, September 20, 2012
Shakira and Pique. The New Times / File.

Shakira is pregnant with her first child.The 35-year-old pop superstar posted on her website Wednesday that she and 25-year-old boyfriend Gerard Pique "are very happy awaiting the arrival of their first baby.” Pique, from Barcelona, is a soccer player for FC Barcelona.No more details were available.The Grammy-winning Colombian singer is postponing promotional activities and won’t perform at Friday’s iHeartRadio Music festival in Las Vegas.Shakira said in a 2009 interview that she was ready to reproduce, explaining, "I really would like to have a big belly.”She dated Antonio de La Rua, the son of former Argentinian President Fernando de la Rua, for more than a decade. They split in 2011.Shakira is due to be a judge on next season’s "The Voice.”