Sarkozy's father says Carla Bruni pregnant

France24 05/17/2011 17:53

French President Nicolas Sarkozy's father was quoted by a German newspaper on Tuesday as saying that first lady Carla Bruni is expecting a child, apparently confirming the subject of weeks of speculation.

Talk has swirled in France that the former supermodel is pregnant ever since she clutched a shawl to her stomach during a newspaper interview in early May and fended off inquiries with the words "my lips are sealed to protect something...".

Bruni, 43, wore a loose shirt and jacket during an appearance on French TF1 television on Monday, and when the presenter cryptically told her he would not ask about her personal life but would like to congratulate her, she giggled and congratulated him back.

"The two do not want to know the gender in advance, but I'm sure it will be a girl and as beautiful as Carla," the mass-selling Bild newspaper quoted Pal Sarkozy as saying.

Sarkozy's office said it did not comment on his private life.

With the normally very slender Bruni looking heavier around the middle, some French media have speculated that she could even be expecting twins.

Guests at a recent dinner with Bruni's mother Marisa Bruni Tedeschi in Italy said that she had hinted that a new baby was on the way, according to La Stampa newspaper on Monday.

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