Little Mix star Leigh-Anne Pinnock is pregnant.
The singer, 29, revealed she’s expecting her first child with her footballer fiancé Andre Gray, after the couple announced their engagement back in May.
She shared a trio of images on Instagram on Tuesday and wrote alongside: ‘We’ve dreamed about this moment for so long and we can’t believe the dream is finally coming true… we can’t wait to meet you.’
Incredible: Little Mix star Leigh-Anne Pinnock is pregnant
Leigh-Anne first announced her pregnancy news in an Instagram post on Tuesday as she posed in a green gown for a duo of snaps alongside Andre.
Her bump debut comes after she was seen in a series of baggy ensembles in recent weeks, with her last appearance on Friday 30 April in London, where she wore a baggy khaki green outfit which hid her stomach perfectly.
She recently praised her footballer partner as her ‘backbone’ and admitted she finds his attitude towards race ‘inspiring’.
She said: ‘Andre is like my backbone. If I didn’t have someone like that through this experience, I don’t know what I would have done…
Hold me close: The singer, 29, revealed she’s expecting her first child with her footballer fiancé Andre Gray, after the couple announced their engagement back in May
Hiding: Her bump debut comes after she was seen in a series of baggy ensembles in recent weeks, with her last appearance on Friday 30 April in London, where she wore a baggy khaki green outfit which hid her stomach perfectly
‘We’ve always had amazing talks about [experiencing racism], from when we’ve met. I love how pro-black he is. It’s inspiring for me.’
Leigh-Anne singer wants to be a role model for other young black girls.
She added: ‘There’s only so much you can take of feeling like you are the invisible one, or you’re being overlooked. There had to come a point where I see this as my power and I now do. It is.
‘Being black is my power. And I want young Black girls around the world to see that. One of the reasons I didn’t want to speak at the beginning was because I was so scared of offending [Little Mix fans] and losing them…
Surprise! Andre, who plays for Watford FC, proposed to Leigh-Anne in May at their home during lockdown
‘But I just thought: this is not about me. The reason that I am here, in this position, is for me to speak out and do something.’
It comes after Little Mix were forced to postpone their upcoming Confetti World Tour, their first without Jesy Nelson, until 2022 due to the Covid pandemic.
Andre, who plays for Watford FC, proposed to Leigh-Anne in May at their home during lockdown.
Explaining the moment Andre got on one knee, Leigh-Anne said he ‘set up candles like something out of a movie.’
Speaking on Bumble’s ‘My Love Is…’ podcast in November, she said the pair were watching a movie at the time.
Baby news! The singer revealed she’s expecting after the couple announced their engagement back in May (pictured in a post she shared in February)
She continued: ‘Then it cut out and there was pictures of us, it was playing our song, then the screen changed to ‘Will you marry me?’ and he was on one knee.’
Andre said he had been planning to pop the question to Leigh-Anne for quite some time, but struggled after the UK’s first lockdown was put into place in March.
He also said his sister stepped in to help him pull off the proposal, making sure he could make the moment as romantic as possible.
Leigh-Anne and Andre first announced their engagement as they celebrated their fourth anniversary.
Getting married! Leigh-Anne and Andre, who plays for Watford FC, first announced their engagement as they celebrated their fourth anniversary in May 2020
Taking to Instagram, footballer Gray posed alongside his fiancée as she showed off her diamond engagement ring shortly after accepting his proposal, while adding the caption: ‘Let the caption speak for itself this time… Hasta la muerte.’
Shortly after, Leigh-Anne commented on the news herself, writing: ‘Guys.. wtf has just happened… He bloody did it, and I said yes…
‘I’m marrying my soul mate, the man of my flipping dreams… I am lost for words, so I think I’m just going to go cry some more @andregray_ I love you so much. My world is literally complete’.
Tears: Andre previously said he had been planning to pop the question to Leigh-Anne for quite some time, but struggled after the UK’s first lockdown was put into place in March 2020
It comes after Leigh-Anne and her Little Mix bandmates Jade Thirlwall, 28, and Perrie Edwards, 27, announced they have had to postpone their Confetti tour until April 2022.
The group – who released their Confetti album in November – said in a series of tweets: ‘You know how much we love being on the road and performing every night for you all.
‘However, due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, we must prioritise the safety of our fans and crew and help to stop the spread.
‘Therefore we’re so sad to say that the Confetti tour will be postponed to April 2022.
‘All tickets will be valid for the corresponding rescheduled dates and we’re taking this chance to add an additional show for our fans in Cardiff. (sic)’
On hold: It comes after Little Mix were forced to postpone their upcoming Confetti World Tour, their first without Jesy Nelson, until 2022 due to the Covid pandemic