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Leona Lewis is expecting her first child with husband Dennis Jauch.
The X Factor star is said to be “over the moon” on the news, and due for birth later this year.
While the couple were still publicly reporting the news, an insider told the Sun: “Leona and Dennis are absolutely over the moon.
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“They passed the 12-week milestone and told their family and friends at the beginning of the year.
“They can not wait to welcome their new arrival and become a family of three.”
Leona met her now husband, Dennis, when he was a dancer on their labyrinth tour in 2010. The couple soon began dating and bound up nine years later in a lavish ceremony in Tuscany.
Despite her husband, who has always been keen on raising her brood, Leona, 36, previously revealed she had reservations, saying she would like to adopt a child.
She said no! Magazine, “I want kids, but Dennis and I also talked about adoption.
“My mother grew up in an orphanage. Nobody adopted her as a child and I would very much like to adopt her. But I’m still figuring things out.
“If it was up to my husband, we would have had children yesterday.”
Leona catapulted to fame in 2006 after Ray Quinn took over and won the X Factor.
Despite becoming one of the show’s most popular and successful stars, Leona struggled with the fame that came with it and previously opened up about her mental health after joining Simon Cowell’s record label, Syco, in 2014. separated.
In an open letter to fans, Leona revealed that she had “spiraled into a dark place” after a “roller coaster year”.
“It was a whole roller coaster ride,” Leona wrote. “The emotions I felt were stronger, both in a positive and negative way, than I have ever felt in my life.
“At some point I felt extremely depressed and at other times I experienced amazing heights, but it came to a place where the downs were higher than the ups. So I am writing this letter to anyone who has ever felt the same way.
Even though Leona quotes that “change is uncomfortable”, she came out on the other side.
“I chose to swim, I chose to go through it and honestly I’m not sure where I stop, but one thing I’m sure of is that I have remained true to myself and I have followed what my heart says is right.
So whatever the future holds, I’m ready. Knowing that you are on this journey with me is so comforting. Thank you for being here with me. “
Leona has since largely stayed out of the limelight and now lives in Los Angeles with her husband.
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