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Aston Merrygold has announced the happy news that he and his wife Sarah Lou are set to become parents for the third time.
The JLS star, 35, and wife Sarah Lou are already proud parents to two sons – Grayson and Macaulay – and now the pair have announced they are expanding their brood.
Loved-up couple Aston and Sarah shared a sweet video on their Instagram page to announce the news to their followers. The clip begins with their two boys Macaulay and Grayson sat on the sofa as Sarah asks: "Have we got your attention?", before Aston adds: "Because we want to tell you something".
It then cuts to a clip of Aston walking into a room to get something, which turns out to be a positive pregnancy test. He holds it up to the camera to reveal Sarah is pregnant.
The video then cuts to photos of the married couple posing with the positive pregnancy test before footage of Sarah having an ultrasound scan with their boys and her husband watching. Other precious moments from the pregnancy so far are then shown in the adorable montage – including a sweet moment which sees one of their sons kissing a scan photo.
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JLS star Aston is set to become a dad-of-three (Instagram)
Aston and wife Sarah Lou announced the happy news today (Instagram)The growing family of four then pose in touching bump shoot photos before the clip cuts to a black screen with the words: "In case you missed it, we're having a baby".
As Aston and Sarah posted the clip on their Instagram pages, they wrote in the caption: "We have some news" followed by emojis depicting their growing family.
The couple were soon flooded with messages of congratulations from celebrity friends including Giovanna Fletcher, who wrote: "Waaaaaaaaaaaaah!!!!! So so so happy for you all! Incredible news!! Xxxxx".
"Crying again," Rochelle Humes admitted alongside a crying face emoji while Louisa Lytton added: "This is AMAZING New’s congratulations" [sic] followed by a string of heart emojis.
Aston also couldn't resist commenting as he gushed: "Baby M3rrygold 2024" followed by a three heart eye emojis. And the singer's fellow bandmate JB Gill penned: "The best news EVER Congratulations to you all! Big love from #TheGills".
The couple are already proud parents to two sons
The adorable clip sees them breaking the news to their boys (Instagram)Aston and Sarah Lou welcomed son Macaulay in June 2020 while Grayson was born in 2018.
In 2020, Aston gushed over fatherhood but said he'd ruled out having more children. In an interview with OK! magazine, he said: "It’s great as it could be to be honest. It’s tiring but it’s even more rewarding because you get twice as much love – it’s incredible.
"I said to all my friends, it’s like – a lot of them are [parents] now but before they were, I said: 'You can’t really describe it because people will try and bottle up and sell it. It’s literally priceless.'
"Me talking to myself ten years ago saying: 'Honestly, you just wait'. I would never understand it until you’re in that position. It’s just the best thing ever."
But, when he was quizzed on the idea of having more children the Everybody in Love singer said: "No. But that’s from me. You wanna… If you ask Sarah you might get a different answer. But I’m here now so I’m saying no."
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