Sophie Ellis Bextor pregnant

Sophie Ellis Bextor is pregnant with her third child.

The 32-year-old singer - who already has two children, Sonny, seven and Kit, two, with her husband, The Feeling bassist Richard Jones - announced her happy news via her twitter page and the baby is due in spring 2012 and she is 'excited' to be enlarging her family.

She tweeted: 'I have something to tell you . I am having another baby. Due in Spring. A little brother or sister for Sonny and Kit. Family e-b-jones are happy and excited. Xx (sic)'

The Heartbreak (Make me a Dancer) hitmaker quickly thanked her fans and well-wishers for their support, and revealed she was continuing to work on a follow-up to her latest album Make a Scene.

She wrote: 'Thanks guys. It's a lovely thing. By the way, work on album 5 continues as usual. In fact, I now have a deadline! In the studio as we speak.'

Sophie - who has been through two difficult pregnancies in the past - has previously said she is keen to have more children, but only when her friends have begun having them.

She joked: 'I'd like to have another child but none of my friends have kids, so I'll wait until they catch up!'