Shakira is expecting another son.

Now Shakira's mother Nidia and father William have revealed she is carrying a brother for her 19-month-old son Milan.

Her parents told Hola! magazine: "We're very happy. She's having another baby boy - a playmate for Milan."

Although they now the sex of their next grandchild, Nidia and William do not know what Shakira and Gerard plan to call their next baby.

They added: "We don't know anything about names yet."

Shakira confirmed the happy news in a magazine interview and on her Twitter page telling her millions of followers: "Yes, we are expecting our second baby!! Thank you all for your well wishes!"

Shakira, 37, has previously stated she'd like to have a huge family with Gerard, 27, with her dream being to have enough kids for her own soccer side.

She previously said: "If it weren't because of my music projects, I would be pregnant already. I would love to have eight or nine kids with Gerard - my own fútbol team."