Khloe Kardashian, Canadian Tristan Thompson expecting

LOS ANGELES – Khloe Kardashian is pregnant.

The reality star confirmed Wednesday on Instagram that she is expecting her first child with boyfriend Tristan Thompson. She included a photo of her pregnant belly with the post.

The 33-year-old Kardashian said she is “thankful, excited, nervous, eager, overjoyed and scared all in one” and called the pregnancy “my greatest dream realized.”

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Kardashian is the younger sister of Kim Kardashian West. Thompson, a native of Brampton, Ont. plays centre-forward with the Cleveland Cavaliers.

The couple’s pregnancy had been rumoured for months. Khloe Kardashian said in her post Wednesday that they intentionally kept the news quiet so they could “enjoy this between our family and close friends as long as we could privately.”