Mollie King and Stuart Broad are expecting another baby! (Picture: Instagram/Getty)

Pop star Mollie King and cricket legend Stuart Broad are growing their brood, having announced that they’re expecting a second baby together.

BBC Radio 1 DJ Mollie, 37, and sporting star Stuart, 38, became engaged in January 2021, after first getting together in 2012, with a brief split in between.

They then announced the following June that they were expecting their first child and adorable daughter Annabella was born in November 2022.

Sharing the joyous news that their firstborn is set to become a big sister, the happy couple took to Instagram this evening with a photo showcasing Mollie’s blossoming bump.

The caption read: ‘Our baby girl is going to become a big sister ❤️ We can’t wait to meet you, little one!’

In the black and white snaps, Mollie poses with her belly exposed while Stuart bends down to kiss it sweetly, Annabella sitting on his shoulders, smiling.

Annabella was born in November 2022 (Picture: Instagram)
Mollie and Stuart got engaged in 2021 after several years of dating on and off (Picture: Instagram)

A second shot shows a close-up of the bump, Stuart and Annabella placing their hands on top.

The three were inundated with messages of congratulations, as Giovanna Fletcher commented: ‘🙌❤️🙌❤️ Huge congratulations! Xxx’

‘Congratulations Mollie! Xxxxx’, wrote Tanya Burr.

Mollie’s The Saturdays bandmate Rochelle Humes also left a series of heart-eye emoji.

‘Ayyyyyyy😍’, commented Clara Amfo, while Gemma Atkinson wrote: ‘Ahh congratulations! How lovely 🥰’

Mollie and Stuart regularly share an insight into their family life with their online followers, whether it’s trips to Disneyland or documenting their daughter’s first steps.

Mollie and Stuart first got together in 2012 (Picture: David Davies/PA Wire)
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Alas, her introduction to motherhood was anything but plain sailing, as she and Stuart – who played his final cricket game last July – welcomed Annabella just days before Mollie’s dad died.

The presenter suffered the devastating loss three months after her father, Stephen King, was diagnosed with a brain tumour.

In a previous social media post, Mollie committed to raising awareness of brain tumours while admitting she still finds it hard to write about her dad.

But, she’s ‘so glad’ he got to hold her daughter before he died.

‘Dad was the best Dad you could ask for,’ she penned lovingly.

‘So caring, funny, honest and the best Grandpa to the little ones in our family.

Annabella’s middle name was inspired by Mollie’s late father (Picture: Instagram)
Stephen King died just days after the singer gave birth (Picture: Instagram)

‘I know how much he would have adored Annabella and am so thankful that he got to hold her.’

Mollie added: ‘I think of him every single day and talk to Annabella about him when we’re winding down in the evening.’

The Ego hitmaker paid tribute to her late dad when naming her daughter, giving her the middle name of Hope, which the newborn provided to Mollie in the dark days following his death.

Mollie wrote on Instagram at the time: ‘Annabella has given us lots of hope over these past few difficult months, so Hope had to be one of her middle names.

‘She has been our ray of sunshine and I know she’s going to continue to light up our lives.’

Mollie and Stuart, who is widely regarded as one of England’s greatest-ever Test bowlers, have known each other for over a decade.

The radio star and cricket legend have known each other for over a decade (Picture: Instagram)

They first met when a friend told the singer to send him a get well soon message when he was recovering from an injury.

After seemingly bringing their romance to a permanent end in 2018, Stuart went on to date lingerie model Bealey Mitchell.

He and Mollie reconnected the following year and have been going strong ever since.

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