Actress Collette pregnant

Actress Toni Collette is pregnant with her second child with husband Dave Galafassi, which is due some time next spring.

The couple confirmed their happy news in a statement, which read: “We are very happy to be expecting our second child together.”

The couple – who married in 2003 – already have a two-year-old daughter, Sage Florence.

The 37-year-old Australian actress has previously admitted she is terrified of dying because she worries about what will happen to her friends and family when she has gone.

She said recently: "I think about it a lot, you know, what's going to happen. I guess it's the fact that I won't exist and I won't be around people that I love. I suppose my worst fear is that I don't know what happens afterwards - it's the ultimate unknown.

"I think the nearer I get - and I am getting closer to it, I accept that - it doesn't make me freak out so much anymore. But I think the sooner I fully accept it, the sooner I will fully immerse myself in life."

Toni and Dave have homes in both Australia and Ireland and split their time between the two.