Michael Van Gerwen's ex-wife expecting baby 7 months after split as 'trick' admitted by her new partner

The ex-wife of darts player Michael Van Gerwen is expecting a baby, due eight months after they announced their separation.

Daphne Govers and Van Gerwen separated after being married for 11 years, and she is now due to give birth to a child with her new partner, Robert.

Daphne and Roberts spilled the beans in an interview on Dutch TV show Shownieuws.

Robert had said that Daphne and Van Gerwen had separated before he had got together with Daphne.

It comes as it emerged that Daphne is due in January, meaning that she is approximately eight months pregnant, while she and Ven Gerwen announced their separation around seven months ago.

Robert revealed that he had 'pulled a trick' on the three-time world champion in the explosive interview on the Dutch TV program.

Van Gerwen is now competing in the world tournament (James Fearn/Getty Images)

"I find it difficult," he said. "Of course, I pulled that trick on him, and I'm not proud of it, but hey, I chose my own happiness, and he's welcome here."

He added: "We didn't want to offend anyone, let me be clear about that. We didn't want to hurt anyone, not Michael, not anyone. It happened. It turned out a little differently than expected."

When she announced the pregnancy Daphne said: "I couldn't have gotten pregnant naturally. If it does happen, it'll be a miracle. My world was completely turned upside down. How am I going to handle this? But in the end, it all worked out. It's more than welcome."

She added: "Of course, a mistake was made on my part. Everyone knows that. We don't have to hide that. I'd rather keep the story private."

In the TV interview, Robert recalled when Daphne split from Van Gerwen, saying: "That's when the spark ignited. It wasn't the intention, but it happened."

They were married for 11 years (James Fearn/Getty Images)

Van Gerwen, 36, is currently in the World Darts Championships at Ally Pally, and has got a fourth round place after his defeat of Amo Merk on Sunday with a 4-1 score.

In the fourth round Van Gerwen will face off against Gary Anderson.

Speaking after his victory against Merk, Van Gerwen said: "I think overall I put in a decent performance. In patches I played some really good darts, and with that in your mind, you know you're capable of doing more.

"Growing is a big word. But you have to do it in the moments when you have to do it, and I think that's exactly what I'm doing."