TINA Barrett is 6 months pregnant with her first child.

The S Club 7 star has announced the news she’s expecting a baby with her boyfriend Paul Cashmore exclusively in OK! magazine.
And it couldn’t have come easier for the couple who’ve been together for 3 years.

Tina – who turns 40 this year – said: “I have friends who’ve tried for years to get pregnant but we conceived within three months of trying. “I know it sounds silly but it did take us by surprise – we thought it would take longer.”

Tina went on to confess how happy her S Club bandmates are for her, and she’s desperate for her baby to start a band with Rachel Stevens and Jo O’Meara’s children. The Bring It All Back singer said: “Jo burst into tears. She’s so sweet, she couldn’t have been happier for us.

“I’d love my child to be friends with Jo and Rachel’s children. Perhaps we could encourage them to start their own band, that would be cute!”

Tina revealed she and Paul know whether they’re having a girl or boy, but are keeping it a secret. She teased: “When the nurse told us what we were having I burst into tears. I didn’t mind if we had a girl or a boy but I was so overcome with emotion that I couldn’t help myself.

“Being able to put a gender to what was growing inside me suddenly made it feel very real.”