'Couldn't be more excited to meet our little girl!': Katherine Jenkins reveals she is pregnant with her first child with husband Andrew Levitas
Katherine Jenkins is pregnant with her first child, a girl.
The opera singer shared her happy news on her Instagram and Twitter pages on Monday, along with a snap of her and husband Andrew Levitas on their wedding day with a pair of baby ballet shoes perched on top.
And in a statement released to MailOnline, she said: 'We are overjoyed to be expecting our first child in the autumn. Starting a family and moving into this exciting phase of our lives is a blessing for which we are incredibly grateful. We eagerly await the arrival of our little girl!'
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Happy family: Katherine Jenkins and husband Andrew Levitas are expecting their first child together, the singer revealed on Monday
'Couldn't be more excited to meet our little girl! #MummyToBe #DaddyToBe #ArtProject #Collaboration #Family @andrewlevitas,' she captioned the lovely picture message shared on her timeline.
Fans were quick to congratulate her on Twitter as she revealed her baby joy.
The Welsh singer, 34, tied the knot with Andrew in September 2014, and has previously spoken at length about how much she wants to start a family.
In November, just two months after tying the knot, the soprano revealed she was already ready to become a mother.
New addition! Katherine shared a sweet picture on Instagram to reveal her baby news, a picture of her and Andrew on their wedding day in September, with a pair of pink ballet pumps to signify they're having a girl
The Welsh singer frankly told the Sunday People: 'Now I'm married I do want kids.'
She added: 'I do really want a family. Please God, touch wood, we'll be lucky and they'll be fit and healthy. That's all I care about.'
'Having kids is on the list of priorities. We'll see what happens.'
In another interview talking about her dream of becoming a parent, Katherine told Fabulous Magazine that she will make sure any children she has come first, and not her career.
The singer explained that, following the birth of her nephew, she was more broody than ever, and said of her sister Laura: 'She's got this natural maternal instinct and I want to experience that myself.
Loved-up: The couple - pictured in March 2014 as Katherie picked up her OBE - tied the knot in September
'Children are a gift': The Welsh singer has previously discussed how much she wants to start a family
'I really want children. The next question is 'How will I make the family dream happen?' I'm looking forward to that and I think it will be a challenge. I want to be able to put my children first.'.
She continued: 'I think that's really hard to do when you're on the road.'
And it's something she's wanted for a long time: as far back as 2011 - before she was with Andrew - she openly talked about wanting a family.
'I would love to do opera and, on a personal level, I hope I'm lucky enough to have children one day. I come from a big family and children are a gift,' she told Country and Townhouse magazine in 2012.
Parents-to-be: Katherine and Andrew have been married for seven months
And in 2011, Katherine told WalesOnline: 'If you're lucky enough to have kids, you want to enjoy it. I don't want to compromise on that.
'I will make a decision to be a really good mum; that's what I'd want to focus on. Hopefully, I would be able to come back afterwards. If I can't, I'll just enjoy being a mum.
'Honestly, family is so important to me. It's much more important than my career.'
Katherine and Andrew married in a beautiful ceremony at Hampton Court on September 28 2014, so their happy announcement comes just seven months after tying the knot.
Their extravagant nuptials came less than a year after Katherine met 37-year-old Andrew, an American artist and filmmaker.
Long time coming: Katherine has previously spoken at length about her desires to become a mother and have a family, insisting that her kids will come before her career
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