Beyoncé Announces She’s Pregnant with Twins – See the Photo!

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Beyoncé announced Wednesday, Feb. 1, that she is pregnant with twins, giving 5-year-old Blue Ivy Carter two new siblings. The “Freedom” singer revealed the news on Instagram with a photo of her kneeling and looking toward the camera as she caresses her growing baby bump.

The 35-year-old singer thanked her fans for their messages of encouragement, saying she and husband Jay Z, 47, “have been blessed two times over.”

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We would like to share our love and happiness. We have been blessed two times over. We are incredibly grateful that our family will be growing by two, and we thank you for your well wishes. – The Carters

A post shared by Beyoncé (@beyonce) on Feb 1, 2017 at 10:39am PST

Fans reacted quickly to the news on Twitter, posting messages of humor and congratulations.

when beyonce is pregnant i am pregnant

— tré melvin (@TreMelvin) February 1, 2017

Twitter: Y'all always worried about celebrities and their relationships

Beyoncé: I'm pregnant

Twitter: pic.twitter.com/CBh0XzVxPx

— Anthony Moore (@AllThatandMoore) February 1, 2017

It's the second month of the year. Beyoncé announces at 2pm she's pregnant with twins. They sure do love numbers. Congrats Bey and Hov

— Café Con Leche (@Queen_Ara) February 1, 2017

Yass! Beyoncé is pregnant, and I love that maternity shoot 💕🐣👶🏽 gorgeous, congrats to them

— Zig (@zigbeswick) February 1, 2017