Washington, Feb 20 : English actor Simon Pegg has revealed that his wife, Maureen McCann, is five months pregnant.

The `Paul' star, who married wife Maureen in 2005, is thrilled because this will be his first baby.

"My wife is five months pregnant. We haven''t announced it yet as we want to keep it hush-hush," Contactmusic quoted him as saying.

He also revealed that he was keen to have a daughter.

"I''m hoping for a baby girl, but I really don''t mind what we have. We''re thinking of having it in America as the baby will then have dual citizenship," he said.

"I''m really looking forward to it. It''s going to be amazing," he added. (ANI)