It has been revealed that retired footballer Ryan Giggs is “expecting his third child” with girlfriend Zara Charles.
The 50-year-old has been in a relationship with the 36-year-old lingerie model since 2021.
Ryan already shares two children, Zach, 17, and Libby, 19, with ex-wife Stacey Cooke, and Zara also has a daughter from a previous marriage.
Insiders have claimed that Ryan’s ex wife Stacey, who filed for divorce from him in 2017, has given the couple their blessing as well as their children.
A source told The Sun: “Ryan was nervous about what his kids would think but they’ve got to know Zara over the last few years and really like her. They’re happy because they know he’s happy.”
“But they’ve joked that he might struggle with the early mornings and lack of sleep. Ryan and Zara are thrilled at the prospect of becoming parents again, they have a very solid, loving relationship and are building a long-term future together.”
Another source told the outlet: “Stacey approves of Zara. Her and Ryan have been through a lot but they have moved on and she’s only interested in him being happy, because that makes him a good dad to their kids. There is no animosity.”
Stacey and Ryan famously divorced in 2017 after it was revealed that he had been having an eight-year affair with his brother’s Rhodri’s wife, Natasha.
Many members of his family cut ties with him when the news broke and his dad told the media at the time that he was “ashamed” of his son.
Ryan’s brother, Rhodri, made headlines when he appeared in a Paddy Power advert mocking the former Manchester United player.
Although their marriage survived the affair, Ryan cheated once again with Big Brother star Imogen Thomas.
According to Leiper Gupta Family Lawyers, the divorce could have cost Ryan a whopping £20million, but the pair’s lawyers have insisted that the former couple have remained “firm friends.”
