Jill Scott pregnant with first child

Jill Scott has announced that she is expecting her first child.

The 36-year-old R&B singer and actress said she discovered she was pregnant just before she flew to Africa to film TV series The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency.

And the three-time Grammy award winner, who is engaged to drummer Lil' John Roberts, said filming so early on in her pregnancy was tough.

Speaking to People.com, Scott, whose baby is due in April, said: "The first trimester I spent in Botswana. That was one of the biggest challenges of my life.
"First trimester! You're sick every morning. It was seven hours time difference, the heat, the bugs, the 14 hour days."

But she said she was glad she decided to go through with the plans to film and added: "My doctors gave me a clean bill of health and said you can do this, so I did it."