“I lost so much weight to go on my Maui trip only to gain it back,” Spears said. “I thought ‘geez... what happened to my stomach?’
“My husband said:‘No,you’re food pregnant silly’. So I got a pregnancy test and uh,well... I am having a baby.”
It will be the pop star’s first child with her fiance,actor and fitness trainer Sam Asghari. The couple met on the set of a music video in 2016.
Asghari confirmed Spears’ announcement on his own Instagram account. “Marriage and kids are a natural part of a strong relationship filled with love and respect,” he said.
“Fatherhood is something I have always looked forward to and I don’t take lightly. It is the most important job I will ever do.”
The news comesafter a Los Angeles judge in November ended a conservatorship that had controlled Spears’ life and money for nearly 14 years. The decision followed a five-month odyssey in the courts that saw the pop star publicly demand the end of the agreement,hire her own lawyer,have her father removed from power and win the freedom to make her own medical,financial and personal decisions.