Ben Foden’s new wife Jackie Belanoff Smith is expecting their baby 19 months after his divorce from Una Healy, MailOnline can reveal.
Friends of the Celebrity X Factor star say he is ‘absolutely delighted’ at becoming a father for the third time.
Rugby player Ben, 34, married Jackie from New York in August just two weeks after they started dating.
He already shares two children Aoife, seven, and five-year-old Tadhg, with The Saturdays singer, Una, 38.
‘Ben and Jackie are over the moon,’ a source told MailOnline.
‘They’re so excited to become parents together for the first time and are looking forward to starting their new lives as a family.
Happy: Ben Foden is expecting a baby with his new wife Jackie Belanoff Smith, who revealed her growing baby bump in an image she shared this week which was taken over Christmas
Blossoming: Jackie recently shared a photo of her from a friend’s wedding where two pals were seen cradling her bump – with her disguising her stomach with a love heart
Lovers: Ben married Jackie in August after just two weeks of dating, telling his Instagram followers: ‘When someone like her comes in to your life, why would I wait?’
‘The plan is to move from America back to the UK and raise the baby here – there’s lots to organise but they can’t wait for their new arrival.’
Moving on: The Saturdays singer Una has since moved on from her marriage with Ben and is now in a long-term relationship with Irish sportsman David Breen
Jackie revealed her baby bump in an image she shared this week of her and Ben in Vermont which was taken over Christmas.
In the Instagram photo, entrepreneur Jackie could be seen posing with Ben and her skis, while proudly showing her bump from a side angle.
She captioned the picture: ‘America the beautiful. Missing my Benny while he’s in Vegas and reminiscing about what a beautiful Christmas we had.’
Their split came days before they had planned to move to the US with their two children, which resulted in Ben starting his new life having signed with Rugby United New York on his own.
Ex-England rugby international Ben first married The Saturdays singer Una in her native Ireland in 2012, after the pair dated for four years.
The couple divorced in July 2018 after six years of marriage when Ben confessed to cheating on Una with PR Becky Milne.
Family: The former England rugby international is already a dad to Aoife and Tadhg, who he shares with ex-wife Una Healy
Una has since moved on from Ben with new long-term partner Irish sportsman, David Breen.
Ben married Jackie on board a luxury yacht in Nantucket, Massachusetts in August despite the pair only knowing each other for a few weeks.
Following the ceremony, Ben said: ‘The world has a funny way of working things out, many people think I’m a bad person – as I’m sure they’ll be many nasty comments left under this post by keyboard warriors a plenty.
‘But I met a girl who seriously swept me off my feet and in a time of hardship showed me love, a deep devoted love.
‘People will say we are mad or crazy or even fools, as @snackyjax and I had only been dating seriously for a little over two weeks before deciding to get married.
Over: Their six-year marriage ended in 2018 after Ben confessed to cheating on Una, with the sportsman moving to the US on his own following his signing with Rugby United in New York
‘But when someone like her comes in to your life, why would I wait?’
Ben revealed to MailOnline last year that he plans to move back to the UK with Jackie and buy a house together in Cheshire.
Speaking in October, he said: ‘My life has changed a lot over the last seven months.
‘I have been in America and I got married. In New York it’s a very busy way of life, everyone is quite healthy.
‘Jackie loves all these shakes in the morning. She’s not a vegan or vegetarian but we have more of a vegetarian diet together. She has been a very positive influence on my life and my diet.
‘But we’re planning to move back to England next summer and buy a house in Cheshire…’
Cosy: The Celebrity X Factor star, who took part in the show to make his children proud, revealed he’s planning on moving back from America to the UK and buying a house with Jackie