The 2017 world’s strongest man, Eddie Hall, and his wife, Alexandra, have announced the loss of their unborn child.

The couple disclosed this in a post on their Instagram pages on Sunday.

The post read, “Unfortunately we have lost our unborn baby girl. Personally we don’t want to talk right now, share too much, and don’t want to pick it apart.

“There is no right way to deal with these things, only the way you choose to. Our hearts are exhausted and talking isn’t going to change anything or bring her back.

“We hope that enough people see this to prevent us having to have this painful conversation in person. Right now we are taking some time alone to recover. Thank you for understanding.”

The US Sun reports that couple, who have been married for 11 years, already share two children together.

In October, they announced that they were expecting a third child, with a cute snap of the family at a pumpkin patch, with the caption “Happy Halloween from the five of us.”