Strictly Come Dancing star Ore Oduba reveals wife Portia is pregnant with their first child in cute Instagram announcement
STRICTLY Come Dancing winner Ore Oduba and his wife Portia are expecting their first child.
The television presenter, 31, shared the couple's happy baby news with fans via a cute Instagram photo on Thursday morning.
Ore's funny snap shows him looking both excited and nervous, while Portia can be seen in the background cradling her blossoming baby bump.
He told fans: "Not sure what I did to deserve this one.
"My best friend, the most amazing wife and soon to be the most amazing mum.
"Been a pretty life-changing last 12 months, now Portia and I are preparing for our biggest adventure yet!
"Can't hide our excitement anymore.
"Starting a family has always been our dream.
"And no prizes for guessing.. THERE. WILL. BE. TEARS!!!"
Ore, who won Strictly Come Dancing 2016 in December, added a string of hashtags to his Instagram post including 'baby news', 'pregnancy announcement' and 'tiny dancer'.
Portia then added a photo to her own Instagram, showing her standing in a grey onesie, holding her bump.
Her caption read: "Baby Oduba. We already love you so much."
A slew of fans and celebrity friends rushed to congratulate the couple, including Daisy Lowe and Alex Jones.
Daisy gushed: "Yesssss congrats angels!"
Alex, who became a mother herself at the start of the year, said: "Amazing news! It's the best adventure ever. Thrilled for you both."
In an exclusive interview with The Sun's Fabulous magazine in November, Ore said that he and Portia were looking forward to starting a family.
"We would like to start a family, but we want to make sure we are settled and can support children before we start sprogging," he joked.
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During an appearance on ITV's Lorraine in March, the TV star laughed when Lorraine Kelly quizzed him on plans to start a family.
"Are you going to get on my back with the babies as well as my mum and dad?" said Ore.
"For crying out loud, give us a break! Give us a chance!
"Of course [it would be lovely] - when you have time! Last year we spent about a day in the year together.
"We have always - since the first week of us being together - we have always talked about it.
"When it's right and ready... whatever it is!"
Ore and Portia married in November 2015, after meeting at Loughborough University.
He previously told : “On my wedding day I cried from 11 in the morning until 2am that night.
“There’s a picture of me wailing, my best men there laughing and Portia absolutely cracking up next to me – I am the only one crying.”
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