'She's being harvested right now, with the radio on!' Chris Evans reveals his wife Natasha is undergoing IVF again - and says she's happy for him to talk about it on his BBC Breakfast show

Radio 2 host told guest Rob Brydon on Friday that wife Natasha was 'in hospital'
DJ revealed he and Natasha, 36, were trying for another 'ankle-biter' via IVF
Evans joked Natasha, a former pro golfer, was 'a field being harvested'
The DJ, 51, has two sons, Eli, 4, and Noah, 8, and a daughter Jade, 30

Published: 10:10 BST, 3 April 2017 | Updated: 11:42 BST, 3 April 2017

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Radio 2 Breakfast show presenter Chris Evans has revealed that his wife is undergoing IVF in a bid to have a 'fourth ankle-biter'.

During his Friday morning broadcast, the candid DJ told comedian Rob Brydon that his wife Natasha Shishmanian was 'being harvested around now, with the radio on!'

A bemused Brydon didn't catch on at first before Evans clarified that the couple were hoping to add to their brood, currently Eli, 4, Noah, 8, and Evan's daughter Jade, 30, with the fertility treatment.

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Chris Evans, pictured with his son Eli, 4, and Noah, 8, outside the BBC Radio 2 studios on Friday. While on air Evans revealed that he and wife Natasha Shishmanian were trying for a 'fourth ankle-biter' using IVF

Listeners praised the presenter, pictured with Natasha in September 2016, for being open about fertility problems, after he joked that he would re-name the show 'BBC Radio 2 IVFM'

The candid DJ, far right, discussed the fact Natasha was undergoing 'harvesting' at a hospital on Friday morning with comedian Rob Brydon, far left, who expressed surprise that the presenter was being so honest live on air

Evans, who celebrated his 51st birthday on April Fool's Day, told listeners: 'Mrs Evans has gone into hospital this morning at 7am - she is the field and there's a harvest taking place this morning.

He added: 'I have to leave at 9:30 in the morning because I am required.'

When Brydon failed to realise what Evans was referring to and appeared to worry about Evan's wife Natasha being in hospital, the DJ clarified: 'It's a nice thing, we're having one last hurrah, one last attempt at a fourth ankle biter.'

Support: Listeners praised Evans and his wife for being honest about their latest attempt to add to their family

DJ Chris Evans (pictured in 2015) called the couple's decision to add to their brood - which includes Eli, 4, and Noah, 8 and Evans's daughter, Jade, 31, from a previous relationship - 'one last hurrah'

The high-flying couple have previously spoken out about their battle to conceive. After Natasha fell pregnant with Eli in 2011, he said: 'My wife and I couldn’t be more thrilled . . . Like a lot of couples, becoming pregnant this time was not easy and to the extent that it was beginning to feel like it may never happen.'

He added: 'It's an IVF thing. She'll be being harvested around now, with the radio on. She doesn't mind me talking about it.'

He then joked about his honesty, saying: 'Welcome to BBC Radio 2 IVFM.'

Listeners praised Evans' open approach on Twitter, saying they were grateful to him for bringing the issue to the fore.

One, @shaw_emily, wrote: 'Hats off to @achrisevans for being open about IVF. Good luck u guys.'

The couple's second son, Eli, now 4, was conceived through IVF after Natasha, a former professional golfer, suffered an ectopic pregnancy in 2010.

Evans wrote for his Mail on Sunday column during the pregnancy: 'Thank you so much to the people who made it possible. We are eternally grateful. You make dreams come true.

'My wife and I couldn’t be more thrilled . . . Like a lot of couples, becoming pregnant this time was not easy and to the extent that it was beginning to feel like it may never happen.'