BRIGHTON born X FACTOR star Frankie Cocozza has become a father for the first time, revealing his wife Bianca has given birth to a little boy.

The 26-year-old shared the news from Australia where the couple now live .

On Instagram he wrote: “You’re in for one hell of a ride son. You’ll be absolutely fine because you’re half your mother.”

The singer married Bianca Murphy in Brighton last May, when he was pictured in Bartholomew Square after the ceremony.

He shot to fame on The X Factor when he appeared on the ITV show in 2011.