England footballer Kalvin Phillips is a dad: Sportsman and childhood sweetheart Ashleigh Behan announce the birth of their first baby

By Rebecca Davison for MailOnline

Published: 12:44 GMT, 26 December 2023 | Updated: 12:46 GMT, 26 December 2023

England footballer Kalvin Phillip and girlfriend Ashleigh Behan took to social media on Boxing Day to reveal they have welcomed a baby. 

The childhood sweethearts had kept their pregnancy news a secret and shared a gallery of black and white images of their bundle of joy, as well as some pregnancy photos. 

The pair seemed thrilled to make the announcement, with make-up artist Ashleigh writing ‘the best gift of all.’ 

They are yet to reveal the name or gender of their first-born. 

Kalvin and Ashleigh, both 27, began dating in early 2011, this is according to an Instagram post from 2021 where Phillips said the pair were celebrating their 11th Valentines Day together. 

England footballer Kalvin Phillips and his childhood sweetheart Ashleigh Behan announced the birth of their first baby on Instagram on Tuesday with this selection of images 

They would have both been just 15-years-old when they met and at the time, Phillips was playing for the Leeds United youth team. 

He went onto play as a Leeds United midfielder and is now a Manchester City player. 

In 2020,  Ashleigh told The Mirror she was in a supermarket when Phillips told her he’d made the England squad for the 2020 Euros. 

She screamed and burst into tears when he FaceTimed her with the news and said: ‘The checkout guy thought I was mental.’

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England footballer Kalvin Phillips is a dad: Sportsman and childhood sweetheart Ashleigh Behan announce the birth of their first baby

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