Former X Factor contestant Cher Lloyd has become a mother for the first time.
The 24-year-old announced via social media that she and husband Craig Monk have welcomed a baby daughter called Delilah-Rae.
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The little girl was actually born back on May 25, but Cher and hairdresser Craig chose to keep the news to themselves for a few days.
Cher broke her happy baby news with two adorable images on Instagram, alongside the caption: “Our baby girl is here! We are so in love.”
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One photo shows Delilah-Rae clad in pink dungarees, with a white bunny rabbit to her left.
The pic has been cropped so only half of the little girl’s face is visible, and even then her features have been blurred, suggesting Cher and Craig are hoping to raise their daughter away from the spotlight.
A second image shows Delilah-Rae’s tiny feet, with two matching rings around her toes.
Naturally, the new parents were inundated with congratulatory messages from fans, all thrilled that the little baby had arrived safely.
Cher announced her pregnancy in January, dropping a double whammy on fans: a baby was on the way and a new album!
Cher made a rare TV appearance on Lorraine in February, where she said: “[The baby] is due in May, it’s just around the corner! I’m starting to think now, ‘Oh, this is coming up. It’s soon!’ I’m so happy.”
As well as starting a family, she’ll celebrate her fifth wedding anniversary with hairdresser husband Craig Monk this year.
“We come from such different backgrounds,” she said.
“He’s so lovely. I’m so lucky. We definitely are a solid team and I think we just deal with anything that’s thrown at us.
“We’re so excited to be starting the most incredible – I hate to say journey, as I hate that word – but we are. It’s like a new start.
“This year will be five years married and I don’t know where the time is going!
“Straight away I knew he was definitely the one.”
Cher found fame on the seventh series of X Factor back in 2010, where she was mentored by Cheryl; it was the same series that launched the careers of One Direction, Rebecca Ferguson and Matt Cardle.
She went on to release two albums – Sticks and Stones in 2011 and Sorry I’m Late in 2014 – and enjoyed success in both the UK and USA.
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