Pop Idol star Michelle McManus, 41, announces she is pregnant with second child

POP Idol star Michelle McManus has announced she is pregnant with her second child.

The 41-year-old singer announced the happy news to fans on Instagram, revealing her new baby will be born in the early months of 2022.



Singer Michelle McManus posted the cute snap with hubby Jeff and first son Harry

She was a superstar thanks to the final series of Pop Idol back in 2003

Posting to Instagram, star shared a picture of her holding her baby bump, alongside hubby Jeff Nimmo and first-born son Harry.

The star, who won the second and final series of Pop Idol in 2003, wrote: “Harry playing Peekaboo with Mummy, Daddy and bump.”

She added: “Baby Nimmo no 2 due early 2022.”

Fans were quick to offer their congratulations to the Pop Idol winner after her surprise announcement.

One fan said: “Amazing news!!! Many congrats to the three of you.” Another simply said: “Congratulations.”

Michelle married Jeff in 2017 at a stunning wedding ceremony, before they celebrating their marriage a second wedding ceremony in Glasgow at the start of 2018.

The pair’s first son, Harry John Nimmo, was born in January 2020.

Michelle used social media to announce the news of her first son’s birth at the time.

Michelle shot to fame after winning Pop Idol in 2004 with hit-single All This Time and even set-up her own music label, McMannii Records.

She released her only album, The Meaning of Love, in February of the same year as it skyrocketed to number three in the charts.

The star has made a long line of string of TV appearances, including on BBC sitcom Still Game and Scottish lifestyle show The Hour.

After her marriage and birth of her first son, she got back into the music industry with a new band – The Flaming Blackhearts.



The star performing on ITV’s Pop Idol an incredible 18 years ago

The Scottish singer also popped on an episode of Loose Women in 2018