The Vamps' Tristan Evans expecting first child with girlfriend - announcing news in sweetest post
The Vamps' drummer Tristan Evans is set to become a dad for the first time next year after his girlfriend Nikki Banner shared the exciting news that they're expecting on Instagram.
In a sweet Instagram post, the couple - who went public with their relationship earlier this year after a romantic summer in London - were seen embracing in their garden, with Tristan wrapping his arms around Nikki. Their caption read: "Growing our love story, one tiny heartbeat at a time. Baby Evans coming April 2025."
While it's unclear when Tristan and Nikki first met, they've been giving fans a peek into their love life since May. This year, Nikki joined Tristan and his bandmates - Bradley Simpson, Connor Ball, and James Brittain-McVey - on their Meet The Vamps Anniversary Tour, marking a decade of the band.
The post, which has received over 10,000 likes, was quickly filled with congratulatory messages from fans and friends. Tristan's bandmate, Connor, excitedly commented: "WOOOOOOOO reporting for uncle duties," while Capital FM's Will Manning wrote: "Mate! ! ! ! Wow. Congratulations dude."
Singer Mimi Webb penned: "Omg congratulations this is incredible!!!" Model Roxy Horner commented: "Yess congratulations guys." Meanwhile, fans couldn't contain their excitement, with one commenting: "Tristan is my idol since more than 10 years and I’m so happy about this wonderful news! Congrats from the bottom of my heart."
While details about Nikki and Tristan's relationship and how they met are unclear, it's believed that she is his first major relationship since he split from Anastasia Ings back in 2018. Since their split, Anastasia, a hair and make up artist has gone on to marry Aston Villa ace, Danny Ings. Tristan also briefly dated model and OnlyFans star Lottie Moss for four months.
Just last year the Exeter-born star spoke about shaking up the industry norms and championed individuality when it comes to sexuality. In a chat with the Mirror, he shared: "Everything everyone is doing it, I love it – I love people being themselves and promoting themselves and people changing what they were to become the real version of themselves, I love that."
Not one to shy away from the pitfalls of the digital age, Tristan still sees a significant plus side, elaborating: "There's a lot of b******t with social media but there's a lot of positives where it can promote a good message, there are all these messages out there saying you should be who you are, you shouldn't care what other people say or think – is the main message I love. I think that's so powerful about social media, that can just be portrayed around the world in a matter of minutes."
