Beyoncé Triggers Pregnancy Rumours Again By Uploading A Cryptic Picture On Instagram

Beyonce and her husband Jay-Z arrive at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala Benefit celebrating the opening of "Charles James: Beyond Fashion" in Upper Manhattan, New York, May 5, 2014. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson

Beyoncé has once again sparked pregnancy rumours. Multiple publications are now claiming that the singer is pregnant with her second child due to her latest Instagram upload.

Billboard, CNN and Daily Mail have speculated that the singer tried to reveal her second pregnancy through a tell-all photograph ahead of Golden Globe Awards eve. The singer has uploaded a cryptic photo of herself on Instagram where she can be seen covered in sand at a beach. What has caught the attention of netizens is the visible baby bump under the sand, which is apparently made with an intention to announce the singer's second pregnancy.

In the caption-less photo, the "Flawless" hit maker is completely covered in sand with a slight yet noticeable sandy baby bump, and her face is covered with oversized round sunglasses. It is still not confirmed whether it is just a joke or the singer is actually trying to hint about a sibling for Blue Ivy.

Rumours about the singer's pregnancy have ben floating around since the time her husband Jay Z has hinted about a probable addition to the family during their Paris concert last year. During one of their Paris shows, rapper Jay Z surprisingly changed the lyrics of his song to include the phrase "cause she pregnant with another one."

The power couple of the music industry reportedly has a knack for sharing pregnancy news through such gestures. CNN has reported that the popular singer had revealed her first pregnancy at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards by stripping off her blazer at the end of the performance to show off her baby bump. Thus, the media has been scrutinising the singer, looking for more clues on her next pregnancy. However, the couple has not made any official comments as of now.

Meanwhile, Beyoncé have recently been on holiday in Southeast Asia where the photograph in question was taken. Other photographs show the singer clad in a loose-fitting Camilla printed kaftan posing outside a Cambodian temple. The musician was also seen in a loose-fitted leopard blouse, apparently trying to conceal the growing baby bump, as reported by Daily Mail.

The caption-less photo of Beyoncé covered in beach sand to possibly hint her second pregnancy has become viral, and it has triggered an online discussion at the microblogging site Twitter. Here are some of the Twitter users' comments about the issue:

STOP EVERYTHING, is Beyoncé pregnant again?!?!? I'm DYING

New post: "Hidden message in Beyonce beach pic?" http://t.co/sBwF2jwTdv Beyonce: What are you trying to tell us?
— Contini Marco (@continimarco) January 12, 2015