The famous South Korean actor Song Joong-ki has announced that he has married his British girlfriend Katy Louise Saunders and that they are expecting a child.

The pair reportedly tied the knot today, Monday, with Song Joong Ki, 37, showing the news with his fans in a letter online saying that he and fellow actress Saunders, 38, were hitched and expecting.

In his letter, he reportedly said: “I am greeting you today because I want to share a promise I made that is more valuable to me than anything else.

“I have promised to continue my life together with Katy Louise Saunders, who has been by my side supporting me and someone I have spent valuable time with as we cherished each other.

“She has a kind heart and she has lived her life full of passion. She is an amazing person, so amazing to the point that I admire her.”

He also said: “Thanks to her, I am becoming a better person today.

“Naturally, we dreamed of creating a happy family together. We have put in a lot of effort to hold each other’s promises to truth, and we are sincerely thankful as a new life has entered our lives.

“Today, based on our deep trust and love for each other, we are returning from registering our marriage to begin life as a married couple together.

“The two of us will continue our days beautifully while heading towards the same direction.”

He also said the couple were expecting a child, saying: “Thankfully, a precious life came to us.”

Song Joong-ki has appeared in a number of South Korean films and TV series, incluing Sungkyunkwan Scandal (2010), Running Man (2010–2011), The Innocent Man (2012), Descendants of the Sun (2016), Arthdal Chronicles (2019), and Vincenzo (2021), as well as Reborn Rich (2022) and A Werewolf Boy (2012), The Battleship Island (2017), and Space Sweepers (2021).

Saunders is known for The Borgia (2006), Third Person (2013) and The Lizzie McGuire Movie (2003).