Shaughna Phillips has given birth to her first child; a daughter named Lucia.
On Thursday (April 6), the former Love Island star, 28, took to Instagram to introduce the youngster to her 1.4million followers.
Cradling her baby girl who was wrapped in a pink blanket, the reality star gushed: “My darling Lucia, I wish I had you sooner so I could love you longer.”
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Shaughna revealed Lucia was born on the evening of Tuesday, 4 April weighing 8lb 8oz.
The new mum was soon flooded with congratulatory comments from her famous friends and fans on social media.
Geordie Shore star Chloe Ferry commented: “Congrats”.
“Just wow… she’s simply stunning! Congratulations to you all. Enjoy every moment with her,” gushed another user.
A third added: “She is perfect congratulations xxx” as someone else shared: “Congratulations she’s so beautiful.”
It comes after the TV star unexpectedly was told she went into early labour on March 5 as she shared her rollercoaster of a day on Instagram.
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The influencer shared a clip of herself getting made over by her professional makeup artist before she hopped into a cab while clutching her stomach.
She was later seen being wheeled into hospital wearing a matching green co-ord with a button-up shirt and matching trousers.
She captioned the dramatic post: “Soooo what started as a ‘come to work with me’ reel, turned into a ‘come to the hospital with me reel [monkey covering eyes emoji].
“I had my last job before baby this morning, an international women’s day panel, and just before my cab arrives, things took a turn and I was on the way to the hospital and have been told I’m in early labour [scared emoji, upside down smiley emoji].
“@annalingis went from makeup artist to midwife REAL QUICK! Home now, baby still tucked up nicely, and waiting for nature to do it’s thang [white heart emoji].”
The reality star revealed she was expecting her first child back in October 2022 after she fell pregnant just two months after coming off the pill last summer.
On October 19, the Love Island alumni shared the posted an adorable montage of the moment she found out she was expecting.
In the black and white clip, she shared a clip of the positive pregnancy test as well as her first baby scan which she captioned: “Our greatest chapter yet… [white heart emoji].”
Shaughna confirmed she will be raising her daughter as a single parent after her ex-boyfriend Billy Webb was charged with drug offences.
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