Mariah Carey, Nick Cannon reveal baby names

Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon have revealed the names of their newborn twins.

The 'We Belong Together' singer and America's Got Talent host Cannon welcomed a son and a daughter at a Los Angeles hospital over the weekend.

The boy has been named Moroccan Scott Cannon, while the girl is called Monroe Cannon, according to a post on Carey's official website.

The name Moroccan is in reference to the decor of a room in Carey's New York apartment, which is influenced by the country and also served as the setting for Cannon's proposal, while Scott is Cannon's middle name, says CNN.

Monroe is a tribute to the late Marilyn Monroe.

Carey had previously teased on Twitter that the children had both been given names beginning with 'M', inviting followers to guess the monikers. She also described the newborns, who arrived on her third wedding anniversary to Cannon, as "incredible gifts".

The couple, who married in the Bahamas, renewed their vows in the hospital with Reverend Al Sharpton shortly following the birth of their twins.

Mariah Carey, Nick Cannon congratulated by stars

Celebrities including Nicki Minaj and Alyssa Milano have extended their congratulations to new parents of twins Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon.

The 'Touch My Body' singer and her husband welcomed a son and a daughter together on Saturday, which also happened to be the third anniversary of their wedding.

As the couple got to know the new additions, Hall Pass actress Milano was quick to spread the happy news on Twitter, prompting more celebrities to send their well-wishes.

'Moment 4 Life' singer Minaj tweeted to Carey: "Congratulations Mariah & Nick! The twins have finally landed on earth! Yaaayyyyy!"

R&B group Boyz II Men, who collaborated with Carey on 1995 hit 'One Sweet Day', later added: "Just got the news! Congrats Mr and Mrs Cannon on ur (your) twin babies!! Look forward to sleepless nights for the next few weeks..."

Music producers Jermaine Dupri and Rodney Jerkins were also amongst the mass of Twitter users congratulating the couple.

Cannon, who previously described the birth as "the most incredible anniversary gift", returned to the social networking site this evening to declare: "I'm in the happiest place I've ever been in my life. I never had more amazing things happening. I am humbled by God's Favour!!"

Mariah Carey gives birth to twin babies

Mariah Carey has welcomed twins earlier today with husband Nick Cannon.

Cindi Berger, a representative for the couple, confirmed to The AP that Carey gave birth today at 12.07pm EDT at an unknown hospital in Los Angeles.

The singer's daughter was born first, weighing 5lb 3oz, followed closely by a boy, weighing 5lb 6oz.

"My wife just gave me the most incredible anniversary gift ever in life!" Cannon tweeted earlier today. "I won't ever be able to top this!"

The comedian sat down for an interview with Ellen DeGeneres earlier this week, in which he revealed Carey was likely to give birth "at any minute".

The statement also revealed that the pair listened to Carey's 2005 single 'We Belong Together' shortly after the births.

Although the couple have yet to name the new arrivals, they are expected to renew their wedding vows tomorrow, having celebrated three years of marriage today.

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Mariah Carey giving birth to twins today?

Mariah Carey is said to be having her and husband Nick Cannon's twins today.

According to Extra, the 42-year-old booked a caesarean section to guarantee that she gives birth.

An insider claimed: "Hollywood baby bump watchers are whispering that the singer is scheduled to undergo a C-section at an L.A. area hospital on Friday."

Although the couple are yet to comment on the speculation, Cannon discussed the impending birth on The Talk yesterday.

The presenter admitted that Carey is ready to give birth, explaining: "How's [Mariah] doing? She's pregnant. She's doing amazing, but literally, it's any moment now. It's not even any day now… She is ready to just pop!

"The baby nurse and all that is ready. [The] bags are packed! I don't know why I'm here!"

Cannon added that Carey nearly went to the hospital on Wednesday as she thought she was going into labour.

Mariah Carey 'loves looking at twins' nursery'

Mariah Carey has revealed that she is in awe of the nursery she has created for her forthcoming twin babies.

The singer, who is expecting a boy and a girl with husband Nick Cannon, said that she "loves" the room that she's decorated for them.

She told Life & Style: "I wanted to create a beautiful, tranquil, cosy environment for the babies. Everything matches, but pieces are individualised to celebrate the twins as separate entities.

"The ceiling has orangey-pink clouds in a blue sky with golden stars twinkling. It's based on two songs I wrote that are fan favourites, 'Underneath the Stars' and 'Close My Eyes'.

"Sometimes I just sit in the nursery and stare at the ceiling because I love it so much. To me, it symbolises wanting my children to dream as big as possible and to let their imaginations be unbridled."

