Howie Dorough to be a dad again

Backstreet Boys star Howie Dorough had extra reason to celebrate his birthday on Wednesday (22Aug12) - his wife is pregnant again.

The Shape of My Heart hitmaker and his partner Leigh are set to welcome their second child, a baby boy, in the coming months.

Announcing the news in a post on his Twitter.com page on Monday (20Aug12), two days before his 39th birthday (22Aug12), he wrote, "Thanks to family, friends & fans for all the amazing birthday wishes. This year I'm receiving the best gift from my wife: another baby boy!"

The couple, which wed in 2007, is already parents to three-year-old son James Hoke.