Mel Gibson and his much younger girlfriend Rosalind Ross are expecting a baby. 

Article by DailyMail.com

It will be the 60-year-old actor’s ninth child and the first for his 26-year-old partner of two years.

Ross a writer and former equestrian vaulter, is a decade younger than his eldest child.

Gibson has seven children with ex-wife Robyn Moore: Hannah, 36, twin boys Christian and Edward, 34, William, 31, Louis, 28, Milo, 26, and Thomas, 17.

He also has a six-year-old daughter, Lucia, with former girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva.

Baby on the way: Mel Gibson and his 26-year-old girlfriend Rosalind Ross, pictured in May this year, are expecting a child together, her first and his eighth

‘Mel and Rose are so excited about the baby,’a friend told People magazine. 

‘Mel loves being a dad and he and Rose can’t wait to be parents together. The last two years have been some of his happiest years he’s ever had.’

The Oscar winner and Ross first went public with their romance at this year’s Golden Globe Awards in January, when they were spotted leaving an after-show party hand-in-hand.

In love: The Oscar winner and the former equestrian vaulter shared a sweet kiss on the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival where he premiered his new film Hacksaw Ridge Mel Gibson and girlfriend Rosalind Ross arrive back in LA

‘She is great for him,’ a source told People recently.

‘She has her own life, but also seems to enjoy Mel’s … They are very much on the same page.’

Gibson was previously married to Robyn Moore with whom he had seven children.

The couple, who wed in 1980, separated in July 2006. Their divorce was finalized in December 2011.