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WWE diva Brie Bella announces she and Daniel Bryan are expecting their first child

Former world champ and Smackdown general manager will become a father next Spring

WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT Diva Brie Bella has announced that she is pregnant with Smackdown general manager Daniel Bryan’s baby.

Bella, who shot to prominence in the company alongside her twin sister Nikki, revealed the news on Wednesday night.

 WWE Diva Brie Bella has announced that she is pregnant
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WWE Diva Brie Bella has announced that she is pregnantCredit: WWE
 Brie Bella is married to former WWE champ and Smackdown general manager Daniel Bryan
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Brie Bella is married to former WWE champ and Smackdown general manager Daniel BryanCredit: Getty Images
 Bella and Bryan are expecting their first child next Spring
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Bella and Bryan are expecting their first child next SpringCredit: WWE

She and the three-time former WWE champion and Smackdown general manager are expecting their first child in Spring 2017.

Brie, speaking to E! Online, said: "It has always been a dream of mine to become a mother.

"Now that it is finally real, it fills me up with so much happiness.

"I can't wait to see my husband, Bryan, be a father to our child. I am so excited for this new chapter in our lives."

Bella retired from the squared-circle earlier this year to focus on her family shortly after her husband had his career cut-short through injury.

Bryan, famed for his chant of "Yes, yes, yes", has since returned to TV and was appointed as Smackdown’s general manager three months ago.

The 35-year-old Bryan added: "The day we found out, I just couldn’t stop smiling. We are so excited to be parents.

"Every time I look at Brie’s stomach, I’m amazed that there is a little life in there."

WWE said via its website that it "extends its warmest wishes to the happy parents-to-be".