Since the “Crazy In Love” singer secret wedding last month, Beyonce Knowles, 26, has been glowing even more than usual. The sexy singer - who has been plagued by pregnancy rumours ever since she wed Jay-Z, 38, in a secret ceremony on April – is said to be expecting her first child and was keen to tie the knot before she had the baby.

Beyonce, who starred in the 2006 hit movie Dreamgirls, once said in an interview that she wouldn’t pressure her children to become singers. She said: “We’ll let our children make their own decisions. What if they are tone deaf? You never know.”

Four years ago, at the age of 17, Beyonce’s sister, Solange, married her American footballer boyfriend Daniel Smith in the Bahamas after finding out she was pregnant.

The friend added: “Beyonce and Solange have been brought up with strong Christian beliefs. Part of that belief is to be married before having children.”

A source said: “Beyonce is 100 per cent pregnant, which is why the couple rushed their wedding. The wedding was thrown together so quickly because of Beyonce’s strong Christian beliefs.”