Las Vegas Weekly

January 29, 2009 · 7:45 AM

Photo Gallery: Congratulations to Celine Dion on new pregnancy?

By Robin Leach

Celine Dion in concert in Tampa, Fla., on Jan. 28, 2009.

Photo: Tom Donoghue/www.donoghuephotography.com

In the same week that superstar singer Celine Dion celebrated the 8th birthday of her son Rene-Charles and the birthday of her husband Rene Angelil’s son Patrick, rumors that she’s pregnant again have started again. If true, congratulations are in order because Celine, now 40, always wanted a baby sister or brother for her son -- and admitted that, just as with him, she was attempting it with the same successful in vitro procedure she’d undertaken back in 2000.

The award-winning Canadian songbird, who lives here in Lake Las Vegas and will be returning to Caesars Palace next year for a new run of appearances, did little to dispel the baby talk last night in her Super Bowl concert tour appearance in Tampa, Fla.

As these exclusive photos from our contributing photographer Tom Donoghue show, Celine was even rubbing her tummy, beaming with pride as she pointed to it and giving a thumbs-up to two members of the audience during the standing ovation at the end of her show.

“She’s glowing with radiance. She’s so happy and just bubbling. You can tell she’s pregnant, even though she didn’t say anything,” one backstage visitor said.

Celine is winding down her yearlong world tour now. It’s become the second best-selling show behind Madonna, with sales of nearly $250 million. Her concert in Miami last weekend set a new record with the highest attendance for a single concert at American Airlines Arena. From Feb. 9-15, Celine wraps up her five hometown concerts in Montreal and Quebec City. Then she’s left with gigs in San Jose, Salt Lake City, Denver and the final Feb. 26 performance in Omaha.

Afterwards, she’s free and clear to rest up for the hoped-for pregnancy. Her 81-year-old mother Therese, who raised 14 children, is on the final legs of the world tour along with Rene Charles, who celebrated his birthday Sunday -- and received a break from his on-tour home schooling. Patrick, who ran the “New Day’ production team in Vegas at Caesars Palace, celebrated his birthday yesterday.

Photo: Tom Donoghue/www.donoghuephotography.com

Celine Dion is ready for Super Bowl XLIII in Tampa, Fla., on Feb. 1, 2009.

After last night’s show, a happy and radiant Celine posed with visitors in Tampa for this weekend’s Super Bowl XLIII (43) between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Arizona Cardinals.

Celine and Rene have always told me that they hoped to have a new child once the world tour came to an end. They’d even planned the time off in her schedule to make it work. Celine has said she would take a year off to rest and prepare for the birth in her Las Vegas and Florida homes; then she would return to The Colosseum to alternate contract runs with Bette Midler and Cher.

We hope the pregnancy rumors are true, and we wish Celine and Rene all best wishes. Everybody at Vegas DeLuxe sends congratulations in the hope that Celine’s three-year-long dream finally comes true again!

For Celine’s latest videos, click HERE.

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