Amanda Palmer’s Instagram page has exploded on Wednesday, when she announced to the world that she is pregnant with her first child. Palmer thanked her husband, Neil Gaiman, for his contribution in this first pregnancy.
American music star Amanda Palmer is pregnant and she took to social networking site Instagram to share the happy news with her fans. Palmer, 38, is the lead singer of The Dresden Dolls, a musical duo that does punk cabaret.
The “Map of Tasmania” singer married her husband, graphic novelist English Neil Gaiman, in January 2011. The talented singer used a nude photo to announce her pregnancy. In the picture, Gaiman’s wife is standing naked in front of a window in Vancouver city. The snapshot was taken from the side, Palmer has her left hand covering her breasts and the right one is holding her baby bump.
In the caption section, the future mother wrote:
“Guess what? I’m pregnant. due September. super special thanks to Neil himself.”
A pregnancy announcement was also posted on Twitter, it read:
pregnant amanda photo by @neilhimself, just now in Vancouver. I'm 13 weeks. but also eating all the ravioli i want https://t.co/ZaGNmfEErn
— Amanda Palmer (@amandapalmer) March 18, 2015
The stunning black and white photo was an instant hit with her Instagram followers. One of them said:
“Congrats!! I think the world may explode from the coolness of a wee Amanda-Neil hybrid.”
The author of The Art of Asking: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help returned the next day to the site and uploaded a photo of her glowing belly with her husband’s right hand resting on it. This time, Palmer captioned the image with a simple “love.”
The second photo was also a hit with the fans, one person shared:
“So perfect. That baby will grow up more artistically inclined and able than any baby before it.”
Palmer, a proud bisexual, who worked as a stripper in Berlin, Germany, had an abortion when she was 17. She was also a victim of rape at 20. Her personal journey is one of the reasons why her fans are so happy about the pregnancy news.
What are your thoughts on Amanda Palmer’s Instagram post? Do you enjoy her music?
love the pic…puss& hairs and all…mmmmmmmm!