Ciara hosts baby shower

Expectant pop star Ciara celebrated the impending birth of her first child with a baby shower in Los Angeles on Saturday (22Mar14).

The singer proved she was still very much pregnant following false reports suggesting she had gone into labour earlier this month (Mar14) by joining a number of famous friends, including reality TV stars Kim Kardashian and LaLa Anthony, for the party at a friend's home in the city.

Kardashian posted a number of pictures from the animal-themed shower on her Instagram.com page, adding in one of the captions, "Celebrating Ciara's baby shower today... mommy memories."

Ciara is set to welcome her first child with her rapper fiance Future in the next few weeks.

Her singer pal Monica was unable to attend the baby shower but sent her love to Ciara in a post on Instagram, writing, "@ciara #ThinkingOfU #BothOfU (sic) I love u guys to the moon and back!! There will be many special moments and I don't want to miss any of them... Hugs & Kisses to u & my new #BabyBoo #AuntieMoLovesU #PlentyPlaymatesWaitingOnU LOL (laugh out loud) (sic)".