This May surprise you

Mexican actress Lyn May is saying she is pregnant. So what's the story? Women get pregnant all the time, but not so often when they are 68 years old. Which is what Ms May is. 

She made the announcement along with her partner, Markos D I (no relation). He is 29.

The happy couple

I am not familiar with either Ms May or Mr D I, but she has 163,000 followers on Instagram, which tops me by about 162,990, so she is well known. She is an actress, dancer and showgirl, among the most popular actresses of Ficheras (Mexican sex comedy) cinema, with over 100 films to her credit. She's often called "The Goddess of Love."

Born to a family of Chinese immigrants, she was christened Lilia Mendiola de Chi in Guerrero, Mexico. 

She wrote on Instagram, "I am very happy to announce that I am 3 months pregnant and @markosd1official is very happy that he will be a dad."

I tell you all this as background because we stand on the verge of world medical history here. Should Ms May give birth at 68, she will shatter the Guinness World Record of the oldest woman to have given birth.

Currently, that title is held by Maria del Carmen Bousada Lara, who took the title back in December 2006 after she gave birth via cesarean section to twin boys, Christian and Pau, at the Sant Pau hospital in Barcelona, Spain.

Ms Lara was but 66 when she became the twins' mom following IVF treatment in the United States. So even if Ms May gives birth to but one child, Ms Lara will remain the titleholder in the category of oldest woman to bear twins.

They really ought to publish the Guinness Book in a loose-leaf edition. I see lots of changes coming soon!