Brody Jenner is to become a dad after he announced he's expecting his first child with partner Tia Blanco.
The Hills alum and his surfer belle broke the sweet news on their Instagram pages on Sunday, with fans and friends rushing to congratulate them.
In a joint statement, Brody, 39, who is the son of Caitlyn Jenner, wrote: "To start off this new year, we’d like to take this opportunity to wish all of our friends, family and followers health, happiness & an abundance of love. We truly appreciate & love you all. We are excited to share with you the blessing of a new life in the new year…Our little angel is on their way. Happy new year!"
The words were paired with a sweet clip of the baby's heartbeat as both expectant parents looked on amazed.
He later added: "Welcome to the family little one! We’ve got plenty of cousins waiting for you."
Among those liking the post was his sister Kylie Jenner.
Comments flooded in from famous faces too, with the reality star's mum, Linda Thompson gushing over the news. She wrote: "So happy that you are sharing this news so I can tell everybody I meet on the street now! Lol I have been keeping this secret, but it's been so hard!
"We are so happy! Love you both so much… Love all three of you so much!"
Other celebs taking to the comments section included singer Avril Lavigne, who penned: "congratulations !!!!!," followed by a number of heart and praying hands emojis.
Heidi Montag also wrote: "Couldn’t be happier for you both!!!!! Congratulations!!!!," while Irving Lorenza said: "@brodyjenner you are gonna make the best dad. Excited for you both."
Brody and Tia first went public with their relationship around seven months ago after they shared a snap of them looking cosy on social media.
Speaking to E! News in November, Tia said: "We kept our relationship pretty private at the beginning. But we're both just so in love and it just happened naturally to share the fun things that we do and this exciting time in our life together."
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