Shayne Ward and Sophie Austin introduce their baby to the world
Shayne Ward and his fiancée Sophie Austin introduce their newborn to the world in sweet family snap and reveal shocking moment when their baby BOY arrived after expecting a girl
Shayne Ward and his fiancée Sophie Austin welcomed their second child on June 11.
And the former X Factor winner, 37, and his partner have now introduced their baby boy Reign Thomas Austin Ward to the world in a stunning family snap.
The couple were prepared for a girl after scans confirmed their child’s sex but were just relieved the baby was healthy.
Sweet: Shayne Ward and his fiancée Sophie Austin welcomed their second child on June 11 and have now introduced their baby boy Reign Thomas Austin Ward to the world in a stunning family snap
Shayne told Hello! Magazine: ‘For nine months you believe you having a girl. But a healthy baby is a healthy baby.
‘Your initial reaction is ‘Excuse me?!’ but more than anything I just wanted the baby to be okay. And he absolutely was’
In the beaming family snap, Shayne cradles their newborn while sat beside his partner and their five-year-old daughter, Willow.
Family: The former X Factor winner, 37, and his partner were prepared for a girl after scans confirmed their child’s sex but were just relieved the baby was healthy
Shayne said: ‘For nine months you believe you having a girl. But a healthy baby is a healthy baby’
Speaking about Willow’s reaction to her new brother, he said: ‘We’ve let her come around him in her own time.
‘It’s been really heart-warming to see how she’s built her own little friendship with him already.
Happy: The couple spoke to Hello! Magazine about the shocking moment they discovered they had a boy
‘Every morning she says ‘Can I see him, can I see him?’ She was reading stories to him last night and is always wanting to be near him.’
The full interview with Shayne Ward is available in Hello! magazine, out now.
Originally sharing the news on Instagram, Shayne uploaded a cute snap of his hand holding onto Sophie’s as well as their newborn and firstborn Willow, five.
He captioned the image: ‘And then there were Four! 11/06/22 we had a HUGE surprise! Not a baby girl we were expecting but a beautiful baby Boy . We are so overjoyed and blessed that sir baby Ward has arrived.’
It comes after Shayne said in January that he and his fiancée were expecting another baby girl after initially turning to IVF, and when that failed, conceiving naturally.
He told Hello! magazine at the time: ‘I would always say to Sophie: ‘I know in my gut and in my heart of hearts that we are going to have more children.’
‘There was no two ways about it. We never gave up. It’s been a whirlwind. And 16 years after I appeared on The X Factor, I have a beautiful family and one on the way.
‘I am on cloud nine. It’s amazing that we’re going to have another girl to add to the Ward clan.’
Speaking about Willow’s reaction to her new brother, he said: ‘We’ve let her come around him in her own time’
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