The singer Enrique Iglesias and his partner, former tennis player Anna Kournikova, are expecting their fourth child, news that has filled the couple and those closest to them with joy.

Both had kept the news strictly private, but Enrique Iglesias decided to speak for the first time about this new stage in his life during a meeting with the press in San Luis Potosi, Mexico.

“(I feel) a lot of responsibility, but happy and eager…” he said during a Spanish-language press conference, according to Hola! magazine.

Although he preferred not to reveal whether they are expecting a boy or a girl, the singer expressed his excitement at expanding his family, which already includes 7-year-old twins Nicolas and Lucy, and 5-year-old daughter Mary.

The couple, who have been together for 24 years, have always chosen to keep their private lives away from the media spotlight. However, Enrique didn't hesitate to share with his Mexican audience his happiness about both his career and becoming a father again.

The birth of Enrique Iglesias and Anna Kournikova's fourth child is expected later this year.

On other occasions, the Spanish singer has expressed how fatherhood has changed his life, making him more responsible and aware.

Last week, Hello! magazine announced that Enrique Iglesias and Anna Kournikova were expecting their fourth child together.

"Surprise in the Iglesias family. Enrique and Anna are expecting their fourth child," announced the famous magazine, which included photographs showing Kournikova's baby bump on its inside pages.