Beyonce 'IS expecting a second child!'

But according to E! News, multiple sources have confirmed to them that Beyoncé IS expecting her second child with Jay-Z.

Suspicions were first sparked by the careful camouflage of the Givenchy gown the singer, 31, wore to attend the Met Ball in New York.


The high waisted bodice with a detailed pattern made it hard to see the superstar's actual shape.

But it was when the Destiny's Child alum had to cancel her Mrs. Carter Show performance in Antwerp, Belgium on Tuesday citing 'dehydration and exhaustion' that the rumour mill went into overdrive.

The star recently told ABC News that she 'would like more children' and that she feels 16-month-old Blue Ivy could do with some company.

Beyonce wore custom, hand beaded white peplum one-piece by designers Ralph & Russo when she took the stage in Antwerp a day after the cancelled concert, and though there was no sign of a bump the fitted corset gave little away.

The singer had been getting flak for just releasing one official photograph from each concert but now of course it seems that she was merely trying to keep the news under wraps.

Hip hop mogul Russell Simmons was quick to Tweet his congratulations lending further credence to the news while TMZ tried to squeeze information from Bey's friend, Kelly Rowland.

She yelled 'what?' when confronted by the news but went onto be so bashful that it became clear she probably knew more.

The New York Post newspaper also claimed that 'multiple sources' told them Beyonce is pregnant following her attendance at the star-studded Met Ball, where the star's rumoured pregnancy was the talk of the night.

The pop superstar is said to have 'carefully' hidden her baby bump in the high-waisted Givenchy gown, but multiple photos have since surfaced of Beyonce sporting a growing stomach on her 65-date Mrs Carter Show world tour, which touched down in Dublin, Ireland, on Sunday.

Pictures of her on stage in London appear to show an uncharacteristically rounded tummy.

The Grown Woman singer welcomed her first child, daughter Blue Ivy Carter, into the world in January 2012.

Beyoncé and Jay-Z - real name Shawn Carter - remained tight-lipped about her first pregnancy until sensationally announcing it live at the MTV Video Music Awards in August 2011.

Beyoncé recently admitted she would love to give her daughter a sibling, because she enjoyed such a close relationship with her younger sister Solange Knowles, 26, when they were growing up.

She said: 'I would like more children. I think my daughter needs some company. I definitely love being a big sister.'

Pressed on when she may have another child, she added: 'At some point, when it's supposed to happen.'

Seems it may just have happened.