One Directon have given Michael Bublé messages of congratulations after he revealed he is to become a father.

As previously reported, the Canadian crooner recently revealed that he and wife Luisana Lopilato are expecting their first child together.

One Direction star Niall Horan took to Twitter to express his joy at the news, tweeting: "A massive congrats to my bro @michaelbuble and his beautiful wife @lulopilato on the amazing news of baby buble!"

Lopilato then cheekily replied: "I wish that you could have been the father !! Hahah I went the "wrong direction" @michaelbuble says you can be the stepdad."

Horan's bandmate Liam Payne meanwhile also got in on the act, telling his Twitter followers:

"Congrats to @michaelbuble and @lulopilato on there news! So amazing! Hope to see you soon :)."