Delighted Declan Donnelly and wife Ali Astall are expecting their first child, it has been reported.It is thought 40-year-old Ali fell pregnant shortly after Dec, 42, left the jungle in December following the last series of I’m A Celebrity.They kept their news under wraps until talent manager Ali had safely passed the crucial 12-week mark.A source close to the pair, who wed in 2015 after knowing each other for a decade, said: “This has come at a difficult time for them both, given everything that Ant is now going through and the pressure that has put on Dec in the past week.But their priority now is their baby and an experience that they see as the best of their lives.Dec and Ali are both absolutely delighted to be expecting, especially as they have been trying for some time.“They have both always wanted a family but worried that it might not happen for them.They have been keeping the pregnancy a closely guarded secret, but now that Ali is safely over 12 weeks, they are starting to let people know," they added to The Sun.Dec’s best pal and TV partner Ant, who checked into rehab this week following his arrest on suspicion of drink-driving following a three-car smash, knows of the pregnancy.Family-loving Dec, one of seven children born to Irish Catholic parents, has frequently spoken of his desire to have kids.He and Ali, who began dating in August 2013, are understood to have started trying for a baby soon after they married. Back then, Dec said having children was “the next stage of our lives”.He added: “I’m looking forward to that.” Asked last year if he would like children, he said: “Absolutely at some point, when the time is right.Hopefully, as Ant says, if it comes along, then it would be great.” On another occasion he said: “Kids are absolutely one of the things on the cards for us.” Dec and Ali met when she was employed by James Grant Management to look after his career with Ant, 42 — who ended up being best man at the pair’s wedding.
