Redeem now - Ariana Grande recently posted a photo that appeared to show a baby crib in the background.
- Many fans, including fellow singer Katy Perry, speculated that the photo could mean Grande is pregnant.
- Grande clarified, however, that the crib is actually a playpen for her pet pig.
Ariana Grande sparked pregnancy reports with a recent photo that appeared to show a baby crib in the background.
This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? Log in.The photo in question, posted on Thursday, featured Grande apparently sitting in her New York City apartment showing off her new perfume.
Eagle-eyed fans noticed the crib — partially concealed behind Grande, apparently adorned with a red light or heat lamp — and speculated that it could mean she's expecting a baby.
Even fellow songstress Katy Perry commented on Grande's photo, asking what she is "cooking in the crib."
Grande, however, did not let the speculation last long.
Initially, the "God Is a Woman" singer jokingly replied to a fan that the crib is for her "secret child." Hours later, she wrote a comment that clarified the situation: "That's piggy smalls' play pen in the background," she wrote. "The red is to keep ha [sic] warm."
Grande has been posting plenty of photos of her new pet pig, which she shares with her fiance, Pete Davidson. Davidson even has a tattoo of the animal on his rib cage.
"She was like, 'I want a pig,' and then an hour later, it was just there," Davidson revealed during a recent appearance on "Late Night With Seth Meyers."
Grande has faced pregnancy speculation countless times before — notably when news broke of her whirlwind engagement to Davidson. She joked with fans on Twitter about the ceaseless rumor mill, and clarified that she won't be ready to have kids for a few years.
—Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) June 22, 2018Davidson himself recently came under fire for joking that he switched his fiancee's birth control with Tic Tacs to ensure that "she can't go anywhere."
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