Collette expecting first child

Australian actress Toni Collette confirmed today that she is pregnant with her first child.

The Oscar-nominated actress, who is married to musician Dave Galafassi, said: “We’re very happy. We are completely over the moon.”

Collette, 34, was nominated for an Academy Award in the best supporting actress category for her role in 1999’s supernatural thriller The Sixth Sense, and more recent roles include a mother in the dysfunctional family comedy Little Miss Sunshine.

“It is strange the last three films I’ve done I have been pregnant,” said Collette, who is currently in Sydney with her side project, a rock ’n’ roll band that includes Galafassi on drums. “I’m just like, what is the universe trying to tell me?...But I think everything happens when it’s meant to.“

Collette, who starred in Muriel’s Wedding, and her band the Finish were among acts that appeared on Saturday at the Sydney edition of Live Earth, the global concert series that aimed to raise awareness about global warming.