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Katie Gallagher

Brian McFadden opens up on ‘best week’ of his life as he welcomes daughter with fiancée Danielle Parkinson

Brian McFadden and his fiancée Danielle Parkinson said it’s been ‘the best week’ of their life as they welcomed their first child together.

The former Westlife singer announced the happy news in an Instagram post yesterday[Sun] with a black and white snap of Danielle pushing their baby girl in a pram.

Brian, 41, captioned the image: “Mammy, Daddy and baby out for our first walk together. It’s been the best week of our life.”

The couple had previously revealed that they were expecting a baby girl.

Brian McFadden and pregnant fiancée Danielle delight fans with 'angel' baby's gender (LightRocket via Getty Images)

The snap-happy star from Dublin is yet to reveal any details of their new arrival, including the name of their tot and when and where she was born.

Brian and Danielle announced back in November 2020 that they were expecting a “miracle” baby after sadly suffering two miscarriages.

Danielle told OK Magazine: “We’re due on 14 May. But they said normally with your first baby it can be early.”

They went through 17 months of IVF before announcing they were past the three-month pregnancy mark.

“It does [feel like a miracle] but I feel awful saying that, as I’ve had so many messages on Instagram,” Danielle, 39, said at the time.

“The IVF community is so lovely and I’ve heard real traumatic stories from people who have been trying for 10 years, people who have had eight-plus miscarriages, so I feel we got lucky on our third attempt.”

Brian already shares teenage daughters Molly and Lilly with his ex wife Kerry Katona, while this is former P.E. teacher Danielle’s first child.

His ex Kerry was among the many friends and famous faces to share well wishes and love with the new parents, posting love heart emojis when the news broke.

Former Boyzone singer Shane Lynch also sent his love, whilst reality TV star Gemma Collins said: “I love you both. Happy to babysit anytime.”

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