Kevin Kilbane and Brianne Delcourt expecting baby after secret wedding

The pair - who met on Dancing On Ice last year - wed in secret at the start of September and have announced that they are expecting a child

Dancing on Ice's Kevin Kilbane and Brianne Delcourt have announced they are expecting their first child together.

The former sporting star and skating professional - who met on the ITV reality show - and tied the knot in an intimate ceremony in September told their happy news to OK! magazine.

During the interview, Brianne was quizzed on the last few months and dished on her pregnancy.

She admitted it has been a busy time as she gushed: “Yes – we got married and I’m five months pregnant!"

Kevin added: “I actually couldn’t be happier to be married and to have a baby on the way.”

The couple added that they don't mind if they have a girl or boy but Brianne did say that her daughter Gracie - from a previous relationship - wants a baby sister.

At the start of the month, the pair - who have known each other less than a year after meeting last October on the DOI set - tied the knot on their intended wedding day, but were forced to abandon most of their plans.

Brianne shared the joyful news on Instagram, posting a picture of the pair dressed up in their wedding outfits and sealing their marriage with a kiss.

"So, today was the day Kevin & I were supposed to be getting married in Ireland. Damn you Covid..., so we celebrated our way .......," she wrote.

Ex-footballer Kevin then shared the same lovely snap and captioned it: "We celebrated our proposed wedding day anyway.. I love you @brianne_tv."

The beautiful shots showed the couple embracing by the edge of a body of water, as Kevin gently cupped his wife's face and planted a kiss on her lips.

The couple's whirlwind romance began on their very first day of training last October, hours after they were introduced.

"A lot of people don’t know this but it was literally the first day," Brianne told Loose Women in February shortly after they announced their engagement.

“I was actually staying with Kieron Richardson, my very first partner on Dancing on Ice 10 years ago, and we had to train that day and we started talking and Kevin was like, ‘It’ll be easier if you stay with me.'"

While the couple were eliminated from the dance competition, they remained living together and in February - four months after their first meeting - Kevin popped the question at a restaurant.

He presented Brianne, 39, with a £50,000 engagement ring hidden inside her dessert, and dropped to one knee in front of whooping diners to ask her to marry him.

"It happened very quickly. I think we both knew within.. it’s instant," Kevin admitted on Loose Women.

"When you know, you know… I feel like I've known Bri all my life," he added.

In July, Brianne quit Dancing On Ice to focus on her new priorities, admitting she'd struggled with the decision when she told bosses she was leaving.

"It was quite emotional and they knew I had to do what was right for me," she told Hello! magazine. "They've been super supportive of my decision."