Bondi Sands founder Blair James and his wife Melanie have welcomed their first child – a baby boy called Holland Ray James.
The couple made the announcement on Instagram on Wednesday, and revealed they welcomed Holland on October 5 via C-section, with the newborn weighing just 3.2 kilograms.
During the C-section, the couple played Coldplay’s Sky Full of Stars.
‘Introducing Mr Holland Ray James,’ they wrote in their post. ‘Born 5/10/2023 at 2:19pm weighing 3.2kg with a very full head of hair!’
The couple thanked medical staff along with friends and family for their ‘love, support and gifts’ after Holland’s arrival.
Bondi Sands founder Blair James and his wife Melanie have welcomed their first child – a baby boy called Holland Ray James
They also thanked their doctor, Joseph Sgroi.
‘Thank you to my OB for taking such good care of me and putting up with weekly appointments the entire pregnancy,’ they wrote.
‘Your caring nature during the birth and through the tough parts was second to none.’
Bondi Sands, which James co-founded, was acquired by Japanese-owned multinational Kao Group for almost $450m last August.
The couple made the announcement on Instagram on Wednesday, and revealed they welcomed Holland on October 5 via C-section, with the newborn weighing just 3.2 kilograms
Blair and Melanie tied the knot in a no-expense spared ceremony at luxury Villa Balbiano in Lake Como, Italy, that same month.
The pair were surrounded by 80 of their closest friends and relatives.
The new Mrs James wore three gowns during the festivities by designers J’Aton, Pallas Couture and Kyha Studios.
It was a fairytale moment for Mr James who has previously spoken about his tough upbringing after losing both of his parents at just 23.
The besotted couple thanked the medical staff along with friends and family for their ‘love, support, and gifts’ since in the birth. Pictured: Blair with Holland
Blair and Melanie tied the knot in a no expense spared ceremony at luxury Villa Balbiano in Lake Como, Italy, that same month. The pair were surrounded by 80 guests. Pictured
‘I had a challenging upbringing… I look back at that time as a real turning point in my life,’ he told Daily Mail Australia.
Mr James grew up in Yea, a small country town with a population of just 1,100 people in Victoria, about 100km north-east of Melbourne.
After his family moved to the UK in 1986, his British-born dad decided to set up shop selling imported Australian products in Birmingham.
‘As a seven-year-old, I would often spend time in the shop with my dad unpacking stock or merchandising the store. The business was not a success and in the late 80s every UK pound we lost meant losing $3,’ he said.
‘Money was tight and I started looking at ways to make my own money.’
Mr James created Bondi Sands in 2012 after he saw an opening in the market for self-tanning products (pictured with Melanie). It was later sold for $450m
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