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Megan Nisbet

The meaning behind Scarlett Moffatt's baby name as she welcomes first child

Gogglebox star and I'm A Celebrity winner Scarlett Moffatt has welcomed her first child with boyfriend Scott Dobinson. The television favourite shared the lovely news she'd welcomed a baby boy with her two million Instagram followers on Thursday, June 30.

The 32-year-old revealed her newborn had arrived five weeks early as she thanked staff at Durham Hospital for his safe arrival. Posting pictures from the hospital, Scarlett said: "My darling boy I can't stop crying looking at you as I can't quite believe you're mine.

"You wanted to meet us early at just 35 weeks. Me & your daddy love you so much that I can’t even put this feeling into words. Our heart and soul feels complete & ready to burst. I will forever and always be grateful to be your mammy.

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"I can't thank @scottdobby enough & to the midwife's Helen & Charlotte & all of the NHS team at Durham Hospital. You will all forever hold a special place in my heart for looking after us all with such compassion. Let the baby bubble commence."

Scarlett also shared her son's sweet name, Jude Xavier Dobinson. According to Nameberry, Jude is a gender-neutral name that means "praised".

The little one's namesakes include Saint Jude, the patron saint of lost causes, actor Jude Law, and The Beatles song Hey Jude. The name has gained in popularity in recent years and as of 2021 Jude was listed as number 40 in the top 100 names for boys in the UK and was predicted to be one of the biggest names of 2023, thanks to footballer Jude Bellingham. You can read more on this here.

Scarlett isn't the only celebrity to give the gorgeous and much-loved moniker to her son this year, with Love Island's Montana Brown recently welcoming a baby boy named Jude Isaiah O’Connor, while Made In Chelsea star Tiffany Watson, who welcomed her son a week ago, named him Jude Maximus McGeehan. For more showbiz and television stories get our newsletter here.

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