Dani Dyer has marked her son's first birthday with a huge cake - and let her adorable little lad get hands on with it to celebrate.
Santiago, whose dad Sammy Kimmence is in prison for scamming pensioners out of tens of thousands of pounds, looks thrilled with the vanilla smash cake, which appeared to be filled with raspberry jam.
Along with a series of beautiful photos of the wide-eyed tot, she wrote: "And just like that my baby boy is 1.
"Santi you made me a mummy and I’m so grateful, you have brought me so much happiness and watching you grow into a funny/ cheeky little boy every day has made me so proud.
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"I can’t wait to celebrate your special day, thank you for giving me one of the best years of my life…You are my absoloute [sic] whole world and more and you showed me what unconditional love is."
Dani broke up with her ex-boyfriend Sammy after he was jailed for 42 months in July 2021 for defrauding two pensioners, Peter Haynes, 81, and Peter Martin, 91, out of their life savings.
As part of this sum Kimmence gave three pairs of designer trainers - a pair of Dior B22 sneakers, costing £825; a pair of Louis Vuitton Monogram runners costing £725; and Nike Jordan ‘Black Cat’ shoes costing £600.
The former stockbroker also lost a Louis Vuitton monogram hoodie which cost £1,250; a £1,000 Cartier love ring; and a £699 personalised numberplate reading ‘KM11SAM’.
The sentencing came just six months after Dani and Sammy welcomed Santiago, meaning she has been a single mum for half of the child's life, a situation she has admitted is "hard".
"Do you struggle on your own with a baby?" the former Love Island winner was asked.
She replied: "I have such an amazing support system! Which I'm so grateful for they give me so much help when needed and I think I need to realise I shouldn't be ashamed to ask for help...
"If I need a few hours off then I won't feel bad to ask anymore. Don't get me wrong it is hard but I am so lucky that I've got an amazing family who love Santi so so much."
Dani has since found love again with West Ham star Jarrod Bowen, but has been left red faced after footie fans made a rude chant about their sex life.
The daughter of EastEnders star Danny, she shot to fame after winning Love Island with Jack Fincham.
However, their relationship didn't last outside of the Villa and she returned to Sammy, who she had dated before taking part on the dating show.
