Beyonce displayed her best attempt at breaking the Internet yesterday, (Feb. 1) announcing that she’s pregnant once again – This time with twins. The viral photo, which she posted on her Instagram account, just eclipsed the eight million “Like” mark in less than 20 hours, making it the most liked photo in the app’s history, surpassing Selena Gomez’ Coke post. Queen B also blessed fans with a series of maternity photos which were released on her official website, along with a poem from famed poet and Lemonade collaborator, Warsan Shire.
Mother is a cocoon where
cells spark, limbs form, mother
swells and stretches to protect her
child, mother has one foot in this world
and one foot in the next,
mother, black venus
Fans and followers have already placed bets on the gender and names of the children as well as the odds of either of the twins having a chart-topping song or becoming president in their lifetimes.
Beyoncé-Jay-Z twin odds @Ladbrokes, includes names, sex of twins, if one will have a No. 1 single, and if one will grow up to be president. pic.twitter.com/88ZL0SYaUA
— Jason Logan (@CoversJLo) February 2, 2017
The Awol Erizku-directed portrait was accompanied by the caption, “We would like to share our love and happiness. We have been blessed two times over. We are incredibly grateful that our family will be growing by two, and we thank you for your well wishes. – The Carters.”
If this doesn’t make your heart melt…
A photo posted by Billboard (@billboard) on
See the additional pics that popped up on Beyonce.com which very well might be from the same Erizku-directed photo shoot below. There are also some heartwarming images from deep in the vault of the Knowles family over the years. Congrats to Bey, Jay, and Blue!
Beyoncé’s maternity shoot 💙💙💙 pic.twitter.com/PjjCU4jdHU
— BEYONCÉ LEGION (@Bey_Legion) February 2, 2017
Beyoncé’s maternity shoot 💙💙💙 pic.twitter.com/8RMrz0HD3V
— BEYONCÉ LEGION (@Bey_Legion) February 2, 2017
Beyoncé’s underwater maternity photos 💙 🌊 pic.twitter.com/4HfVdNqNIG
— BEYONCÉ LEGION (@Bey_Legion) February 2, 2017
Beyoncé & Blue (and the twins) 💙💙💙 pic.twitter.com/klBfjgB34L
— BEYONCÉ LEGION (@Bey_Legion) February 2, 2017
Beyoncé 💙 👼🏾 pic.twitter.com/JiwkyHiD7h
— BEYONCÉ LEGION (@Bey_Legion) February 2, 2017
Beyoncé, Jay Z & Blue over the years 💙 pic.twitter.com/PTcmtpm2hx
— BEYONCÉ LEGION (@Bey_Legion) February 2, 2017
The Carters.. So beautiful. 💕 pic.twitter.com/OvWEnv3F8Y
— BEYONCÉ LEGION (@Bey_Legion) February 2, 2017