FORMER Hitchin schoolboy and England and Arsenal football star Jack Wilshere is to become a dad at the age of 19, it emerged last night (Wednesday).

Hitchin born Wilshere was reportedly told last night by 22-year-old ex-girlfriend Lauren Neal, a hairdresser who lives near Hitchin, that she was expecting their first child.

It is believed that Lauren found out she was pregnant late in January.

Despite the break-up, the pair are said to remain close.