Pregnant and proud Shakira shows off her baby bump wearing just a bikini
top... alongside shirtless beau Gerard Piqué
By
Amelia Proud,
Donna Mcconnell and
Fehintola Betiku
PUBLISHED: 16:07 GMT, 16
January 2013 |
UPDATED:
18:56 GMT, 16 January 2013
Shakira and her footballer beau Gerard Piqué
have released several portraits of the pregnant singer to celebrate the
impending arrival of their first child.
Dressed in just a bikini top and skirt,
boyfriend Piqué also whipped off his shirt in one of the intimate photos which
shows their closeness as they prepare for the birth of their son.
The images which were taken by Jaume Laiguana
were uploaded to the internet as the couple have decided to team up with
UNICEF to host a virtual baby shower.
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Ready and waiting: Shakira and Gerard Piqué have posed for
a series of intimate shots, showing off her baby bump
Shakira, 35, is following in the footsteps of
celebrities such as Demi Moore and Britney Spears, who have posed nude during
the latter stages of their pregnancies.
However rather than posing on a magazine
cover, the Colombian born singer decided to share the candid photo on her
Twitter page.
Using the social networking site to its full
potential, the couple are welcoming fans and family into their interactive
living room where they can purchase Inspired Gifts.
Not long now: The Colombian singer shows off her amazing
pregnant shape in the snaps wearing just a pair of loose-fitting trousers and a
bikini top
Pregnant and proud: Shakira and her footballer beau Gerard
Pique have posed for this beautiful picture which shows the singer in all her
pregnant glory
Presents such as mosquito nets, polio vaccines
and baby-weighing scale can all be bought on the site with each item set to be
distributed to children and communities in some of the poorest corners of the
globe.
On entering the online baby shower, visitors
are greeted with a personal message from Shakira and Gerard, the clip begins:
'As you all know, we will soon be welcoming our first child into the world, and
to celebrate his birth we've organised a virtual baby shower in association with
UNICEF.
'In lieu of receiving gifts for our baby as
with a traditional shower we would like to offer support for babies who live in
conditions of extreme poverty throughout the world.'
Just the two of us: The couple are seen smiling broadly
for the cameras, showing their excitement about starting a family together
She looks so amazing! Shakira positively glows in the
snaps
Taking over from Gerard, Sharika continues:
'Thanks to all of you, they will receive in the form of inspired gifts
therapeutic food packages, vaccines, and rehydration salts which will help save
the lives of hundred of thousands of babies throughout the world.
'We'd like to thank you in advance, and we are
very very happy to know that we can count on your support.'
As an UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Sharika
explained why she had chosen to give share her baby shower with the
world.
What a great idea: Shakira and Gerard have hosted a
virtual baby shower for a good cause
She said: 'Every expectant parent around the
world shares all the same hopes and dreams for their children that we
do.
'Yet many don’t share the same opportunities.
Together we know we can change that.'
While the due date hasn’t been revealed to the
public, the couple who live in Barcelona will soon share their new home on which
building work was recently completed, with a bouncing baby.
Beautiful: In the second image, taken as part of the
35-year-old's virtual baby shower alongside UNICEF, Sharkira stands in a flowing
almond gown
Such a pro: The singer popped her bump into sequins to
support her father's book Al Viento Y Al Azar (At Wind And At Random)
Shakira and the FC Barcelona player met in the
spring of 2010 when he appeared in the music video for her world cup song Waka
Waka (This Time for Africa).
She officially confirmed their relationship on
29 March 2011 via Twitter and Facebook posting a picture of the two with a
caption reading, 'I present to you my sunshine.'
Piqué who is
a
centre-back for FC Barcelona, the city's illustrious team caused panic by
falsely announcing the arrival of their child on December 27.
The sportsman made the false announcement to
dupe fans for Dia de los Inocentes,
the
Spanish equivalent of April Fools Day.
Her inspiration: The Hips Don't Lie singer poses with her
writer father, William Mebarak, at the presentation of his new book
The Hips Don't Lie singer, who is to be judge
on the next series of The Voice, is in her final stages.
Earlier this week the 35-year-old stepped out
in Barcelona, Spain, to celebrate the launch of father father William Mebarak's new book Al Viento Y Al Azar (At Wind And At
Random).
She has spoken about how she used to watch her father write his
stories on a typewriter and asked for one as a Christmas gift.
And by the age of four had already written her
first poem, La Rosa De Cristal (The Crystal Rose).
Golden pair: The couple had a quiet night in on New Year's
Eve
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