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Hollyoaks’ Jamie Lomas welcomes baby girl with fiancee and reveals adorable name
The couple hadn't planned to have children together
HOLLYOAKS' Jamie Lomas has welcomed a baby girl with his fiancee and revealed her adorable name.
Jamie, 49, is best known for playing Warren Fox in the E4 soap, and revealed earlier this year that he and wife-to-be Jess Bell were expecting their first child together.
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The pregnancy was a "surprise" to the couple, who hadn't planned to have children together, but they are delighted with their bundle of joy.
In a new interview, the couple revealed they have named their little girl Bella Neveah, and she arrived on July 29.
He told : "She was a surprise, but a great one. Jess has always said she didn’t want children and I already have two.
"I’ve always said that if Jess ever changed her mind and wanted a baby, I’d never deprive her of that. And then Bella just happened."
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Jess, 35, added: 'I’m very grateful for the surprise because I would never have chosen to have one myself. I’m so happy and besotted.
"Bella is the best thing that has ever happened. She was meant to be."
Explaining her name, Jamie said: "We wanted a name that was meaningful to us.
"Bella is a nod to Jess’s surname and Nevaeh is ‘heaven’ backwards. Bella also means beautiful so it’s ‘beautiful heaven’.”
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Jamie also has daughter Polly, 13, from his previous marriage to actress and singer Kym Marsh, as well as son Billy, 18, from another relationship.
During the interview, the couple revealed how Polly had wanted to be present at the birth, which they had wanted to be at their home, but plans had to change a few hours into the labour.
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Midwives advised the couple to head to hospital, and Jamie admitted he was "blubbering like a baby" when he saw his daughter for the first time.
The actor - who is set to leave Hollyoaks in the coming weeks - also welled up when he saw Polly holding her baby sister for the first time.
The couple shared photos from the accompanying interview photoshoot on Instagram, prompting a wave of comments from Jamie's famous pals and fans.
Richard Blackwood, who played Jamie's onscreen nemesis Felix Westwood, wrote: "Oiiiiiii! Congratulations to both you! Beautiful! Different gear."
Nikki Sanderson, who plays Maxine Minniver, added: "Amazing! congratulations ♥️ Bella snuggles are the best."
Meanwhile Anthony Quinlan, who played Gilly Roach, commented: "Awwww she’s the cutest! Love to you all [heart emoji]."
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