Ben and Jackie

NEWSFLASH New baby ‘the icing on the cake’ for Ben and Jackie X Factor: Celebrity hunk Ben and his wife are expecting their first child

pointy stones in her shoes, but we persevered, it was intense but we made it through,” she wrote.

Rugby pro Ben has previously opened up about their hopes to expand his family. “It’s definitely something I’ve talked about with Jackie,” the 34-year-old said. “I think, yeah, when the time’s right. Jackie and I are very new, but we’re having great fun doing what we’re doing, so we’ll see where the future takes us.”

Georgia Trevitt T 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 parents together for the first time 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 the icing on the cake for them.”

The pair got married last summer in America following a whirlwind romance, with Ben admitting at the time Jackie had “seriously swept me off my feet”.

He split from first wife Una Healy, who is mum to their children, Aoife, seven, and five-year-old Tadhg, in 2018.

Jackie gave an insight into life as a stepmum last month when she shared a sweet picture of Aoife and Tadhg on a hike. “Aoife had a stomach ache and Ben with Aoife and Tadhg

‘Jackie has made no secret of wanting to be a mum’

Ben was “swept off his feet” by Jackie