Jennifer Lopez Does ‘Harper’s Bazaar’

Expecting mother Jennifer Lopez in the February issue of ‘Harper’s Bazaar’—

On pregnancy rumors: “I kind of feel like everybody knew anyway. I was on tour with a bubble gut!”

On why she held back the news for so long: “I do realize people want to know because they’re interested, but this is the first time I’m going through this. This is my experience and my husband’s experience, and we get to hold that for a little while.”

On privacy: “I’m just feeling too protective to open that door right now,” says Lopez. “It’s a Pandora’s box. It’s a destructive lifestyle to be out there. I know because I’ve lived it. Being on the cover of the tabloids every day for two years – it’s hard. You start forgetting who you really are inside.”

On taking time off when the baby arrives: “I don’t know – and I like that, because my life has been so planned for so many years. Once I did the tour, I really just wanted to shut it down, and since then I’ve had to do three things, including a video. It may not sound like a lot, but you know, as this point, any woman can sympathize. It is a lot. I was ready just to sit.”

Sorry, kids, but La Lopez never clarifies on whether or not she’s expecting twins. Guess we’ll just have to wait until she pops. And hope, of course, whatever comes out looks like the mother.

More photos after the jump!