Carey, who is expecting the twins to arrive within the next few weeks, hopes that she will learn from her kids.

She added: "Being a mother is probably the hardest job in the world. I feel like, in a lot of ways, children come into the world to teach us.

"It's going to be a delicate balance between raising them around glitz and glamour and keeping them grounded. One thing I'm sure of is that I'll be grateful for the twins every day, no matter what."

How pregnant Mariah's private nude pic became game for the world to see

Nick Cannon has revealed that he did not plan to release the naked photo shoot of his pregnant wife Mariah Carey, but the picture 'turned out so beautiful' that they thought 'the world should see this'.

"That was a normal photo shoot, that wasn't really a photo shoot that we thought we were going to put out to the public," the New York Daily News quoted Cannon as telling E! News.

"It was something we did at home, in our bedroom - one light, nothing big, no hair and makeup ... And the pictures turned out so beautiful, we're like, 'the world should see this,' " Cannon added.

Cannon also participated in the photo shoot, but said he was less partial to his nude body being publicized.

"I don't know if people want to see me naked. Stick to Mariah. You don't want to see my butt all on the cover of a magazine. That's not fly," he added.

Pregnant Mariah Carey tweets pic of her painted belly

Pregnant Mariah Carey has tweeted a pic of her growing baby belly with a butterfly painted on it.

The painting has one pink wing and one blue, to symbolise the girl and boy that are due any day, reports Radaronline.com.

“My attempt festiveness on 327! For ATLITL thank u plus I?U! Comin soon #dembabies! LYMA+thanx 4 making me happy:)” she tweeted as a caption for the adorable pic on Monday.

The Grammy winning ‘Vision of Love singer’, in an earlier tweet, said she had been taken to the hospital for a false alarm on Sunday.

“So dembabies really wanted 2 celebrate w/us/share the anniversary! I started having contractions last night..went 2 the hospital ... They almost came on 3/27- happy anniversary in deed!!! We have a few more weeks 2 go but- wow!!!: ) soreadyallready!” she posted.

Mariah Carey 'thankful for pregnancy support'

Mariah Carey has said that the outpouring of well-wishes following her pregnancy announcement made her feel "warmth".

The 'Touch My Body' singer - who revealed in December that she was expecting twins with husband Nick Cannon - confessed to being pleasantly surprised by the absence of a backlash from her detractors within the general public.

She told BANG Showbiz: "Obviously I'm very thankful for this moment. Since Nick and I made our announcement, people have been very congratulatory.

"We didn't really want to talk about this yet, but I'm in the public eye and really didn't have a choice. So I'm just thankful I can go through this time and feel a lot of warmth. It's restored my faith in people a bit."

The couple first confirmed that they were expecting a baby back in October.

Balan, Ali Khan 'reunite on new project'

Vidya Balan is to work on a new production alongside Saif Ali Khan.

Balan, who won critical acclaim for her work opposite the actor in Parineeta, will feature with Khan in a new project, reports NDTV.

A source revealed that the two stars would share screen space in Dream Sequence: "Initially, Deepika Padukone was to do the role. The casting of the duo together after Love Aaj Kal had its appeal.

"But the actress begged off when she heard that the chote nawab was having second thoughts and that Abhay Deol would fill in for him."
The project is to release under Balaji Motion pictures and will be directed by Vishal Bhardwaj.

"The actress, director and producer are keen to work together in this film and are currently working on the dates, " added the source.

Mariah Carey 'enjoyed working with mother'

Mariah Carey has described the "lovely experience" of working with her mother on her latest album, and hopes to record more material with her in the future.

Patricia Carey - who usually performs opera - recorded vocals on her daughter's festive compilation Merry Christmas II You, on the tracks 'O Come All Ye Faithful' and 'Halleluiah Chorus'.

Mariah revealed to People that there may be more duets between the pair in the future: "Many people know that my mother is a trained opera singer, so I guess it was only a matter of time before we both got onto a record together.

"It was a lovely experience being in the studio together, and I'm very happy that I have this documented for the rest of my life."

Is Mariah Carey pregnant with twins?

Pregnant star Mariah Carey referred to her unborn child as 'they' in an upcoming interview with Radio Disney, sparking rumours that she and husband Nick Cannon are expecting twins.

While discussing her new album Merry Christmas II You, the 40-year-old singer revealed she began recording the album after finding out she was pregnant, reports the Daily Mail.

"I just hope that they don''t turn out hating Christmas!" she joked to Radio Disney''s Ernie in a radio interview to be aired on Tuesday.

Carey, who has not revealed her due date, kept her bump well hidden during a performance at New York''s Rockefeller Centre.