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It isn’t crazy: Carly Rae Jepsen is expecting her first child with husband Cole M.G.N.

The Canadian singer-songwriter announced her pregnancy Monday in an Instagram post, sharing a few black-and-white photos of the couple and Jepsen’s baby bump that hint there may be some kicking going on.

“Oh hi baby,” Jepsen, 39, wrote in the caption along with a heart emoji. Her 40-year-old husband, whose full name is Cole Marsden Greif-Neill, is feeling so much love and excitement that he has been rendered speechless, if the multiple heart-eyes emojis are any indication.

According to the couple’s wedding spread in Vogue, Jepsen and the Grammy Award-winning producer tied the knot in October, and the couple had been trying to get pregnant while planning their New York wedding. The musicians first met as colleagues in 2021 and started dating in 2022 before getting getting engaged in September of last year.

In 2023, Jepsen told People that their first collaboration, the song “So Right” from her album “The Loveliest Time,” was in essence the couple’s “meet-cute.”

“This is our first little baby out in the world,” Jepsen told the outlet at the time. “I think you’ll see a lot more of our collaboration together for future projects.”

Known for her earworm 2012 hit “Call Me Maybe,” Jepsen most recently celebrated the 10th anniversary of the release of “Emotion” with a sold-out show at the Troubadour, where she performed the entirety of the 2015 album.

“‘Emotion’ was like an introduction to my authentic version of what pop music was,” Jepsen said of the LP in 2020. “I was itching to share something different, because I knew that ‘Call Me Maybe’ wasn’t the only color of what I had to offer.”

PALOMA Faith shocked fans after announcing she’s pregnant with her third child – but did we just miss the signs?

The Only Love Can Hurt Like This songstress, 44, dropped several subtle clues before revealing her big news on Friday.

Firstly, fans might have noticed that Paloma had been wearing lots of baggy clothes in her recent social media activity.

In a video filmed after being eliminated from The Celebrity Traitors, the singer wore a massive, puffy winter jacket.

Another clip shared on Paloma’s Instagram showed her talking to Niko after he got banished at the round table.

Floating babies appear around the screen with no context whatsoever, another clue the mum-of-two was expecting.

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On TikTok, Paloma filmed several clips over the last few weeks, hiding her stomach from the view of her followers.

One video sees her sit behind a table, while another shows the singer strategically covering her stomach with a pillow.

Another dead giveaway was a caption on Paloma’s Instagram.

In the recent upload, she joked that “mumma” was “recharging”.

Anyone looking back at Paloma’s social media will see the string of hints in posts since she was eliminated from The Celebrity Traitors.

On Friday, she shared a snap of her baby bump on Instagram.

Paloma wrote: “Plot twist, mother is mothering (again).”

She then used the hashtags #morethangeriatricpregnancy #oappregnancy #oapmilf in jest, along with #18weekspregnant.

Paloma is believed to be expecting with her boyfriend Stevie Thomas.

The director of a music venue in Birmingham also once appeared on Channel 4 reality show Shipwrecked back in 2007.

The couple went public with their relationship in March, but it’s thought they had been dating secretly for more than a year.

Paloma shares two daughters with her ex-partner, artist Leyman Lahcine.

The pair split three years ago, and their children were born in 2016 and 2021.

Paloma was axed from this year’s Celebrity Traitors season after being killed in plain sight by her close friend Alan Carr.

Unbeknownst to her, Jonathan Ross, Cat Burns, and her pal Alan, were all recruited by host Claudia Winkleman as Traitors.

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“These are like three of my favourite people that I was sure… I hope they never call me again,” the singer said after finding out.

“Bang out of order. Bang out of order. I feel really even more betrayed now. I feel betrayed by Jonathan and Alan.”

They remain two of the NBA’s biggest stars, and whenever LeBron James and the Lakers face Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors it is must-see TV.

The Lakers and Warriors will open the regular season against each other Tuesday night at Crypto.com Arena, but James will not play because he’s dealing with a sciatica nerve injury on his right side.

