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| Singer Janet Jackson, 50, confirms she is expecting first child | |
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| Singer Janet Jackson has officially confirmed she is expecting her first child, at the age of 50. | Singer Janet Jackson has officially confirmed she is expecting her first child, at the age of 50. |
| She told People magazine: "We thank God for our blessing", and posed for a picture with her growing baby bump. | She told People magazine: "We thank God for our blessing", and posed for a picture with her growing baby bump. |
| Speculation about her pregnancy surfaced in April when she postponed her 'Unbreakable' tour, saying she wanted to focus on planning a family with her husband, Wissam al-Mana. | |
| She was recently spotted in London shopping for baby essentials. | She was recently spotted in London shopping for baby essentials. |
| The People magazine quoted a source close to the Jackson family as saying: "She is super excited about her pregnancy and is doing extremely well. She actually feels very good about everything." | The People magazine quoted a source close to the Jackson family as saying: "She is super excited about her pregnancy and is doing extremely well. She actually feels very good about everything." |
| In a video posted on Twitter in April, she told her fans that she was postponing her world tour because "there's been a sudden change". | In a video posted on Twitter in April, she told her fans that she was postponing her world tour because "there's been a sudden change". |
| "I thought it was important that you be the first to know. My husband and I are planning our family," she said, adding: "Please if you can try and understand that its important that I do this now." | "I thought it was important that you be the first to know. My husband and I are planning our family," she said, adding: "Please if you can try and understand that its important that I do this now." |
| She went on to say: "I have to rest up, doctor's orders." | She went on to say: "I have to rest up, doctor's orders." |
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