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Saffron Otter

Brian McFadden expecting 'miracle' baby with fiancée after two miscarriages

Brian McFadden and his fiancée Danielle Parkinson are expecting a 'miracle' baby after they suffered two miscarriages.

The 40-year-old singer confirmed he is going to be a dad again as they're about to start their own family.

The former Westlife Star, who has two teenage children, told OK! magazine that the couple's first child together is due in May.

Brian said: "We’re 15 weeks along now," while Danielle, 39, added: "We’re due on 14 May. But they said normally with your first baby it can be early."

In the exclusive interview, the pair revealed they had turned to IVF after they had been trying for a baby for two years.

Danielle, from Rochdale, fell pregnant twice, but both ended in devastating miscarriages.

But the engaged couple can now announce they're past the three-month pregnancy mark following 17 months of treatment.

Danielle, a former PE teacher, said: "It does [feel like a miracle] but I feel awful saying that, as I’ve had so many messages on Instagram.

"The IVF community is so lovely and I’ve heard real traumatic stories from people who have been trying for 10 years, people who have had eight-plus miscarriages, so I feel we got lucky on our third attempt."

The couple told the magazine that Mike Tindall and Zara Phillips put them in touch with a nutritionist who they credit as helping them conceive.

The engaged couple are expecting in May (Eamonn and James Clarke)

Brian explained: "Mike and Zara put us in touch with Simone the nutritionist who got us prepared for this time.

"After we had the miscarriage, we sat with them and talked. This woman would put us on a certain diet, and Mike guaranteed it would work. He was completely rig."

While this will be Danielle's first child, Brian is already dad to two daughters, Molly, 19, and Lilly-Sue, 17, from his marriage to Kerry Katona.

The Irish pop star has been married twice - to Kerry and to Irish model Vogue Williams, who is now married to former Made In Chelsea star Spencer Matthews.

Brian split from Vogue in 2015 before striking up a romance with Danielle.

They got engaged last year in December.

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