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New baby ‘the icing on the cake’ for Ben and Jackie X Factor: Celebrity hunk Ben and his wife are expecting their first child
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hey only tied the knot back in August, but X Factor: Celebrity star Ben Foden and his wife Jackie now have another reason to celebrate – a baby’s on the way! The couple set tongues wagging when Jackie uploaded a throwback snap of them skiing in America over Christmas, in which she appeared to have a small bump. She captioned the shot, “Missing my Benny while he’s in Vegas and reminiscing about what a beautiful Christmas we had.” And it wasn’t long before her followers began to wonder if she’s expecting. “Is that a bump or am I seeing things,” one asked, while another wrote, “Congratulations,” alongside a love heart emoji. Last week a source confirmed the happy news, saying, “Ben and Jackie are over the moon. They’re so excited to become Ben with Aoife parents together for the first time and Tadhg and are looking forward to starting their new lives as a family.” Jackie previously hinted she and Ben could soon have an announcement to make by liking a comment which read, “Lovely lady humps.” “Jackie’s made no secret of wanting to be a mum in the past,” a source close to the couple told new. “After getting married last year, this would be pointy stones in her shoes, but we the icing on the cake for them.” persevered, it was intense but we The pair got married last summer in America following a whirlwind romance, made it through,” she wrote. Rugby pro Ben has previously opened with Ben admitting at the time Jackie up about their hopes to expand his family. had “seriously swept me off my feet”. He split from first wife Una Healy, who “It’s definitely something I’ve talked about with Jackie,” the 34-year-old said. is mum to their children, Aoife, seven, “I think, yeah, when the time’s right. and five-year-old Tadhg, in 2018. Jackie and I are very new, but we’re Jackie gave an insight into life as a having great fun doing what we’re doing, stepmum last month when she shared a so we’ll see where the future takes us.” sweet picture of Aoife and Tadhg on Georgia Trevitt a hike. “Aoife had a stomach ache and
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Ben was “swept off his feet” by Jackie
