Laura Jackson has given birth to her third child.
The Take Me Out: The Gossip TV presenter welcomed a son with her photographer husband Jonathan Gorrigan last week.
Mother-of-three Laura, 36, is mum to daughter Sidney Frances, four, and son Remy, two, after marrying Jonathan in 2017.
Laura took to Instagram on Tuesday to announce her news and reveal their baby boy’s unusual name – Nico Sunny Gorrigan.
Sharing a selection of sweet images of Nico with her children, the TV host penned: ‘Nico Sunny Gorrigan. Last week we completed our party of 5.
‘A different, special and very wonderful kind of Easter.
Baby joy: Laura Jackson has given birth to her third child, a baby boy, named Nico Sunny Gorrigan
Arrival: Laura took to Instagram on Tuesday to announce her news and reveal their baby boy’s unusual name – Nico Sunny Gorrigan
‘A birthing pool entrance, surrounded by our condiments in the kitchen at home – we finally said hello to the latest member of our family. After an emotional and challenging pregnancy – I feel on cloud nine, totally overjoyed that he is finally here!
‘It’s not often that life takes a real pause, so we are savouring these truly special moments and toasting the new arrival the only way I know how – bottomless marg.’
Laura’s celeb pals took to the comment section to share their congratulations.
Helen Skelton wrote: ‘Just beautiful’, while Laura Whitmore added: ‘Congrats you superstar!’
Another follower added: ‘Heaven!! Congratulations, well done and hi cute tiny Nico’.
Laura kept her pregnancy private for as long as possible out of fears it would harm work opportunities, and revealed the news when she was eight months along, and told fans in a post on 21 February.
Last month, Laura shared several snaps of her growing bump where she told followers it had been a gruelling pregnancy filled with exhaustion and sickness.
She wrote: ‘I’ve always chosen to keep my pregnancies private for as long as possible. Worrying I will get overlooked for work and that it will affect peoples perceptions of my capabilities.
‘We have definitely moved the dial a lot in terms of rights, but I think pregnancy shame is a real thing and women are still, sadly, subconsciously (and consciously) discounted from opportunities because of a bump.
‘I feel conscious of an announcement trigging others: conceiving can also take a variety of paths – and I always want to try and be as sensitive as possible to friends and my community who are navigating their own fertility journey…or choosing not to navigate it at all.
Family: The presenter shared a photo of her husband Jonathan introducing Nico to their daughter Sidney Frances, four, and son Remy, two
Over the moon: Sharing a sweet photo of Nico fast asleep, she wrote: ‘I feel on cloud nine, totally overjoyed that he is finally here!’
Congratulations: The Take Me Out: The Gossip presenter has welcomed her bundle of joy with her photographer husband Jonathan Gorrigan
Thrilled: Laura’s celeb pals took to the comment section to share their congratulations. Helen Skelton wrote: ‘Just beautiful’, while Laura Whitmore added: ‘Congrats you superstar!’
‘To be totally frank (and I have wondered how honest to be here) this has been the longest and most emotional 8 months.
‘I have not felt myself from about 6 weeks pregnant. I’ve had exhaustion, zero energy, crazy hormones, feeling so incredibly lonely in this journey, tears, sickness (leading to hospitalisation), feeling like I’ve lost my personality, I mean, the list could go on. I wish I could have felt more Rhianna at the super bowl, but sadly not so.
‘As a glass half full / over flowing kinda gal – this has been hard. These are new feelings for me and have at times felt scary.
‘However, I’m so lucky to have the support of my family and friends – even though I have been a miserable b*tch.
‘Being able to get pregnant and grow an actual human is of course the most special thing. I know that I’m so lucky. However it’s not something my body, mind or hormones seem to enjoy: please tell me I am not alone in not enjoying this?!
‘I’m very much looking forward to not having stabbing pains in my vagina, enjoying a pint(s) of margarita and just feeling like my old non-pregnant fun self — oh and meeting the baby, of course. Not long to go now!’
Laura is best known for presenting the quiz shows Ready or Not on BBC One and Take Me Out: The Gossip on ITV2.
Ordeal: Sharing several snaps of her growing bump to Instagram last month, Laura told her followers it has been a gruelling pregnancy filled with exhaustion and sickness
Candid: Laura kept her pregnancy private for as long as possible out of fears it would harm work opportunities
Laura wrote: ‘To be totally frank (and I have wondered how honest to be here) this has been the longest and most emotional 8 months’
Reaction: Laura was inundated with well wishes from her followers, including fellow presenter Holly Willoughby who wrote: ‘Awww darlin… you are an incredible, gorgeous woman’
Laura was inundated with well wishes from her followers, including fellow presenter Holly Willoughby who wrote: ‘Awww darlin… you are an incredible, gorgeous woman… hugest love to you and that bump… you got this.’
Others praised the TV host for her honestly, with one writing: ‘Awwww Laura don’t worry we are here for you. You’re one hot mamma’.
Another said: ‘Not long to that margarita, incredible woman,’ while a third wrote: ‘his too shall pass, hang in there’.
Media personality Amanda de Cadanet wrote: ‘I had a similar experience with my first kid and my twins .. I deeply empathise’.
Laura and Jonathan tied the knot in a dazzling beach ceremony in Porthscatho, Cornwall in September 2017.
Couple: Laura and Jonathan tied the knot in a dazzling beach ceremony in Porthscatho, Cornwall in September 2017
New arrival: Mother-of-three Laura, 36, also shares daughter Sidney Frances, four, and son Remy, two, with her other half who she tied the knot with in 2017
Happy news: When she gave birth to her second child Remy, Laura had a very speedy home delivery in December 2020
The big day began in an unconventional fashion, with Laura, Jon and some of their wedding party braving a dip in the sea ahead of the festivities.
The lavish reception was held in a beautifully decorated marquee, with long tables adorned with flowers and hand-written menus.
When she gave birth to her second child Remy, Laura had a very speedy home delivery.
Sharing a picture of her two children together at the time, as well as another of her and Jon laying on blankets with the baby shortly after she gave birth, Laura wrote an insightful caption.
