Lionel Richie has confirmed that daughter Nicole is expecting a boy.

The singer told OK! magazine that The Simple Life star and her fiancé Joel Madden are busily preparing for the arrival of their son.

The Hello singer told the publication: "Nicole is having a boy. She even has a few names picked out."

The baby, Nicole and Joel's first child together, is due on New Year's Eve (December 31).

The couple hosted a The Wizard of Oz themed baby shower on Sunday (November 18), where most of the guests, including Paris Hilton, brought blue boy-themed gifts.

Nicole and Joel - who plan to marry next year - recently set up the Richie Madden Children's Foundation for mothers in need.
Next month, the charity will donate 100 'Mom-to-Be kits' to the Los Angeles Free Clinic.

Guests at the baby shower were told to donate all gifts to charity, but were asked to bring a children's book so the couple could start a library for their unborn baby.