Mommy-to-be Aishwarya Rai Bachchan finally broke silence and used husband Abhishek Bachchan's Twitter account to thank all her fans across the world.

"At this most PRECIOUS time in our lives. deeply moved...truly cherish all your wishes. God bless and love. thank you thank you and THANK YOU. Hey, my dearest extended family world over. THANK YOU so sooooo much for ALL your LOVE, PRAYERS, BEST WISHES and BLESSINGS for us and "ours," she tweeted.

Here are more pictures of the glowing mommy-to-be and the exuberant daddy-to-be and why Big B broke the news on Twitter.