Mollie King Announces She Is Pregnant With Her First Child

Mollie King has announced she is pregnant with her first child with her cricket fiance Stuart Broad.

The 35-year-old Radio 1 star and former Saturdays singer broke the news on Instagram by sharing a black and white photo of her fiancé kissing her baby bump.

She captioned the post: “Stuart and I are so excited to announce that we are expecting a baby later this year! We are absolutely over the moon.”

The couple announced they were engaged in January 2021 after dating since 2012.

Mollie’s former Saturdays bandmates were among the first to extend their congratulations, with Loose Women star Frankie Bridge “Can. Not. Wait!”

TV presenter Rochelle Humes added: “Best news ever”.

The other members of the girl group also shared their support for Vanessa White, commenting “amazing news! and Una Healy added a series of heart emojis.

Broadcaster Matthew Edmondson, with whom Mollie is currently hosting a show on Radio 1, also sent his best wishes.

He said: “Congratulations guys. What a nice picture. This baby has no idea how lucky it is to have both of you as parents.”

Dad-to-be Stuart also posted the same photo to his Instagram, writing: “Mollie and I are so excited to be expecting a baby at the end of the year! Exciting times!”

He was previously nominated for Sportsman of the Year but lost to Formula 1 star Sir Lewis Hamilton.