“Thank you SO much!” Louis Tomlinson tells fans how much he appreciates their support

Louis Tomlinson has thanked fans over and over for all their support in a message we’re pretty sure is covert confirmation of his baby news.

Last week, the internet basically cut out after news was leaked that the One Direction singer had got friend Briana Jungwirth, 23, pregnant with his first child.

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At the time, she was thought to be around 11 weeks pregnant – so just under the 12-week limit most parents-to-be stick to when they make their news public.

Since then we’ve been waiting for Louis himself to confirm his mini-Tomlinson, but as mentor Simon Cowell has said he’s told Louis to “man up”, we’re certain it won’t be long for an official statement to come through.

However, just look at the tweets Louis posted in the early hours of this morning:

Aww! Now just imagine how grateful he’s going to be in around six months when offers of babysitting duties from several million teenage girls come flooding in…

Check out this week’s heat mag for our Louis baby special – and find out just how close he and Briana have been getting.

One Direction singers Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik's faces switched around