Summary

  • Beyonce announced she was pregnant with twins on Wednesday night

  • The children will be her second and third offspring, joining 5-year-old Blue Ivy

  • Her announcement broke records on Instagram

  1. Postpublished at 10:53 Greenwich Mean Time 2 February 2017

    In less than 24 hours, Beyonce's pregnancy picture has become the most liked photograph in the history of Instagram. 

    The announcement that she was expecting twins with Jay-Z also generated half a million tweets in just 45 minutes. 

    Here are some of the best reactions on social media.

    Beyonce's mum was relieved the cat was out of the bag

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    WOWI don't have to keep the secret anymore! I am soooo happy ❤️❤️ God is so good❤️ twin blessings. Thank you for all your well wishing beautiful messages . I appreciate them soo much❤️

    Tina Knowles

    Others were thankful to get some good news, at last

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    While Ellen DeGeneres had an announcement of her own

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    Soon, the puns started flowing in

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    Then... POLITICS

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      Inevitably, there were Destiny's Child jokes  

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    Everyone had fun guessing what the babies would be called

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    Finally, everyone remembered Beyonce was supposed to be headlining Coachella in April...

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    A Beyonce fansite discovered further pictures from the photoshoot

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    And celebrities couldn't wait to congratulate the happy couple

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    so excited about this news!!!! Congratulations to you @Beyonce and my big brother Jay!!!

    Rihanna

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