Love Island star Shaughna Phillips gives birth to her first baby with boyfriend and reveals adorable name
LOVE Island star Shaughna Phillips has revealed she has given birth to her first baby and revealed the tot's sweet name.
The reality TV star - who rose to fame on the ITV2 dating show on the first winter series in 2020 - took to social media to confirm the happy news.
Shaughna, 28, revealed to her social media fans that she had welcomed a baby with her boyfriend Billy earlier this week.
She told them: "My darling Lucia, I wish I had you sooner so I could love you longer."
The reality star was induced over the weekend after missing her due date, and she told fans that Lucia arrived safely into the world on Tuesday, April 4, with Adele's song, Make You Feel My Love, playing in the delivery room.
She also shared the baby's weight and time of birth, writing: "04/04/23, 8lb 8oz, 8:10pm."
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Delighted Shaughna beamed in her snaps, which included one of her cradling her daughter sleeping daughter in hospital.
Her best pal Demi Jones commented on her post: "I’m so incredibly proud of you!!!! She is absolutely beautiful like her mummy, I love you so much!! Congratulations my angel girl"
Fellow Love Islander Jess Gale said: "She is the cutest! Congratulations Shaughna."
And Mrs Hinch penned: "Aww congratulations beautiful, sending lots of love your way xx."
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She first revealed she was expecting her first child back in October with her boyfriend Billy.
The star then suffered a huge blow when Billy was charged with drug offences.
Billy, 29, was busted by cops earlier in February in a dramatic raid.
Police allegedly recovered cocaine and MDMA in the raid before a follow-up search at a nearby address revealed a larger haul of illicit substances.
A rep for the reality star told The Sun: "Shaughna had absolutely no knowledge of any activity involving the allegations against Billy.
"Despite being in a long term relationship with the defendant, Shaughna has no links with the address in question, and will be openly assisting the police with their enquiries."
If found guilty, real estate agent Billy could face up to 16 years in jail.
He was pictured for the first time alongside Shaughna after jetting back to the UK from California in January - where the pair had enjoyed a romantic holiday.
But just one day after the pair were snapped hand-in-hand at Heathrow, Billy was arrested after cops recovered multiple bags of white powder.
He was arrested and charged alongside a 78-year-old man, William Bowen.
In a sad twist of irony Shaughna revealed last year that it was unlikely her partner would be there for the birth of their child.
The influencer said that she would "have his mum" ready at her bedside as Billy was badly "squeamish around blood".
Shaughna wrote in her column: "He's just going to want to know when the baby's here rather than actually being in the delivery room with me.
"He's one of those people who are squeamish around blood.
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"There have been times before where I've had surgery and needed help, but he just couldn't do it.
"'l'll probably have his mum somewhere waiting just in case he goes down," she joked.
