Chinese supermodel Ming Xi and Hong Kong actress Jennifer Shum announce pregnancy news

The rumours are true, Hong Kong actress Jennifer Shum really is pregnant.

Early last month, the 32-year-old announced that she would be leaving her long-running drama series Come Home Love: Lo and Behold for six months, sparking talk that she is expecting.

On Mother's Day yesterday (May 9), she confirmed it in an Instagram post: "It's no longer a secret anymore! There's really a five-month-old baby nudging me inside my tummy."

Jennifer, who married her non-celebrity boyfriend in November last year, added she and her husband decided to make the announcement only after all of their baby's health check results are normal.

She added: "Husband and I cannot be grateful, happy, and lucky enough to meet our little-mini-we in less than five months' time. Possibly the most precious gift for us this year, and we are truly excited to become parents."

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Chinese supermodel Ming Xi, 32, also shared good news on Weibo yesterday. She posted two photos: one of husband Mario Ho and their young son Ronaldo holding a small bouquet of flowers, and another of two bouquets.

"I can receive two bouquets on Mother's Day in the future," she wrote.

Mario — who is the son of late Macau billionaire Stanley Ho — said in response: "My status in the family will be lowered again!"

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