Little Mix singer Perrie Edwards welcomes first baby with Liverpool footballer Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
Edwards announced she was pregnant in May, just days after a similar announcement from fellow band member Leigh-Anne Pinnock.
Monday 23 August 2021 06:28, UK
Little Mix star Perrie Edwards and Liverpool footballer Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain have welcomed their first child.
The pair shared the news on their Instagram pages, posting a black and white photo of the baby's hand on its face,
Edwards also shared a picture of the child's foot resting on Oxlade-Chamberlain's hand.
She wrote: "Welcome to the world baby 21/08/21."
Edwards, 28, announced she was pregnant in May, sharing a photo of her bump on Instagram and another shot of the footballer cradling it from behind.
Announcing the pregnancy, Oxlade-Chamberlain wrote: "Anyone got any advice on how to change nappies?"
The couple have been together since 2017.
Edwards is part of Little Mix, which formed on The X Factor in 2011 and has become one of the UK's biggest girl-bands.
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The other band members include Jade Thirlwall and Leigh-Anne Pinnock after Jesy Nelson left the group in December 2020.
Pinnock announced in May that she is expecting a child with her fiancé footballer Andre Gray.