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Jamie Redknapp shares adorable photo of baby Raphael on first holiday to Maldives

Jamie Redknapp took to social media to share an adorable photo of baby Raphael on a luxurious family trip to the Maldives.

The former England footballer shared the adorable snap to Instagram, which saw him cradling his son while taking a sip of a cocktail.

'Who said men can’t multitask !', the star captioned the photo, tagging the luxury resort where he was staying, One&Only Reethi Rah in North Malé Atoll, southwest of Sri Lanka.

This is the star's first holiday since baby Raphael was born on 24 November 2021.

He shares the child with Swedish model Frida Andersson, 38.

Raphael is Jamie's third child, as he shares two sons, Charly and Beau, with ex-wife Louise Redknapp.

Jamie posed with son Raphael (jamie.redknapp/Instagram)
Raphael was born in November of last year (jamie.redknapp/Instagram)

The couple were considered one of the strongest in showbiz for a long time, before Louise filed for divorce in December 2017.

The former popstar ended their marriage after her stint on Strictly Come Dancing, where she reached the finals with Kevin Clifton.

Louise admitted in an emotional interview that her time on the BBC show had made her re-evaluate her life.

She claimed she was tired of being a "Stepford wife", constantly striving to be the perfect wife and mum.

Louise's time on Strictly led her to rethink her life (PA)

"Standing by and watching Jamie become this entertainment star was pretty hard.

"I was proud of him, but there was part of me thinking, 'that's my world'. I could see the excitement he got out of it and I knew how that felt. But it wasn't me feeling it anymore."

Speaking of her decision to leave Jamie and restart her career as the "first selfish thing I've done", she said that although nobody "understood", she felt like she's finally "come back to who I really am".

Jamie and current wife Frida met in 2019 through mutual friends.

The couple tied the knot on 18 October 2021 in an intimate ceremony at the Chelsea Registry Office, where they were joined by the likes Christine Lampard and Frank Lampard.

The pair welcomed their son just over a month later.

Although neither of the parents officially announced they were expecting their first child together, Frida responded to congratulatory messages back in May this year and was pictured several times with a prominent baby bump.

Jamie and his current partner, Frida Andersson (@jamie.redknapp/Instagram)

Announcing the birth, Jamie said "Meet Raphael Anders Redknapp, we’re so in love, mum is doing so well too.

"We can’t thank the amazing doctors and nurses at the Chelsea and Westminster enough. So excited for him to meet my boys."

Frida also has four other children, three boys and one girl, from her previous marriage to Jonathan Lourie.

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