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Emmeline Saunders

Holly Willoughby reveals meaning behind daughter's adorable name

Holly Willoughby is careful to keep her three children out of the public spotlight, only ever sharing pictures of the backs of their heads when she gushes over them on Instagram .

But she's opened about one aspect of family life, during a trip to Disneyland Paris for the launch of the brand new The Lion King and Jungle Festival.

Holly admitted it was a Disney film that gave her the inspiration for her and husband Dan Baldwin's second-born child, daughter Belle.

Holly's love of Disney inspired her name choice (Handout)

It's the name of the main character of Beauty And The Beast, which follows bookworm Belle as she befriends and eventually falls for a bewitched prince in the form of a hairy beast.

Asked which Disney character she most identifies with, Holly explained: "I'm going to have to choose Belle because I think she's got real 'girl power' and my daughter’s called Belle.

"I named my daughter after my favourite Disney princess. I think that sort of says it all," she joked.

She's always loved Disney (Handout)

Little Belle, now eight, is the middle of Holly and Dan's three.

The married couple also have sons Harry, now 10, and four-year-old boy Chester, who will be starting school in September.

While Holly rarely talks about her children, she once explained how Belle was living up to her namesake.

Daughter Belle is 'girly, but also a bit of a toyboy', explained her proud mum (hollywilloughby /Instagram)

"She's girly, but she's also a bit of a tomboy too. She's got a little team she plays for, but she'll be playing it in a Cinderella dress," Holly said.

The This Morning host was joined in Disneyland by Helen Flanagan, Lucy Fallon and Kiss FM presenter Daisy Maskell.

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