'There is to be a Baby Aloud!' Cheryl Cole tweets congratulations to ex-bandmate Nadine Coyle over pregnancy news
By JENNIFER RUBY and EMILY SHERIDAN
Cheryl Cole has tweeted her excitement at discovering her former bandmate Nadine Coyle is pregnant with her first child.
The former X Factor judge, who had flown into Los Angeles on Wednesday night, dubbed Nadine's first child 'Baby Aloud' as she will be the first member of the group to become a mother.
Nadine revealed she was expecting by posting a picture of herself on Instagram on Thursday morning, with the caption 'I'm having a baby' written across the image.
Congratulations: Cheryl Cole, pictured at Los Angeles airport on Wednesday night, has tweets her wishes to ex-bandmate Nadine Coyle
Baby news: Cheryl and Nadine congratulate their former bandmate on Twitter
After sleeping off her jetlag, Cheryl tweeted on Thursday: 'I just woke up to the news that there is to be a baby aloud!! This is so crazy. But Amazing!!
'Congratulations @nadinecoylenow. Can't believe you're going to be a mummy!!!!!!!!!!!'
Their former bandmate Nicola Roberts also tweeted: '@NadineCoyleNow Congratulations on your lovely news x.'
Sharing the joy: Kimberley also shared her best wishes with Nadine on Twitter
Kimberley Walsh soon joined the well wishes, writing: 'Congrats on your exciting news!'
However, remaining ex-bandmember Sarah Harding is yet to write anything on Twitter.
Other stars to send their wishes to Nadine are chat show host Alan Carr, who wrote: '@NadineCoyleNow Congratulations!! Woo hoo!! Al xxx'
Expecting: Nadine Coyle has announced that she is pregnant with her first child via an Instagram photo
Irish pop star Brian McFadden tweeted: 'Congrats to @NadineCoyleNow on the baby news. fantastic news xxx.'
Although Northern Irish singer Nadine, 28, revealed her pregnancy, she is yet to confirm who the father is.
It is rumoured to be her on/off boyfriend and former fiancé Jason Bell, who she reportedly reconciled with earlier this year.
Dad-to-be? Nadine's on/off boyfriend Jason Bell is thought to be the father, but the pair are yet to confirm that they are back together
Tempestuous: The couple, pictured in May 2012, ended their engagement back in 2011 but have been spotted together on many occasions since
The Irish singer dated the retired American footballer, 35, for three years but announced their split in June 2011.
At the time, Nadine confirmed the news via her Twitter account, writing: 'A few weeks ago Jason and I broke up. We are great friends and decided we are better this way. I'm in NYC working & I love all your support. x.'
But in March this year the pair sparked speculation that they were back together as Jason jetted to the UK to watch her perform with Girls Aloud at London's O2.
During the break in their relationship, the singer began a new romance with club promoter and model Waz Ashayer after meeting at V Festival in 2012, and the pair were reportedly still together in early 2013.
Interim romance? Nadine, pictured in October 2012, started dating model Waz Ashayer during the summer of 2012 and they were reportedly still together at the beginning of 2013
A source confirmed that things were getting serious between the pair after Waz met Nadine's family in January, but they are thought to have split not long after, although this was never confirmed.
'Waz met Nadine's parents and one of her sisters and they were pretty impressed with him,' a source told The People at the time.
The former Popstar: The Rivals star previously dated actor Jesse Metcalfe, but the couple split back in 2006.
All over: Girls Aloud performed together for the last time this year during their Hits tour, later announcing their split
Following the end of the band's farewell tour and the split announcement, Nadine alluded to the fact that she'd had a 'wild' few months.
At the beginning of August, she wrote on Twitter: 'Haaaiiiiiiiiii,,,,, I have had the wildest few months. No joke, since the end of the GA tour, wild I tell you, WILD!!!!!! Loads of luv.. Xxx.'
Although her debut album Insatiable didn't do as well as expected when it was released back in 2010, Nadine announced in April this year that she's currently working on her follow-up.
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