Singer Marvin Humes has announced on Twitter that his wife Rochelle Wiseman is expecting their first baby.

The couple, who got married July this year, will become parents by middle of next year.

“Rochelle and I are so excited to tell everyone that we are expecting our first baby!!! Its absolutely amazing! Baby is due middle of next year and all is great,” Marvin, member of band JLS, tweeted.

Wiseman calls her pregnancy an early Christmas gift.

“We’ve always dreamt of being parents and the news is the best early Christmas present we could have asked for. I know Marvin is going to be a great dad and we’re so excited to start a family,” thesun.co.uk quoted Wiseman as saying.