Footballing legend Ryan Giggs is set to become a father for the third time at the age of 50. The former Manchester United star and his girlfriend Zara Charles, 36, are expecting a new baby later this year. Giggs already has two children, Sheffield United footballer son Zach, 17, and daughter Libby, 19, from his marriage to Stacey Cooke. Friends of the couple have said they are thrilled and eagerly anticipating the birth of their child. But the footballing legend was reportedly “nervous” at first when thinking about how his kids would take the news , according to a source. A source said: “Ryan was nervous about what his kids would think but they’ve got to know Zara over the last few years and really like her. “They’re happy because they know he’s happy. “But they’ve joked that he might struggle with the early mornings and lack of sleep .” Lingerie model Zara — his partner since 2021 — also has a daughter from a previous marriage. It means that when the baby is born their combined brood will be four. The couple live in a £2.1million, seven-bedroom mansion which Giggs bought last year. And they are said to have a “solid loving relationship” which is thriving on the simple things in life. The source added: “Ryan and Zara are thrilled at the prospect of becoming parents again. “They have a very solid, loving relationship and are building a long-term future together. “Their life is very simple, they go for walks, they go for coffees and love keeping fit.” A separate source said Stacey — who divorced Giggs in 2017 after ten years of marriage — has also given her blessing. Stacey and Ryan divorced in 2017 after it was revealed he had been having an eight-year affair with his brother’s wife, Natasha. The marriage survived the affair but they separated in 2016. According to Leiper Gupta Family Lawyers, the divorce could have cost Ryan £20million, but the pair’s lawyers said they remained “firm friends”. Stacey, Giggs and Zara spent Christmas together in December 2022 as a “blended family”, a source confirmed. They added: “Stacey approves of Zara. Her and Ryan have been through a lot but they have moved on and she’s only interested in him being happy, because that makes him a good dad to their kids. “There is no animosity.”
Ryan Giggs Set to Become Father for Third Time at Age 50
