Jessica Simpson confirms second pregnancy

Pop star Jessica Simpson has confirmed that she is pregnant with her second child just seven months after she gave birth to her first child

The 32-year-old singer-turned-fashion mogul was expecting again and she made the baby news official by posting a photo of her seven-month-old daughter Maxwell on micro-blogging site Twitter where the tot is sitting in the sand during a festive vacation in Hawaii behind the message 'Big Sis', reported Contactmusic.

Jessica Simpson. Pic/Santa Banta

The 'Irresistible' hitmaker, who is engaged to NFL player Eric Johnson and gave birth to Maxwell in May, had used a tweet on Halloween in 2011 to announce that she was pregnant with daughter Maxwell.

Little Maxwell was born in May, just before her famous mother signed up to front a lucrative new diet campaign for WeightWatchers.