Ian 'H' Watkins Is Expecting Twins With Partner Craig Ryder

Massive congratulations to Steps star Ian ‘H’ Watkins, who has announced that he is expecting twins with his long-term partner, Craig Ryder.

Seeking inspiration from McFly’s Tom Fletcher, Ian and Craig revealed their big news via an animated YouTube video, confirming that a surrogate will give birth to their babies next year.

The vid shows cartoon versions of the lovebirds sharing the news in speech bubbles, even treating us to a baby scan of the unborn tots at the end.

How bloomin’ adorable is that?

The couple explain: “Together we’ve been on lots of adventures! But our biggest adventure is about to begin!

"For a long time we have been wishing and our wish is about to come true.

"We are going to be dads! There’s more. It’s twins!”

Sharing a link to the video on Twitter, Ian captioned the video: “I’VE BEEN BURSTING TO TELL YOU SOMETHING …… :0) [SIC]”.

And we bet he and his beau couldn’t be more excited as they start to prep for their last Christmas before they become a family of four.

The 39-year-old has been with Craig, who is a theatre director, for eight years, and had previously opened up about the devastation caused when their previous surrogate miscarried back in 2011.

Speaking about the heartbreaking news, Ian shared: “Finding out our surrogate had miscarried was like being hit in the face. It was the worst thing that has ever happened to me.

"I just feel really empty and helpless. Right now, nobody can do anything for us. The only person who can help me is Craig.”

We couldn’t be happier that Ian and Craig are preparing to welcome the babies that they so desperately long for - we bet they’ll make amazing dads.