Penelope Cruz is expecting her first child with partner Javier Bardem, say sources.

'Penelope is about four months pregnant. She's really healthy now and will be a great mother,' the Daily Express quoted a source as telling JustJared.com.

The couple are reportedly looking forward to arrival of the new one in their life.

The couple have together starred in a string of films since first sharing the frame in 1992's Jamon, jamon.

They were cast in the 1997 Spanish film Live Flesh, after which they played lovers in Woody Allen's [Images] 2008 drama Vicky Cristina Barcelona [Images].

Allen's film fetched the 35-year-old actress her first Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.

Image: Spanish actress Penelope Cruz [Images] leaves the photocall for the British premiere of Broken Embraces at Somerset House in London [Images] on July 30.

Text: ANI | Photograph: Stefan Wermuth/Reuters