Mariah Carey has confirmed that she is pregnant and her baby with husband Nick Cannon is due this spring.

"Yes, we are pregnant, this is true!" ABC News quoted her as telling "Access Hollywood's" Billy Bush.

"It's been a long journey. It's been tough, because I've been trying to hold on to a shred of privacy," she said.

Carey, 41, said that after months of media speculation, she decided it was time to come clean.

"At this point, there is no choice. I either talk or I hibernate," she added.