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Amy Denman

Inside Danielle Armstrong and Tom Edney's Maldives honeymoon as they bring their toddler

Danielle Armstrong and Tom Edney recently tied the knot in a lavish "fairytale" wedding at the end of August.

Following the magical nuptials, which took place in a stunning stately home in Hertfordshire, the newlyweds have decided to celebrate their nuptials in style with a honeymoon to the Maldives.

Former The Only Way Is Essex star Danielle, 34, and her new husband Tom have opted to make their getaway a family affair as they have brought their two-year-old daughter Orla on the trip with them.

As Danielle posed alongside Tom in the swanky Emirates Business Class Lounge at Dubai's International Airport, the mum-of-one shared her decision to bring their tot along on the trip.

Writing in the caption, Danielle explained: "Honeymoon & A Toddler... This Should Be Fun [sic]

"So many people asked me if we would be taking Orla on our honeymoon and maybe if we were doing a little 5 days somewhere we would of considered asking the grandparents...

Danielle Armstrong and Tom Edney jetted off to the Maldives for their honeymoon (@tommyedney/Instagram)
The newlyweds opted to bring their daughter Orla along for the trip (@tommyedney/Instagram)

"but we are away for two weeks and it just wouldn’t feel right leaving our baby girl that long… plus all we would do is talk about her and look at her pics so we might as well have her with us.

"So here is to married life and the 3 of us".

After a a swanky flight and a quaint trip on a seaplane, which Tom admitted he didn't enjoy, the family made it to their resort.

As they settled in their villa, Danielle shared a video of herself in a pink Paisley patterned robe in the outdoor area of their accommodation and told followers: "So we have made it here people. Tom survived the sea plane.

After landing in the Maldives the couple checked into their beachside villa (Instagram)
Former TOWIE star Danielle showed off the pool from their accommodation (Instagram)

"Fingers crossed it's saying two days and, apparently, the sun is going to be out, no more rain. I can deal with clouds I just can't deal with rain.

"Anyway," Danielle said as she panned the camera to show her daughter sitting on an outdoor sofa. "We've made it thank God for iPads that's all I'm saying.

"What do you do when it's raining? We did actually go down on the beach it was quite therapeutic."

The newlywed added: "We're at our lovely pool, beach villa for two weeks, how cute is this," as she panned the camera around to show the private pool in their villa.

The family stayed in their villa as it rained shortly after they arrived (Instagram)
Orla tucked into some spaghetti (@daniellearmstrong88/Instagram)

Danielle went on: "We was going to get one of the villas on the sea – I think that's couple goals for a honeymoon. But, I had to sign a disclaimer form. That would literally send me over the edge if we had Orla on one of those."

Turning to her new husband Tom, Danielle asked: "Can you imagine what she'd be like?"

Tom responds with a joke as he says: "Oh it'd be child overboard."

"Oh my God could you imagine," Danielle said. "So we are on the ground, it's stunning here. I will show you guys around here a bit more – maybe in a couple days when we get some sunshine. But, not we're gonna chill out we just had some room service, spaghetti Bolognese all round and we're gonna have an early night."

As she lays down on the large outdoor sofa alongside her husband and daughter, Danielle asked: "How's married life, Tom? How's the honeymoon baby?"

Tom replied: "Love it. I've only been here about 12 hours but I'm actually chilled."

As the rain cleared the newlyweds went exploring (Instagram)
The former TOWIE star enjoyed the sunshine (@daniellearmstrong88/Instagram)

Danielle then quizzed: "How are you feeling from the seaplane?"

Tom replied: "You can keep that seaplane mate! I weren't impressed with it. I don't like flying full stop, then that nah, nah."

"It was entertaining, I've got to say," Danielle says as Tom replies: "For you and everyone else not for me!"

After a cuddle with her daughter, which she shared a sweet video of on her Instagram story, Danielle awoke the next morning and decided to have a tea by the pool.

As she posted a snap of her holding the cup in front of the blissful swimming area, Danielle wrote on top: "Good Morning My Herbal Tea Comes Everywhere With Me". [sic]

Danielle's new husband showed a glimpse of the beach (Instagram)
Little Orla was clearly enjoying her trip as she played with the sand (@tommyedney/Instagram)

And it appears the sun has finally come out for the couple as Danielle later shared a video of herself in a blue bikini top and told her followers: "This is more like it. Now I feel like we're on our honeymoon."

She then turns around to show herself walking in a decked walkway which makes it way out to the crystal blue sea and has a number of huts dotted around.

Meanwhile, Tom shared a video to show off the view of the beach which had white sands and several comfy day beds placed for holidaymakers to enjoy.

Another clip shows the couple's daughter dressed in a blue and white dress playing with a leaf as dad Tom asks from behind the camera: "What have you got?"

The adorable tot then drops the leaf before putting her hands into the white sands to enjoy her surroundings.

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