Nevertheless, the rivalry between the Lakers and the Warriors will continue to shine.

“Obviously, going against Steph is very exciting,” Lakers star Luka Doncic said after practice Monday. “It’s going to be tough. I don’t know if it’s a rivalry, but it’s for sure an exciting game.”

When the Lakers and Warriors played on Christmas last season, James and Curry put on a show.

James had 31 points and 10 assists in the Lakers’ victory and Curry had 38 points.

The two had proved again that they can captivate sports fans.

“Lakers against Warriors has been intense,” Lakers forward Rui Hachimura said. “We’ve always played pretty intense games, playoff-like. So this is going to be [the same]. … So even with LeBron out, it’s going to be a great game. Of course, we got to compete and we’re trying to get this dub [win].”

The James-Curry rivalry reached its zenith from 2015-2018, when their teams met in the NBA Finals four consecutive years. James, who was playing for the Cleveland Cavaliers during those years, won just one championship against Curry.

Warriors star Stephen Curry shoots over the Lakers’ Luka Doncic during a game on April 3.

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“Steph-LeBron rivalry, whatever you want to call it, matchup has always been awesome — for whatever teams they’ve been on and for the league itself,” Lakers coach JJ Redick said. “I know we had some great games against those guys last year. Being a part of that was really cool. I think when you’re the Lakers and you play on national TV more than any other team, you’re generally going to play against great teams and that’s what tomorrow is. I think it’s just a general excitement about the start of the year. I don’t know if there’s anything extra to that.”

With James out, Doncic said there is “nothing specifically” he has to do extra.

“I just try to win every game,” Doncic said. “Obviously, it’s going to be hard with LeBron out. But when he’s ready to return, he’s going to help us a lot for sure.”

Doncic will have help from Austin Reaves, Deandre Ayton, Hachimura, Gabe Vincent and the rest of the Lakers.

Curry will have help from longtime teammate Draymond Green and Jimmy Butler.

But a lot of eyes will be on Curry, someone Doncic immensely respects.

“For sure. As an opponent, obviously [it is] very hard to guard him,” Doncic said. “He’s moving all the time. He can shoot from anywhere, so I feel like it’s hard but always exciting. Going against a player like that is very exciting.”

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Redick said James, who is expected to be out until November, did “individual work” during practice Monday. Redick said Lakers backup center Jaxson Hayes (right wrist contusion) was “trending” toward playing Tuesday, as was Bronny James (ankle) and Maxi Kleber (quad).

Add one more to the number of kids that will have Enrique Iglesias as a personal hero. The singer and his wife, Anna Kournikova, are expecting their fourth child.

They are already parents of 7-year-old twins Lucy and Nicholas and 5-year-old Mary. Iglesias and Kournikova are “overjoyed,” according to Hola! Kournikova is halfway through the pregnancy.

Iglesias, 50, returned to Spain in July to perform at the Granca Live Fest — it was his first show in his native country in six years. He has planned appearances in Mexico, India and Abu Dhabi. In 2024, the pop singer released “FINAL (Vol. 2),” the last installment of his serialized studio album farewell.

While promoting his tour in 2021, Enrique Iglesias and Ricky Martin Live in Concert with special guest Sebastián Yatra on Instagram, the singer said his “FINAL” series “might be” his last album.

“I’m in that moment in my life, that chapter in my life, where I think it’s the right time to put it out and I’ve been thinking about this since 2015,” Iglesias said.

Kournikova, 44, retired from tennis in 2003 because of injuries. In 2011, during the 12th season of NBC’s reality weight-loss competition “The Biggest Loser,” she replaced Jillian Michaels as the trainer for that one season.

The “Hero” singer and the former professional tennis player have been together since 2001. They live a private life in Miami — raising their family away from the spotlight, according to People. The two “love being parents” and spend their time “raising their children,” a source familiar with the couple told People in February.