Perrie Edwards ' mum Deborah didn't mean to let slip a big clue her daughter was pregnant.
The singer, 27, broke the news to fans she was pregnant following her bandmate Leigh-Anne Pinnock's baby joy.
But eagle-eyed fans spotted Perrie's mum had already hinted at the news the week before in a tweet.
In congratulating Leigh-Anne, Deborah joked about "babies on tour" — using the plural — sending fans wild.
Perrie, Leigh-Anne and Jade Thirlwall have continued Little Mix as a trio without Jesy Nelson after she quit the band last year.
Deborah wrote in a tweet: "Massive congratulations to Leigh Anne and Andre.. babies on tour xx can’t wait xx."
Speculation was rife Perrie could be pregnant as well after the huge hint on social media but it didn't come to light until the following week.
Among the flurry of comments on the post, fans wrote: "BABIES?! IS PERRIE PREGNANT."
"babIES?! like PLURAL?! OMG!?! *faints*."
It had led some fans to believe Leigh-Anne was having twins.
Since then, Perrie told fans she's expecting her first baby with Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
Her announcement was shared with glowing black and white snaps revealing her blossoming baby bump.
In the light of her daughter's news going public, Deborah poked fun at herself for letting on the pregnancy secret.
She added: "Massive congratulations to my beautiful daughter Perrie and Alexander.. I am bursting with pride ... and cannot wait to see my grandchild.. as I said ... Babies on tour lol."
Quickly fans reacted to her message saying they didn't realise what she had meant.
They wrote: "U gave it away and we didn't realize."
"I thought leigh having a twins because of the "babies" gosh debs. what a nice trick haha."
"You prepared us and we did not listen to you."
Perrie has a close relationship with her mum Deborah.
Last year on her birthday, Perrie celebrated her mum as her "whole world".
She wrote at the time: "Today is my mammas birthday. You are my whole world @debbieh202020."
