Louis Smith announces he’s going to be a dad as girlfriend Charlie is pregnant with their first baby

STRICTLY 2012 winner Louis Smith is having a baby with his girlfriend Charlie Bruce.

The Olympian, 31, revealed the couple's surprise pregnancy on Instagram.

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Sharing a video of the moment they found out they're expecting a little girl, Louis said: "Doing life on my terms. A big surprise and it’s amazing to be having a baby girl with my woman @charliebruce1990.

"In this crazy time and during a global struggle I wish everyone a happy life and a world of positivity.

"Find the light in darknesses and the hope at then end of a tunnel. Life is full of ups and downs and right now we are taking an up."

The British gymnast announced his retirement from the sport in 2018.

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Since then he has appeared in a number of reality TV shows including The Jump, Celebrity Hunted. and a live dance show called Rip It Up starring McFly drummer Harry Judd and JLS' Aston Merrygold.

He has been dating 30-year-old Charlie in November 2017.

She is best known for winning BBC One's So You Think You Can Dance in 2010.