The world is eagerly awaiting the birth of Beyoncé's twins following her shock pregnancy announcement this week.

But an age-progression expert has given fans a sneak peek of what the newest members of the Carter family might look like.

Using a mixture of features from Bey and her husband Jay Z, D'Lynn Waldron has created the first image of what the twins could look like.

(Image: Twitter)

Earlier today, Beyoncé's dad Mathew Knowles hinted that his superstar daughter is expecting a boy and a girl.

And the artist took the hint creating an image of one baby girl and one baby boy.

The Drunk In Love star shocked the world when she announced she was expecting twins later this year.

And talking about the happy news, Beyoncé's dad and former manager shared: “I’m extremely proud and happy, both with Jay and her.

“And Blue Ivy is going to have some brothers and sisters. She is already excited.”

(Image: beyonce.com)

(Image: Beyonce.com)

He also revealed that prior to Beyoncé's big reveal, he had no idea she was expecting.

Mathew, who teaches entertainment industry courses at Texas Southern University, explained on The Insider: "I was shocked. Let me tell you what happened. I got a first text, and I was like, 'Why is this person saying congratulations?'

"Then I get a second text from one of my students at Texas Southern, and I was like, 'What are you talking about?' He was like, 'Go to the web.' I didn't know myself."

Video Loading Video Unavailable Click to play Tap to play The video will start in 8 Cancel Play now

(Image: Beyonce.com)

However, once he heard the news, Mathew quickly called his daughter and they had a "wonderful" chat.

While he was kept in the dark about his daughter's happy news, the patriarch thinks the way the Crazy in Love singer made her announcement was "smart".

(Image: Beyonce.com) (Image: Beyonce.com)

(Image: Beyonce.com)

He said: "That was very smart that she did it rather than someone else, [like] the media, doing it. So I think that was a really smart move on her."

Meanwhile, Beyoncé has broken records with her pregnancy snap which was captioned: "We would like to share our love and happiness. We have been blessed two times over. We are incredibly grateful that our family will be growing by two, and we thank you for your well wishes. - The Carters (sic)."