Fans speculate Britney Spears is pregnant after return to Instagram

Britney's latest Instagram post has fans speculating she could be pregnant. Photo / Getty Images

Britney Spears has shocked fans with her return to Instagram.

The Toxic singer unexpectedly deactivated her account earlier this week but has come back with a bang, and fans are speculating the star might be pregnant with her third child.

The singer posted a cryptic video of a heavily pregnant belly providing no explanation other than the caption "Mommy… get me out of here!!!!!" immediately provoking fans to take to the comment section to share their excitement.

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One fan said "Stop!!! I almost had a heart attack omg baby #3 is coming" while another commented, "got something to tell us?" and a third said, "if she's pregnant it would explain a lot".

While most fans interpreted the singer's post as a hint at a possible pregnancy, others were more sceptical with one fan commenting, "Yall, this isn't Britney" and another pointed out that the Baby One More Time singer had simply reposted a TikTok video from a user called lirios9595.

The post comes after the singer's recent trip to French Polynesia where she posted a photo alongside the caption, "Planning on having babies in Polynesia!!!!!", sending fans into a spiral.

Spears, who shares two sons, Sean and Jayden with her ex-husband Kevin Federline, is yet to confirm whether or not she is pregnant but has been open about her desires to start a family with her fiance, Sam Asghari.

Earlier this month she posted a picture of them to celebrate Asghari's birthday and captioned it "Happy birthday to my Fiance … I love you so much … I want to start a family with you … I want it all with you !!!!" to which he replied, "Millions of things to wish for I only have one wish."

Spears first spoke of wanting another child in June last year during a hearing for her conservatorship. She revealed in a court testimony that becoming a mother for a third time was not possible for the Grammy winner while her father still had conservator rights.

"I would like to progressively move forward and I want to have the real deal. I want to be able to get married and have a baby."

Spears went on to tell the court, "I have an [IUD] inside of myself so I don't get pregnant. They don't want me to have children — any more children."

The singer has always spoken highly of being a mother and told People in 2017, "I am so lucky that I get to experience all of life's adventures with them", and stated there is "nothing more rewarding" than being a mother.