John Farnham marks family milestone after cancer battle

James Farnham, son of Aussie singer John Farnham, has shared some happy news for the family.

Taking to his Instagram account, the 36-year-old shared a video of a beautiful cake with "Coming 2025" written on it.

After taking out a match, lighting it, and then setting the top of the cake on fire, the top burned away to reveal a message underneath, reading, "Boy", indicating that he will be having a son with his partner Tessa Effendi.

Watch the video above

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Many friends, fans and family took to the comments to congratulate him and Effendi, with his older brother Rob first up, sharing a clapping emoji.

"Yeah wooohooo, so happy for you both. Congratulations to the coolest parents," wrote a friend.

"Congratulations! what a lovely time ahead for you and the whole family," another commenter wrote.

"Massive congratulations to you both! Baby Boy is very lucky to have you both as their mummy and daddy!" one added.

This pregnancy marks the first time John Farnham and his wife Jillian are becoming grandparents.

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The news follows a long battle with cancer, with the You're the Voice singer first diagnosed with the disease in August 2022.

He recently revealed in his new memoir The Voice Inside, an excerpt of which was featured in Good Weekend, that during the 12-hour-long operation, "someone from the medical team called Jillian a couple of times while I was in ­theatre – apparently I was very close to dying.

"Spoiler: As we all know, I survived the surgery," the singer humorously added. One year on from his surgery and after many more, he revealed he was officially cancer free.

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