Bryan Singer is "very excited" to become a father for the first time.
The ‘X-Men’ director – who announced he is bisexual earlier this year – has confirmed he and "best friend" Michelle Clunie, 44, will welcome a baby into the world in early 2015 after "trying for the last two" years, but it is thought they are not in a relationship.
A spokesperson for the 49-year-old filmmaker told E! News: "I can confirm that Michelle Clunie and Bryan Singer are happily expecting a baby together in early 2015."
It was previously reported that Bryan agreed to pay ‘Queer As Folk’ actress Michelle $1 million to be a surrogate mother, but they are planning to raise the child together.
The director’s spokesperson added: "Best friends for 25 years, mother and father are both very excited about the upcoming birth and look forward to co-parenting the child together. The pair have been planning this baby for years and have been trying for the last two."
Byran previously predicted he would settle down with a man.
During an interview with Out magazine in May, he said: "I’m quite bisexual. In the last five years, I’ve had two girlfriends – one for two years, one for eight months…In the end, it’s probably going to be a guy. I emotionally lean towards male relationships, so I’m happy to say I’m gay, too, if it’s a one-syllable, easy answer."
The announcement is good news for Bryan, who successfully cleared his name after being investigated for two separate sexual assault incidents earlier this year.
Bryan Singer is ‘so excited’ for baby
