Actor Nicolas Cage, wife Riko Shibata expecting their first child together

Hollywood star Nicolas Cage and his wife Riko Shibata are expecting their first child together.

A representative for the couple confirmed the news of Shibata's pregnancy to People magazine on Thursday.  "The parents-to-be are elated!" the spokesperson said.

Cage, 58, and Shibata, 27, got married in Las Vegas in a small ceremony on February 16 last year, a date chosen to honour the birthday of Cage's late father.

This is Cage's third child as he is already a father to sons Kal-El, 16, and Weston, 31, from previous relationships. Cage's was earlier married to Patricia Arquette (1995 to 2001), Lisa Marie Presley (2002 to 2004) and Alice Kim (2004 to 2016).