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Tina Campbell

Jessie J takes baby Sonny to meet Father Christmas for the first time at Lapland UK

All of Jessie J's Christmases came at once as she finally got to take her baby son to meet Santa.

The Price Tag singer, 35, made no secret in the past of her desire to be a mother and the fertility struggles she faced to get there, but the smile on her face said it all as she posed for pictures with little Sonny, seven months, and basketball player partner Chanan Safir Colman during the family day out at Lapland UK.

Sonny looked adorable sporting a red and white Father Christmas outfit.

Taking to Instagram Stories afterwards, the Essex native penned: "I went to Lapland UK today and spent the day trying to get the elves to break character. Not one of them did. Respect."

Jessie J – real name Jessica Cornish – isn't the only celebrity to visit the award-winning immersive and theatrical Christmas experience in Windsor Park this year.

Jessie J posed with her baby Sonny who sported a red and white Father Christmas outfit (Getty Images)

In recent weeks, Stacey Solomon and Joe Swash, actors David Tennant, Martin Sheen, This Morning presenter Rochelle Humes and Girls Aloud star Kimberley Walsh have brought their children to the enchanted forest.

Model David Gandy, plus, JLS stars Aston Merrygold and JB Gill, plus, Busted singer Charlie Simpson, McFly's Danny Jones and opera singer Katherine Jenkins have also joined in the fun at the special festive-themed event.

LaplandUK is a family-run business created by Mike and Alison Battle that has reimagined the story of Father Christmas with a unique and inspired take on the original, beloved tale.

The annual event is an immersive four-hour theatre experience set in Whitmoor Forest, against the backdrop of an impressive Hollywood-style set.

Conceived from six best-selling books, written by the Battle family, it depicts a magical world in which 31 characters come together, every year from November 11 until December 24.

Tickets sold out within a few hours of going on sale in March.

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