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Kirsten McStay

Leona Lewis and husband welcome baby girl and share cute name with adorable snap

Leona Lewis has announced that she and her dancer husband have welcomed their first child together. The Bleeding Love singer took to social media to confirm the lovely news in the early hours of Wednesday morning (August 3).

She posted an adorable snap and announced the name that she and her husband Dennis Jauch chose for their newborn daughter. In the picture, fans were given a glimpse of the baby girl's face as the new mum cradled her, as writes MEN.

The little one donned an adorable light pink onesie, and held on to her daddy's hand. Leona captioned the post: "And then there were three," before confirming their daughter's name: "Our little Carmel Allegra arrived 22.7.22."

And soon friends and fans flocked to the comments to send their congratulations. Capital FM DJ and Dancing On Ice winner Sonny Jay said: "Congratulations Leona." Singer Keri Hilson echoed: "Congrats, Leonaaa!!!" Fans were also inundating the star with comments.

@ferraro_e said: "Beautiful, love her name. Congratulations." @1x.josh wrote: "Omg congratulations queen! you will be the BEST MOTHER EVER!!" @androulla_2109 commented: "Congratulations, what a blessing!!" @julieskon added: "I love her name. So happy for you and your beautiful family."

Leona shared the adorable snap (Leona Lewis/Instagram)

Leona announced back in March that she and Dennis were set to become parents. The Moment Like This singer posed on Instagram in a figure hugging black dress which proudly showed off her growing baby bump. She captioned the image with the words: "Can’t wait to meet you in the Summer," alongside a red heart emoji.

The arrival of their daughter comes three years after they tied the knot in July 2019. The new parents exchanged vows in front of friends and family at a lavish ceremony in Tuscany, Italy, with 180 guests watching the pair say ‘I do’ in the grounds of a luxury vineyard. Leona and Dennis first started dating back in 2010 after falling for each other when he was a backing dancer for the chart-topping star.

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