Olympian Beth Tweddle is expecting her first child with husband Andy Allen

Olympian Beth Tweddle has announced she is expecting her first child.

The gymnast took to social media to reveal that she will be welcoming her baby in May with husband Andy Allen.

‘Really excited to share the news that Andy and I are expecting our first child in May 2019,’ she wrote on Instagram.

She accompanied the caption with an image of her present-adorned Christmas tree alongside a board reading: ‘Our greatest gift is due to be unwrapped May 2019’.

Fans rushed to congratulate the retired athlete, who suffered a devastating injury during her time on The Jump in 2016, when she crashed into a barrier after one of her jumps.

‘Wow how exciting and truly beautiful news,’ wrote one follower, ‘you are about to embark on the biggest journey of your life similar to gymnastics – full of ups and downs , highs and lows however it's the most beautiful feeling you will ever experience – congratulations xx’

‘Wooooow CONGRATULATIONS to such a beautiful couple I am so so excited for you’, wrote another social media user and another fan commented: ‘Congratulations xxx a new gymnast will be born with amazing qualities’.

Some even offered ideas for baby names, writing: ‘Congratulations x if you are lucky the newbie will be 19th May and you can name him Marc for a boy or Marcie or Marcella for a girl’ and ‘If it’s a boy then called him BAXTER!!!!’

This will be the first baby for the newlywed couple, who tied the knot back in June.

After dating for two years, the 33-year-old and her new husband got engaged in Rio in 2016 when Andy popped the question while Beth was working as a BBC commentator for the Rio Olympics.

‘I was totally shocked!’ she told HELLO! magazine. ‘I knew he was the one for me, but I had absolutely no inkling of what he was planning to do, or that he’d been brought a diamond ring with him to Rio. It was a moment I will never forget. I am so excited about the future’.