J.Lo's new love nest

Jennifer Lopez has splashed out on a lavish new Beverly Hills home.

The Latin babe paid a reported £3.4 million for the Tuscan-style villa with third husband Marc Anthony.

The news has fuelled rumours that the couple, who wed in the garden of Jennifer's previous Hollywood home last summer, are expecting their first child.

The five-bedroom love nest in Los Angeles' exclusive Bel-Air district, also boasts five bathrooms, 24-hour security and a private pool. It is the couple's third home .

Jennifer, 35, and her 37-year-old husband - who has two children from a previous relationship - already own a sumptuous Long Island holiday home and a beachside mansion in Miami.

The 'I'm Real' singer, who was previously married to waiter Ojani Noa and backing dancer Chris Judd before breaking off an engagement to actor Ben Affleck last year, sold her previous Beverly Hills home last October for a reported £6.8 millionThe sexy star said she got rid of the luxurious home because she wanted to live in a more down-to earth pad.

She said at the time: "It was a movie star house. I've bought a smaller one instead. We have a house in Long Island like a French chateau.

It's glamorous but still homely. It's a house to live in, to grow old in. you can see yourself there in 50 years."