London, Nov 25 : England cricketer Kevin Pietersen and his wife Jessica Taylor are expecting their first child.

Former Liberty X singer Taylor, 29, is due to give birth early next summer.

And a friend of the batsman has revealed Pietersen, 29, is "thrilled" at the prospect.

"They can''t wait to be parents," the Mirror quoted another friend of Pietersen''s as saying. (ANI)

London, September 27 : Kevin Pietersen''s wife Jessica Taylor recently did a steamy photo shoot for supermarket giant Tesco''s new lingerie collection.

The former Liberty X and Dancing On Ice star seemed happy with the shoot.

"I adore the new collection. Every woman loves beautiful lingerie and feeling fabulous," the News of the World quoted her as saying.

The pics were for the promotion of doubled-up Diamond Boutique range by Ultimo.

The undergarment’s starting price is seven pounds. (ANI)

London, July 13 : Cricket star Kevin Pietersen's wife Jessica Taylor is looking forward to spending the summer with her husband, after having spent 11 weeks apart.

The couple have vowed never spend time apart again, after they were separated for nearly three months as Jessica competed in `Dancing On Ice' earlier this year, while Kevin was playing a Test series in the West Indies.

While thousands of miles apart, the duo kept in touch via Skype.

London, Mar 1 : Dancing on Ice star Jessica Taylor has revealed that when she is away from hubby Kevin Pietersen, sexy texts and webcams are the one way she keeps their relationship hot.

Taylor, 28, admits she cannot wait for him to get back from England's Test series in the West Indies so she can make up for lost time.

"Absence definitely makes the heart grow fonder. Being apart for such a long time isn't easy so we make sure the times we are together are always very special," the Mirror quoted her as saying during a break in training at Slough's Ice Arena in Berkshire.

London, Jan. 31: Dancing On Ice star Jessica Taylor has said that her husband Kevin Pietersen''s shock resignation as England cricket captain, has left everyone in the family hurt, and added that it has not been easy to live with it.

"It's been tough. It hasn't been easy. It's never nice to see someone you love going through something hurtful," The Sun quoted her, as saying.

She said that she was proud that Kevin has returned to play for England.