Mariah Carey Bears Baby Bump in Magazine Photo Shoot

Mariah Carey posed for a risque pregnant photo shoot that will appear on the cover of Life & Style to hit stands Friday. Mariah joins in with several other celebrities who have also posed in their birthday suit while pregnant.

The 42-year-old shows off everything, including her belly carrying twins.  She tells Life & Style that she wanted to capture the time in her life of being pregnant even though she was feeling vulnerable about taking the pictures.

Mariah Carey and husband, Nick Cannon are planning to welcome their twins in just a few weeks.  The night before her photo shoot, she was in the hospital with contractions, but was sent home.  Nick Cannon told the magazine that he didn’t think he could love his wife Mariah any more than he already does, but he has even more appreciation and admiration for her now.

The couple also recently posed for a series of bare photographs to celebrate the near arrival of their twins.  The photographs were taken for the couple to display in their Bel Air home as art. Cannon told his radio show this week that he is re-thinking displaying the bare photos of him and Carey in their home, that his children and visitors to his home will see the very intimate photos. Mariah also posted a photo of her belly with a butterfly painted on it last month on Twitter for her fans.