Singer
Shakira, who is expecting her first child with boyfriend Gerard Pique,
has launched an online baby shower and is asking fans to honour their
child by supporting UNICEF in giving underprivileged babies around the
globe a healthy start in life.
The singer is UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and requesting fans to buy gifts for some of the world's poorest babies.
Contactmusic.com reports that the couple posted the invitation on Twitter Wednesday.
"Dear Friends,
Having our first baby is such an incredibly happy time for us. That's
why we want to invite you to our baby shower with a twist. Rather than
asking you to give gifts to our new baby, we're asking you to honour him
by supporting UNICEF in giving underprivileged babies around the globe a
healthy start in life. It would really mean a lot to us," the couple
said in a joint statement on Twitter.
The virtual
baby shower, launched on Jan 15, invites fans into Shakira and Gerard's
virtual living room.
"You can choose an Inspired Gift from our registry - to give the gift of
immunizations so more babies grow up healthy and disease free,
rehydration salts to save children's lives and therapeutic food so
babies will get enough to eat," the couple wrote.
Shakira, 35,
has been dating Pique for around two years and praised him saying, "This
man is the best thing that could have happened in my life. And now the
baby."
She only
confirmed their relationship last year by posting a picture of them
together on Twitter and Facebook with a caption reading, "I present to
you my sunshine".
Colombian pop star and the United
Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) ambassador, Shakira, walks with her
boyfriend, Barcelona soccer player Gerard Pique, after her joint news
conference with Israel's president Shimon Peres (not seen) at the 3rd
annual Israeli Presidential Conference in Jerusalem June 21, 2011.
REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun
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