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Emmeline Saunders

Nadia Essex gives birth to 'perfect' baby boy after keeping the dad secret

Nadia Essex has revealed her excitement at giving birth to her baby boy.

The former Celebs Go Dating star tweeted the first picture of her newborn son and told fans: "He is here and he is perfect."

The cute snap shows the proud first-time mum kissing her new arrival's tiny hands.

Fans flooded her mentions with messages, with one telling her: "Congratulations hope you are both well enjoy all the snuggles cant wait to hear about it."

The 38-year-old dating expert had dropped a major hint earlier this week that she'd already given birth.

Sharing a picture of herself wearing a gentle feathered top with her baby bump on full display, Nadia wrote to her 218,000 followers: "They said blood is thicker than water. Truthfully I didn't understand that phrase until now.

Nadia has been very open throughout her pregnancy journey (Instagram)

"The love & gratitude I had oozing out of me in this picture was nothing I had ever felt before. Now everything makes sense....watch this space. #blessed," she added, alongside a blue heart emoji.

Nadia has sworn to keep her baby's father secret after falling pregnant last summer.

Her child's dad lives in the States and despite the distance, Nadia previously revealed he still wants to be involved as she plans to co-parent with him.

Nadia has never revealed the baby's father, saying she wants to co-parent with him (Sue Andrews / SplashNews.com)

Nadia has come through a 'year from hell' having been dismissed from E4's Celebs Go Dating after making allegations against co-star Eden Blackman.

She admitted to making up 'sock-puppet' fake Twitter accounts to troll him and send vile messages.

Nadia then took her old bosses to an employment tribunal and, months later, said she was being made homeless because landlords refused to deal with a pregnant tenant.

Nadia's pregnancy came as a surprise to her (Instagram)

But things are starting to look up after she claimed to have bagged a six-figure business deal with Hollywood Browzer.

Nadia also previously admitted she thought she'd never get pregnant and didn't realise she was expecting until she was nine weeks along.

The star said she had only just stopped taking the contraceptive pill and was using protection when she conceived with the unidentified dad.

Huge congratulations, Nadia!

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