He confirmed he was expecting his first child with girlfriend Emma McVey in August.
And Gary ‘Gaz’ Beadle tricked fans into believing he had welcomed his son on Sunday, by sharing a sweet selfie with a baby to his social media pages.
However, with his 25-year-old partner not due until the new year, the reality star, 29, later confirmed the pair were simply ‘practicing’ for parenthood, by visiting their friends’ newborn twins.
‘Crazy day!’: Gary ‘Gaz’ Beadle tricked fans into believing he had welcomed his son on Sunday, by sharing a sweet selfie with a baby to his social media pages
Gaz took to his Twitter page on Sunday to share a heart-warming snap of himself cradling a newborn baby.
Clad in a casual white hoodie, the father-to-be could not contain his beaming smile as he posed for the photo, with the tot softly falling asleep in his arms.
Adding the simple caption: ‘Crazy day!’ however, the former Geordie Shore star sent fans wild with the snap – leading some to speculate whether he and Emma had already become parents.
New addition? The former Geordie Shore star sent fans wild with the snap – leading some to speculate whether he and Emma (above) had already become parents
Happy family: Many fans began to pen their messages of congratulations beneath the snap
One kicked things off by writing: ‘Congratulations to you both. Life changing. No love like it’ while others added excitedly: ‘OMG that is so adorable, congratulations gaz’ and ‘Omg!!!!! Congratulations!!! I love you so much, wish you the best.’
A further fan chimed in: ‘She is beautiful. You look like a proud dad and you should be proud. These things are the wonders of nature, good luck with the baby and you two.’
However, a number of other followers were quick to pen their confusion instead, as they had been under the impression Gaz’s tot was due next year.
Tricked: However, a number of other followers were quick to pen their confusion instead – while others affirmed his baby with Emma is not due until the new year
One wrote: ‘I’m confused thought she was only around 7 months?’ as others speculated: ‘Clearly not his kid guys’ and ‘Why is everyone congratulating him lol.’
Meanwhile others firmly blasted the claims, and assured confused followers the baby was still two months away.
Further fans wrote: ‘That’s not their baby guys, their kid isn’t due till January’ and ‘It’s not his he having a boy and it’s due in January guys.’
‘I can’t wait for this new adventure’: Gaz confirmed the pair were expecting on his Instagram page in August
The hunk later confirmed the pair were simply visiting their friends’ newborn twins, in preparation for parenthood.
Sharing a second snap of the duo cradling each twin, he told fans: ‘Amazing night visiting our friends new born twins….’ before joking: ‘Getting some practice in…..!
Gaz first made the pregnancy announcement to his 3.3 million followers in August, when the ‘party boy’, who once boasted he’d slept with over 100 women in a year, said he couldn’t wait to become a father.
He wrote: ‘SO SO SO excited to eventually be able to tell you all this…. I AM GOING TO BE A DAD…WE ARE HAVING A BABY…I love kids and literally can’t wait for this new adventure.’
‘It panicked me’: Emma recently admitted she was told by nurses that her little one is actually growing bigger than he should be – meaning the labour could come earlier than expected
With her due date fast approaching, Emma recently admitted she was told by nurses that her little one is actually growing bigger than he should be – meaning the labour could come earlier than expected.
Writing in her OK! magazine blog on Friday, she confessed: ‘They said if I have a few signs he’s coming before he should just ring straight away, especially if it’s five or six weeks early, which has panicked me a bit.’
She added: ‘It’s surprising because my bump is so small but he’s so far into my back, which is why I’ve had a bit of sciatica and been so uncomfortable.’
‘I always like to know he’s growing right and definitely he’s a nice size, but it has made me a little bit nervous to give birth. Everyone says the smallest bumps are the biggest babies and it looks like he’s going to come out huge so I’m a bit nervous.’
Nerve-wracking: She said in her OK! column: ‘Everyone says the smallest bumps are the biggest babies and it looks like he’s going to come out huge so I’m a bit nervous’