Made In Chelsea star Maeva D'Ascanio has welcomed her first child with her fiancé James Taylor.
Maeva, 30, and James, 27 – who are both cast members on the popular E4 reality show – proudly announced the arrival of their newborn son Beau Christian Taylor on social media on Wednesday.
The reality star revealed she had to have a caesarean after struggling to give birth naturally and being nine days overdue.
Sharing the news on Instagram, Maeva uploaded the first photos of their gorgeous baby boy and wrote: "Welcoming the last 9 months and 11 days into our lives this morning was everything and more than we could have ever hoped for'.
"I’m so happy I’ve now met you my little roast. @jamestaylorldn is going to be the best daddy ever.
"Being induced on Sunday and trying to achieve a virginal birth from the outset wasn’t meant to be. We both decided along with the amazing doctors at the Rosie that a C section was the safest option to bring our boy to us'.
"On Wednesday morning 30/11/2022 Beau Christian Taylor joined our growing family (9lbs 9oz!)."
James also took to Instagram to share a selection of snaps from his son's birth, with their baby boy looking adorable in an orange knitted hat.
He wrote: "I’m pretty proud of this. Very well done for enduring that experience @maevadascanio now we have our little boy and bonne chance to us".
The couple's celebrity pals took to the comment section to congratulate the pair.
Love Island's Tasha Ghouri wrote: "Congratulations", while Jess Wright added: "Congratulations darling". Emily Blackwell typed: "Congratulations @maevadascanio @jamestaylorldn he’s adorable such a lovely name as well xxx"
Maeva documented her difficult labour journey with her followers online. The TV star was induced on Sunday as she was nine days overdue.
"We are still in the hospital and the baby is still not here. Just waiting for it to come out, but soon hopefully," she said.
The couple went on to welcome Beau three days later after deciding with doctors to have a C-section.
Maeva and James announced that they were expecting their first child together back in May. The news came shortly after the couple had become engaged whilst in Italy.
She told Hello magazine at the time: "All my dreams are coming true at the same time. I still don't believe it!" And she added: "I just want to enjoy it all as much as I can."
James – who joined Made in Chelsea in 2017, two years before Maeva signed up for it – had been excited about becoming a dad. He wrote in August: "Looking forward to raising a family with you".
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The couple shared updates throughout the pregnancy on Instagram as well as on episodes of Made in Chelsea. This had included Maeva sharing photos of the baby bump.
They later announced the sex of their unborn child on an episode of Made in Chelsea. The couple were seen cutting into a cake, which had blue sponge underneath its icing.
Following the discovery, Maeva had said: "I knew it! Oh my god. It's a boy." Whilst her fiancé James commented to her at the time: "I actually can't believe we're having a little boy".
The news comes amid a flurry of baby announcements recently from former Made in Chelsea cast members. It includes Nicola Hughes, 32, having welcomed her first child in October.
Meanwhile, Binky Felstead, 32, announced in early November that she is expecting her third child. She shared the news with a video, which included her husband and kids.
Whilst former co-star Ashley James, 35, revealed in September that she is pregnant with her second child. She similarly had uploaded a video as part of the announcement.
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