12 Apr 2022

'Baby One More Time' - Britney Spears expecting third child

11:10 am on 12 April 2022

Singer Britney Spears has announced she is pregnant with her third child in a social media post on Instagram.

Britney Spears arrives for a Hollywood film premiere in 2019.

File image: Britney Spears Photo: AFP

Spears, 40, not only revealed her pregnancy but also appeared to announce she has gotten married to her fiance Sam Asghari, 28, calling him her "husband" in the post.

Spears described how she noticed changes in her stomach that at first she dismissed as weight gain.

"So I got a pregnancy test and uhhhhh well I am having a baby," she posted.

The pop star also recounted how she suffered depression during a previous pregnancy and how she now feels women can more openly discuss their mental health while pregnant.

"This time I will be doing yoga every day !!! Spreading lots of joy and love!!!" she wrote.

In June 2021, Spears complained in court in her conservatorship case that she was being prevented from marrying or having more children.

In November, a judge ended her 13-year conservatorship that had allowed her father, Jamie Spears, to control her personal life and $60 million estate.

Spears has two sons, Sean Preston, 16, and Jayden James, 15, from her previous marriage with Kevin Federline.

- Reuters

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