Channing Tatum set to become dad

American actor Channing Tatum and his wife Jenna Dewan-Tatum are expecting their first child in 2013, reports people.com.

Representatives of the couple broke the news.

Crowned the Sexiest Man Alive by People magazine in November, the actor had recently admitted in an interview that a baby was on their mind.

"I'm ready. I think she's ready," Tatum had said in an interview, adding: "The first number that pops into my head is three, but I just want one to be healthy and then we'll see where we go after that."

The couple wed in Malibu in 2009.

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