Is this Hollywood star about to become a father again… aged 59?

Mel Gibson is no stranger to fatherhood, and now it seems he may be welcoming another child into his already impressive clan.

The actor is reportedly expecting a child with his girlfriend, 24-year-old writer Rosalind Ross. Although Mel's team have yet to confirm the news, sources say it seems likely.

"Rosey [Rosalind] suddenly gave up drinking about a month ago," an insider tells New Idea magazine. "And while she won't admit she's pregnant, she's not denying it either."

If the pregnancy news is true, it seems to be a welcome development for Rosalind, who apparently wants to be a 'young mum' and 'have three or four children.' 

Although this will be the first child for Mel and his new girlfriend, he already has eight children from previous relationships.

The Braveheart star and his ex-wife Robyn have seven children together aged between 17 and 35, with their eldest daughter Hannah born just months after they married in Australia in 1980.

Mel and Robyn split in 2006, and the actor went on to have another child, Lucia, with Russian pianist Oksana Grigorieva. 

The couple's one-year relationship ended in a court case after Oksana alleged Mel had physically and verbally abused her during their relationship.

She was awarded $750,000 (€647,000) in the settlement, along with a house in California to live in with Lucia until the young girl turns 18, at which point the house must be sold and the proceeds placed in a trust fund.