Penelope Cruz has confirmed she is pregnant with her second child.

The U.S.-based actress revealed the happy news through her publicist, to explain her decision to not travel to Spain for an awards show on February 17.

He said she was 'extremely happy and very excite' about the news. The 38-year-old beauty is nominated for Best Leading Actress at the Goya awards in Spain and  because of her condition didn’t want to take a long haul flight, her publicist Javier Giner told broadcaster RTVE.

The new baby will be a sibling to two-year-old sibling Leo.

Penelope has previously spoken out about how motherhood has transformed her life.
She said: 'From the first second, you feel so much love. It is a revolutionary experience. That's the best way I can describe it. It transforms you completely, in a second.

'Nature is very wise and gives you nine months to prepare, but in that moment, when you see that face, you are transformed forever.'

VIA: DAILY MAIL