Shakira has announced that she is ready to have kids. The Gypsy singer, who wraps her She Wolf tour next month has decided that she is ready to start a family with her partner, Antonio ad La Rua - after claiming last summer she wants babies.

The Columbian beauty stated: "I'd really like to have kids, but first I need to go on tour and release this new album - and then we can sit down and talk about it."

Shakira, who shot to fame with hit song Whenever Wherever also revealed that she is no longer concerned about getting married to Antonio saying:  "Maybe 15 years ago, I'd dream about wearing a white gown.

A wedding cake and a room full of guests and me feeding them canapes." She added: "Now I dream about growing old with the person I love. I have different priorities."

Whilst Shakira dreams of babies and starting a family, her pal Beyonce has silenced pregnancy rumours that began to haunt her recently.

Bey, who was rumoured to be expecting her first child with Jay-Z was seen partying in Las Vegas hours after a representative for the Sweet Dreams singer denied that she was expecting.

Onlookers at the Vegas night spot Tao said Beyonce was: "sipping on Ace of Spades champagne and the group was out until 4 AM. She was having a lot of fun and dancing." It seems we won't be hearing the tiny patter of baby Beyonce's feet just yet...