The Wanted fans, get ready for a new kind of milestone. Nathan Sykes, the youngest member of the British-Irish boy band, and his wife Charlotte are expecting their first child. The couple shared the news Wednesday on Instagram with black-and-white photo-booth snapshots, ultrasound photos, and a sweet shot of Nathan’s hand on Charlotte’s baby bump. Their caption teased,“We’ve been keeping a little secret,”adding,“Baby Sykes is officially on the way.”The baby is due in April 2027.
If you need a quick trip down memory lane, The Wanted formed in 2009 with Nathan, Max George, Siva Kaneswaran, Jay McGuiness, and the late Tom Parker.“Glad You Came”peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2012 and became one of the defining pop songs of that era. Nathan later went solo and topped the Dance Club Songs chart in 2015 with“Kiss Me Quick.”Along the way, he built a love story with Charlotte that included a December 2022 engagement on a Saint Lucia beach where her parents had once married, followed by their wedding in October 2025.
The timing makes this announcement land with a mix of joy and sentimentality for longtime fans, especially with Tom Parker’s memory part of The Wanted’s story. But today is a celebration: a new chapter, a new baby, and one of pop’s familiar faces becoming a dad. So tell us, what’s your all-time favorite The Wanted song?
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