Strictly’s Brendan Cole announces his wife is expecting their second baby

Brendan Cole

by Lucy Waterlow |
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Strictly Come Dancing star Brendan Cole has announced he's going to be a father again

The professional dancer shared the happy news with his 54.6K Instagram followers today by posting a video of his wife Zoe pointing to her blossoming baby bump.

The 41-year-old's feed was filled with best wishes from friends, family and fans after he wrote: "Hey all...@thezoecole and I have news..."

Judy Murray, Natalie Pinkham and Sophie Ellis-Bextor were among his celeb pals to offer their congratulations.

Brendan and model Zoe, 36, already have a daughter, Aurélia, aged four, and he said they're thrilled to be giving her a sibling.

"Thank you everyone! We are a very happy and fortunate family! Aurélia will finally be a big sister!" he tweeted an hour after his baby announcement.

The couple already have a four-year-old daughter, Aurélia, pictured here in a snap proud dad Brendan shared on their holiday

Zoe later shared their joy via her own social media accounts, with one cute Instagram post of the family recently on holiday captioned: "Yes it's true! Came back from Mallorca recently with a little excess baggage!"

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The news comes as Brendan is currently busy rehearsing for the latest series of Strictly where he has been paired with Good Morning Britain presenter Charlotte Hawkins.

The BBC released pictures of the stars with their professional partners today, ahead of their first dances this weekend.

Brendan Cole and Charlotte Hawkins
Brendan will dance with Good Morning Britain presenter Charlotte Hawkins on this year's show (Credit: BBC) ©(credit: BBC)

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