THE X Factor judge Dannii Minogue has confirmed on Twitter that she is pregnant.

The 38-year-old singer announced the news with a tweet saying: “Woo hoo, I’m gonna be a mummy!”

Her rugby player turned model boyfriend Kris Smith quickly followed her lead and made his own Twitter announcement: “Woo hoo I’m gonna be a daddy!”

Sister Kylie joined in on the celebration, tweeting “Congratulations to my sister Dannii and her partner Kris on the happy news!!!! I am so excited to be an Aunty again!! WOW WOW WOW!! xxx”.

A spokesperson confirmed that the pair are expecting a baby in July.

“Rumours and stories surfaced across the weekend about Dannii being pregnant and having already had her 12-week scan,” said rep Simon Jones.

“These stories were incorrect. Danni had her 12-week scan this week and was given the results today with the all-clear to make an announcement.”

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