Robbie Williams has confirmed he and wife Ayda Field are expecting a baby girl.
The Let Me Entertain You singer said he is "very excited" about the impending arrival but admitted that his wife asked to keep the sex of their unborn baby a secret.
Speaking at a recent Soccer Six event alongside Jonathan Wilkes he said: "It’s a girl. I’m very, very excited about becoming a daddy. I can’t wait. The missus is, like, 'Don’t go telling' and I said 'I won’t'."
He added: "I’m going to teach her football and karate and boxing.
"That’s the first thing she’s going to learn to keep people like me and Johnny away."
The singer is set to part-take in a celebrity soccer match at the weekend to raise money for Unicef, and Robbie admits he was surprised to discover that impending fatherhood has made him more passionate about the children’s charity.
He added ''Becoming a dad myself has changed my perception of Unicef. 'I didn't realise it would, but it did. I have found it quite over-whelming.
''We watched a video this morning about what Unicef does and I felt myself tearing up, in a way I maybe wouldn't have done in the past.
''It's definitely pulling on the heart-strings even more now that I know I've got the responsibility of looking after a little life.''
