Gary Barlow has confirmed he is to become a father for the fourth time.

The Take That star, who already has three children, Daniel (11), Emily (9), and Daisy (3), with dancer wife Dawn, initially hinted at the news on Twitter yesterday morning, teasing: "Gorgeous day in the Capital. I'm announcing some news on here tonight! (sic).”

The 41-year-old then later tweeted: "I feel like I've built this news up to much. Hope you're not disappointed. My wife and I are expecting our 4th child #Anotherowngoal,” before joking, “Next goal 'Celebrity Dad of the Year' #moveasideandre.”

After receiving a flood of messages from his 1.3 million followers, Barlow went onto add: “What a lovely bunch you are. Thank you for all your kind messages. We are a very excited family.”

Barlow, who married Dawn in 2000 after meeting on Take That’s 1995 Nobody Else tour, admitted last year that he intends to take more time off to spend with his family, but has recently stated that he's still interested in reprising his judging role for the ninth series of The X-Factor.