Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel are expecting their first child – the singer’s former N Sync bandmate Joey Fatone has confirmed.

Speculation has been rife for weeks that actress Jessica, 32, might be pregnant.

Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel at the US Open
Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel at the US Open (Dubreuil Corinne/ABACA/Press Association Images)

Representatives for the couple are yet to confirm the news, but Joey has revealed to InTouch: “He told me a while ago, and I kept my mouth shut.

“But now I can talk about it!

'N Sync
N Sync (Evan Agostini/Invision/Press Association Images)

“Jessica is awesome, and Justin is a kid at heart,” he added. “[They'll have] fun.”

In October, Jessica’s friend, InStyle editor Ariel Foxman appeared to let the cat out of the bag on Instagram before deleting the post.

“Congrats @jessicabiel on your impending motherhood … Looking forward to the red carpet maternity style pix to come #tbt,” she wrote.