Leigh-Anne Pinnock says she is ‘proud’ of her Little Mix bandmate Perrie Edwards after she welcomed her first baby to the world on Saturday.
Singer Perrie, 28, announced she has given birth to her first child with her footballer boyfriend Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, 28, on her Instagram page on Sunday morning.
And Leigh-Anne, 29, who is also expecting her first child with boyfriend fiancé Andre Grey, 30, took to Twitter to congratulate Perrie after hearing the news, writing: ‘I am so proud of you and I love you so much. What an angel.’
Congratulations! Leigh-Anne Pinnock, 29, says she is ‘proud’ of her Little Mix bandmate Perrie Edwards, 28, after she welcomed her first baby to the world on Saturday
Beaming with pride: Leigh-Anne took to Twitter to congratulate Perrie after hearing the news, writing: ‘I am so proud of you and I love you so much. What an angel’
Perrie announced her happy news on Instagram on Sunday morning, sharing a series of black and white snaps of her newborn, while writing: ‘Welcome to the world baby 21/08/21 ♥️.’
Her sportsman beau Alex shared the same sweet images on his own social media page, alongside a caption which read: ‘Welcome to the world little one’.
Perrie announced she was expecting her first child with Alex in May, mere days after her bandmate Leigh-Anne announced her own pregnancy news.
Perrie announced her happy news on Instagram on Sunday morning, sharing a series of black and white snaps of her newborn, while writing: ‘Welcome to the world baby 21/08/21 ♥️.’
New dad: Her sportsman beau Alex shared the same sweet images on his own social media page, alongside a caption which read: ‘Welcome to the world little one’
Superstar couple: Perrie announced the news she and Alex were expecting in an Instagram post back in May
Leigh-Anne announced she was expecting her first child with footballer Andre Gray, writing on social media at the time: ‘We’ve dreamed about this moment for so long and we can’t believe the dream is finally coming true.’
News that Perrie had given birth this weekend came hours after Little Mix fans suspected heavily pregnant Perrie had gone into labour.
After it was announced by Liverpool’s Twitter account on Saturday that Alex had pulled out of the football game between Liverpool and Burnley due to ‘personal reasons’, fans suggested their baby was ‘coming’.
Noticeably missing: Liverpool F.C. announced the line-up for Saturday’s game on their official Instagram and Twitter accounts, with Alex left out for ‘personal reasons’
Perrie announced she was expecting her first child with Alex, 28, in May, mere days after her bandmate Leigh-Anne Pinnock announced her own pregnancy news.
Liverpool F.C. announced the line-up for Saturday’s game on their official Instagram and Twitter accounts, with Alex’s name noticeably missing.
Fans of the superstar couple were quick to suggest their first child was on its way.
Fan frenzy: Fans of the superstar couple were quick to suggest their first child was on its way
‘The baby is coming!!’ many fans wrote on Twitter, as well as one who said: ‘Perrie in labour maybe?’
‘Let’s wish them a safe delivery and a healthy baby,’ another fan commented.
One said she was ‘already crying’ over the possibility of Perrie going into labour.
Blooming lovely: Leigh-Anne, who is yet to give birth, has proudly showed off her blossoming bump on social media throughout her pregnancy
Together: At the end of May last year, Leigh-Anne announced her engagement to Watford striker Andre as the pair celebrated their fourth anniversary as a couple
Perrie announced the news she and Alex were expecting by sharing a series of stunning black and white images to Instagram back in May.
She excitedly said she was ready to be embarking on the ‘wild journey’ of pregnancy and parenthood with her sportsman boyfriend.
Alongside the photos, the former X Factor star wrote on Instagram: ‘So happy to be on this wild journey with my soulmate.’
Bumping along: Leigh-Anne and Perrie, pictured with their bandmade Jade Thirlwall, 28, showed off their bumps at the Brit Awards in May after announcing their pregnancies