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Scarlett O'Toole

James Haskell shares intimate pics of Chloe Madeley in labour and calls new mum a 'star'

Chloe Madeley and James Haskell welcomed their first child together last week and the former rugby union player has now taken to social media to gush over his wife.

James, 37, posted an intimate picture of 35-year-old Chloe on Instagram. In the snap, the Dancing on Ice star wore a black crop top as she sat in a hospital bed ready to give birth.

The star placed her hand on her blossoming bump, with James saying they were armed with a birth plan as he called his wife "a star".

Captioning the post, he wrote: "8 days ago, when we had some semblance of a birth plan. @madeleychloe ready to be even more of a star than usual."

James shared the sweet tribute on social media (mirror.co.uk)

Fans rushed to offer their congratulations to the new parents, with one person writing: "Congratulations again and so impressed with your attitude."

Other people posted plenty of red heart emojis.

The couple are "beaming with pride" thanks to their new arrival, after unexpectedly falling pregnant at the end of last year. They had previously struggled to conceive.

Taking to Instagram on Sunday afternoon, Chloe shared the first snap of her daughter and opened up about how she and James were feeling after becoming parents.

Chloe gave birth last week (Chloe Madeley/Instagram)

She posted a black-and-white image of her baby's hand and wrote: "We are delighted to welcome to the world our daughter. We are utterly besotted and beaming with pride.

"Our baby girl was born Wednesday morning, 10/08/22, 8.36am."

Chloe's famous friends quickly congratulated her on the birth of her daughter.

"Awww congrats! X," I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! star Frankie Bridge wrote, while former Made in Chelsea star Louise Thompson said: "CONGRATULATIONS YOU TWO."

"So so happy for you chlo.." Emmerdale actress Hayley Soraya added, with former X Factor contestant Lucy Spraggan writing: "Eyyyyyyy!!!! Congratulations!!!"

The happy couple announced the pregnancy in February this year. Chloe had explained how she was conscious not to share too much surrounding her pregnancy on social media, as she was mindful of others who may be struggling.

Writing on her Instagram, she said: "I remember when I was trying, for 2 years, and it was hard watching everyone around me get pregnant."

Chloe added that she never felt 'envious' about other people's pregnancies, just 'sad'.

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