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MARNIE Simpson has shared an adorable portrait of her newborn son with Casey Johnson, revealing they have named him Rox.

The 27-year-old former Geordie Shore star posted a family photo of the pair with their baby, writing: "We adore you so much our beautiful boy 💕."

It shows the star cradling the newborn and gazing down at him as a proud Casey wraps his arms around them both.

She captioned the snap: "Rox Johnson. 29.10.19, 8.1."

Marnie later posted a video of Casey playing with the child, lifting him up and asking him: "Say Dada", which she captioned: "Does he realise he's only 3 weeks old lol."

The star also shared an Instagram video of her cuddled up to the sleeping tot and smiling at the camera.

 Marnie also posted a video of her snuggled up with little Rox
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Marnie also posted a video of her snuggled up with little RoxCredit: Instagram
 Casey was shown trying to encourage the tot to say 'Dada'
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Casey was shown trying to encourage the tot to say 'Dada'

Marnie's Geordie Shore co-star Charlotte Crosby was among the first to reply to the cute picture, writing: "Aw marns I’m in love."

Love Island's Olivia Buckland added: "So beautiful ❤️ congratulations 💕."

Marnie admitted in an interview that Rex nearly got called Columbus, Diego or Emmett.

She said: "Ultimately, Casey would have let me choose the name, but I wanted him to enjoy it, too.

 The couple say they also toyed with the names Columbus, Diego or Emmett
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The couple say they also toyed with the names Columbus, Diego or EmmettCredit: Splash News

"Rox Star Johnson would have been the best Instagram name. If we'd given him that middle name, he would have been destined for fame."

Casey added: "Marnie wanted his middle name to be Star but I had to put my foot down. I thought it was silly. He would have had the p**s taken out of him at school."

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