Lily Allen 'expecting her first child with boyfriend Sam Cooper'

Happy news: Lily Allen and her boyfriend Sam Cooper are expecting their first child


Pop singer Lily Allen and boyfriend Sam Cooper are expecting their first child, it was revealed today.

A recent scan revealed the chart topper, 25, was three months' pregnant, she told The Sun.

The star told the paper: 'It brings me great pleasure to tell you that Sam and I are expecting our first child. It goes without saying that we are both absolutely delighted.'

Allen, daughter of comedian and actor Keith Allen, started dating her builder boyfriend, 32, last summer.

The couple told friends and family the news at the weekend.

Her pregnancy follows numerous hints that she was retiring from pop music, and comes after she cancelled a performance at the Benicassim music festival in Spain.


Keeping mum: Allen sparked pregnancy rumours when she steered clear of alcohol and cigarettes at last month's Wireless festival


She was also spotted staying clear of cigarettes and alcohol at the Wireless festival last month.

She has made no secret of her wish to become a mother, saying in May she hoped to be pregnant by the end of the year.

She said at the time: ‘I’d want to be really hands-on for the first two or three years of having a little one. I don’t want to leave them.’

Her most recent performance was at last month's London's Wireless Festival, providing support for US rap superstar Jay-Z.

It's not known whether a scheduled performance in this month's Big Chill festival will go ahead.

This year she has also been setting up a vintage clothing line, Lucy In Disguise with elder sister Sarah Owen.

Her pop career has seen her notch two best-selling albums, Alright, Still and It's Not Me, It's You, as well as number one singles, The Fear and Smile.

In January 2008 Allen suffered a miscarriage after becoming pregnant by Ed Simons, one half of dance duo the Chemical Brothers.

source: dailymail