Carla Bruni pregnant?

French First Lady's father-in-law confirms news...

09:42 18 May 2011

Carla Bruni's father-in-law has revealed that the French First Lady is expecting a child with President Nicolas Sarkozy.

Pregnancy rumours have been circulating since April 2011, but the President's office has so far declined to comment.

However, 86-year-old Pal Sarkozy, the President's father, has let slip, telling reporters:

"I'm glad to be having a grandchild.

"Neither wants to know the gender beforehand, but I'm certain it will be a girl, and beautiful like Carla."

President Sarkozy married 43-year-old former supermodel Carla in 2008.

Bruni already has a 10-year-old son from a previous relationship and 56-year-old Sarkozy has three sons, aged between 25 and 13, from his two previous marriages.