Love Island legend Rachel Finni gives birth to baby girl as she reveals adorable name and sweet first pic
LOVE Island legend Rachel Finni has given birth to her first child, a baby girl.
The ITV2 star shared a first pic of her newborn daughter on her social media and revealed her gorgeous name.
Alongside a black and white snap of her cradling her bundle of joy, Rachel revealed her name, simply writing: "Rae Viola Finni-Lopes."
Rachel also shared a picture of her tummy after giving birth and wrote: "Empty belly but full heart."
In another image, posted on her stories, Rachel had her daughter resting on her chest, while giving fans a glimpse of the baby's dad holding her face.
Rachel has chosen to keep the identity of her child's dad out of the public eye, but sung his praises in her caption while revealing she had had a tough labour.
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"Wish I could say I was in a baby bubble - more so a pain web!!" she confessed.
"I'm in extreme agony but just wanted to let you all know she's here and perfect."
Rachel continued: "I am obsessed with this little girl down to the little hairs on her ears and tiny nails on her toes. She also has the best dad in the world and I have the best family and friends."
Rachel, who appeared on the 2021 series, has been very candid about her rollercoaster pregnancy.
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She officially announced online she was expecting her first baby in January - and was already far along in the pregnancy.
Rachel made the announcement by posting a video of her baby bump alongside the music What A Wonderful World.
And while she was excited to meet her baby girl, she did suffer with hypersalivation during her pregnancy, which left her constantly drooling.
She also couldn't stomach the smell of apples and had to cope with hair loss and near-constant nausea.
During her time on Love Island, Rachel also had a difficult time.
She coupled up with Brad McClelland but the pair failed to find a spark.
After coupling up with Teddy Soares, he ditched her for Faye Winter.
She was also caught up in a bullying row after the show when her former co-stars Brad, Aaron Francis, Tyler Cruickshank and Jake Cornish slated her online.
During an Instagram live, the four boys laughed when Rachel's name came up.
Brad even read out a comment saying: "Ha, Rachel, yet again, not a bombshell."
Rachel hit back saying: "Actual nobodies mimicking me and discussing me publicly like a joke. I am fully over it now and regret going on the show."
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She continued: "How do these actual idiots think it's okay to publicly humiliate me and discuss me like that? And not just today, multiple times. TODAY a year later and I'm still being bullied/taunted openly for all to see."
