He’s patiently awaiting the imminent arrival of his second child with heavily pregnant fiancée Sarah Lou Richards, whose due date was almost a week ago.
And Aston Merrygold, 32, took some time out to admire his wife-to-be in all her glowing glory on Sunday afternoon, when he shared a shot of the 36-year-old looking stunning as she donned a red bikini while posing for a selfie.
The JLS star, who shares two-year-old son Grayson with Sarah, proudly posted the scintillating snap on Instagram, as he branded the choreographer ‘unreal’.
Baby on the way: Aston Merrygold shared a shot of his heavily pregnant fiancée Sarah Lou Richards on Instagram on Sunday
Captioning the image, which showed Sarah posing in the couple’s hallway as she snapped the mirror selfie, Aston wrote: ‘This my wife (borat voice) unreal… anytime you’re ready little one.’
The photo caught the attention of Rochelle Humes, who is married to Aston’s bandmate Marvin Humes and recently announced that she’s pregnant with baby number three.
‘I told you…she’s mine,’ the 31-year-old former The Saturdays singer wrote, ending her comment with heart emojis.
Lip service: In a clip shared by Sarah, Aston Merrygold was seen planting a kiss on her cheek
Admiration: In his caption, the JLS star branded Sarah ‘unreal’, while close friend Rochelle Humes, who is married to his bandmate Marvin Humes, posted an admiring comment
Blonde beauty Sarah had initially shared the image on her own Instagram account, along with a number of videos of the family enjoying their time at home in the sunshine together, with Aston skipping and father and son playing with bubbles.
Aston and his growing family have been keeping busy during the lockdown. On Thursday, they performed a dance to show their appreciation for frontline workers.
Filmed in their back garden, the video began with Aston doing his trademark backflip over Grayson before the boys danced around Sarah.
Sarah, whose due date was on Monday, displayed her baby bump as she joined her husband in performing a synchronised dance while they wore NHS T-shirts.
Snapshot: Blonde beauty Sarah had initially shared the image on her own Instagram account
Imminent arrival: Sarah also gave her followers a closer glimpse of her sizeable baby bump
Sunday funday: Sarah also uploaded a clip of her husband-to-be skipping in their driveway
Forever blowing bubbles: The couple’s two-year-old son Grayson appeared to be having the time of his life playing with bubbles in the sunshine
The couple clapped their hands before pointing at the camera as the lyrics ‘I wanna thank you’ played in the background.
‘Alongside the video, Aston wrote: ‘Thursdays we say thanks..
Last Sunday, Sarah shared sweet family photos as the couple enjoyed another day in the garden, after revealing she thought her new baby would be making an early appearance.
Revealing her due date was last Monday, Sarah posted a photo of herself sitting alongside Aston and Grayson wearing matching Arsenal shirts.
With their backs to the cameras, the shirts revealed the trio’s birth dates, with Sarah explaining in the caption that she was hoping their new baby would share a ‘3’ in their date of birth to match theirs.
Good cause: On Thursday, the couple joined many across the nation in paying thanks to frontline workers
Fun: Filmed in their back garden, the video began with Aston doing his trademark backflip over Grayson before the boys danced around Sarah
‘We thought baby might want to be the 23rd but that’s been and gone wonder what date will be on our newest members shirt p.s this top is not maternity #birthdays #allthethrees #whatwillyoube #wewilljustwaitandsee’ she wrote.
Aston shared the same snap, writing: ‘So we have the 3rd, the 30th & the 13th.. new addition is going to be? place your bets people.’
On her Instagram Stories Sarah revealed her due date was May 25 as she shared a snap of her tea mug which said ‘I’m brewing a bump.’
‘I actually thought baby was going to make a bit of an early appearance this time but they have other ideas. Due date tomorrow so maybe they will be right on time,’ she added.
Family: The couple have remained active on social media as they spend lockdown together
Waiting game: Aston and Sarah are counting down the minutes until their second child arrives
On Tuesday, professional dancer and choreographer Sarah showed off her baby bump in a yellow bikini in another sweet family snap shared by her and Aston.
Sarah looked gorgeous in her summery swimwear as she cuddled up to a shirtless Aston and their cute toddler.
Cradling her bump, Sarah Lou captioned the garden snap: ‘We thought we would capture the moment with a good old self timer ☺️❤️ #makingmemories #familyphoto #39weeks3days #luckiestlady #mywholeworld.’
The couple announced their engagement on Boxing Day 2018, and subsequently admitted their wedding had been delayed due to work commitments.
Still a three! Sarah shared family photos as the couple enjoyed another day in the garden last Sunday, after revealing she thought her new baby would be making an early appearance
Not long now: On her Instagram Stories Sarah revealed her due date was May 25 as she shared a snap of her tea mug which said, ‘I’m brewing a bump’