There it is! Carla Bruni parades her burgeoning bump after her father-in-law reveals she IS pregnant with Sarkozy's child

There it is! Carla Bruni parades her burgeoning bump after her father-in-law reveals she IS pregnant with Sarkozy's child - Carla Bruni proudly displayed her burgeoning bump in Paris on the same day her father-in-law finally confirmed that she is pregnant.

As the wife of French president Nicolas Sarkozy made her way into the launch event for her illiteracy foundation she had quite a task hiding the obvious.

The 43-year-old wore a fitted dark jacket with a navy shirt and trousers - the dark colours failing to disguise her obvious condition.

Speculation is over: Carla Bruni proudly parades her growing bump as she makes her way into the launch event for her foundation to combat illiteracy at Centre Pompidou modern art museum, also known as Beaubourg, in Paris

Showing: The first lady's bump is clear to see as she makes a speech to guests at the launch of her foundation

She was in Paris for the launch event for her foundation to combat illiteracy at the Centre Pompidou modern art museum, also known as Beaubourg, in Paris

Earlier today it was reported that Carla's father-in-law had revealed that France's First Lady is indeed pregnant.

The statement ended weeks of speculation in which the French president's wife has kept the public guessing whether her long-awaited baby was on the way.

Beaming: Expectant mother Carma Bruni smiles during a presentation at the launch of her illiteracy foundation

Shhh... it's a secret: France's first lady speaks with French actor Gerard Depardieu next to former French first lady Bernadette Chirac during the launch of her foundation

Speaking to German newspaper Bild, Pal Sarkozy, 82, said: 'I'm glad to be having a grandchild.'

According to the interview Sarko senior added that neither the president nor his wife 'want to know the sex the child, but I'm sure it's a girl who'll be as beautiful as Carla'.

The former supermodel will be delighted with her pregnancy, though she will have to take extra care because of her age.

As an expectant mother in her forties there is more chance of developing medical disorders such as diabetes, high blood pressure or other chronic diseases, which can affect pregnancy and birth.

The frequency of pregnancy complications such as pregnancy-induced (gestational) diabetes, low lying placenta and premature birth is also more common in older mothers.

In a television interview yesterday Bruni-Sarkozy refused to deny she was expecting President Sarkozy's child, where the presenter 'congratulated' her on her rumoured pregnancy.

Spilling the beans: Nicolas Sarkozy's father, Pal, revealed that his daughter-in-law is indeed pregnant in a German newspaper

The former supermodel, who has fiercely guarded her privacy, avoided confirming anything and without saying what for, she smiled and replied: 'I congratulate you too,' before the interview ended.

Bruni, who was interviewed by TF1 presenter Jean-Pierre Pernaut on her charity work against child illiteracy before he swooped in on the much-debated pregnancy issue, was dressed in a simple black suit and blue shirt which did little to reveal any possible 'bump.'

She was widely expected to announce news of her pregnancy on the top lunch time news show and many Twitter fans watching took her response as tacit confirmation. The 43-year-old is rumoured to be three months pregnant, possibly with twins, due in October.

In 2008, soon after she married the 55-year-old President, Bruni revealed they would try for a baby. but claimed she would never resort to fertility treatment.

She was due to appear at the Cannes Film Festival last week where her film Midnight in Paris opened the event, but cited 'personal and professional' for not attending.

Mystery: Carla Bruni-Sarkozy poses prior to a television interview where she refused to confirm or deny pregnancy rumours after presenter congratulated her

She has a cameo role as a museum guide in the film directed by Woody Allen, appearing alongside Owen Wilson and Marion Cotillard.

Earlier this month she avoided confirming the rumours again in an interview with leading French newspaper Le Parisien where she was directly asked if she was expecting a baby.

But rather than issue a straight denial, she teasingly said that she would ‘remain tight-lipped about that to protect something’.

She then launched into a convoluted explanation about why she would not discuss whether she was pregnant, referring continually to her husband's career.

Bruni is already a mother to Aurelien, born in 2001. His father was her then lover, the Paris philosopher Raphael Enthoven.

Nicolas Sarkozy has three sons, Pierre, 26, and Jean, 24, from his first marriage to Marie-Dominique Culioli, and Louis, 14, with his second wife, Cecilia Ciganer-Albeniz.

Coy: Carla Bruni-Sarkozy and journalist Jean-Pierre Pernault, who 'Congratulated' the former supermodel during the live interview

Expecting? The 43-year-old is rumoured to be three months pregnant, possibly with twins, due in October

If the first couple are expecting a child, the pregnancy would be perfectly timed to make them look more down to earth in time for next year's Presidential election in France.

A recent poll showed that Sarkozy’s approval rating is at an all-time low of 23 per cent — making him easily the most unpopular president in the 52-year history of the Fifth Republic.

French headlines were today dominated by the arrest of IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn on sexual assault charges instead.

He was Sarkozy's top potential rival in next year's presidential election before his arrest, although it appears Bruni was not asked about this issue during the interview.

Private: The focus of the interview appeared to be on Carla Bruni's charity work ( dailymail.co.uk )