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Sam Faiers shares first snap of baby son's face as she marks Paul Knightley's birthday

Sam Faiers has shared the first proper photo of her newborn son in a post to mark her longterm partner Paul Knightley's birthday.

The Only Way is Essex alum, 31, announced over the weekend that she had welcomed her third child with the property developer, 34 - having had a home birth.

She shared footage from the experience on her Instagram account which introduced fans to the newest addition to the family - whose name has yet to be revealed by Sam.

And although the video gave a glimpse of the newborn, she's now shared the first proper photo of her son's face - in a post celebrating the birthday of her partner Paul.

Sam Faiers recently shared a photo of her partner and their newborn baby (Instagram/ @samanthafaiers)
The baby was introduced to fans in a video on social media over the weekend (Samantha Faiers/Instagram)

The photo - uploaded to her Instagram Story this morning - shows the estate agent kissing his son on the cheek, whilst the newborn looks almost directly towards the camera.

Sam shared the recent photo with her 2.5 million followers on the social media platform and captioned it: "Happy birthday daddy." She tagged her partner Paul in the post.

The couple - who are also parents to eldest child Paul Jr., six, and middle child Rosie, four - have been posting about their youngest child in the days since announcing the birth.

Sam had opted for a home birth (Samantha Faiers/Instagram)
Her and partner Paul were already parents to Paul Jr. and Rosie (Instagram)

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Sam announced the birth with a video compilation which included scenes of her in the birthing pool at home as well as footage of her children all cuddling up together with Paul.

Alongside the clips, she had written: "My whole world. No words can describe how in love we are with you baby boy. I honestly can't explain my feelings right now."

The Celebrity Big Brother alum added: "Mummy loves you more than you could ever imagine." She told fans they're in a "baby bubble," suggesting an absence from social media.

Sam and Paul announced the birth of their third child recently (GETTY)

The announcement on social media over the weekend prompted an outpouring of well-wishes from her followers, including some of her former the Only Way is Essex co-stars.

Gemma Collins, 41, said the baby was "beautiful" and congratulated the family in the comments section, whilst Lauren Goodger, 35, wrote: "Well done. Congratulations."

Lucy Mecklenburgh, 30, - who is heavily pregnant herself at the moment - took the opportunity to comment on the post, writing to Sam: "Congratulations. He's just gorgeous."

Love Island winner Amber Davies, 25, said: "Oh Sam! Congratulations. I'm so happy for you and your family." Whilst Olivia Bowen, 28, wrote: "Congratulations my lovely."

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