Holly Willoughby revealed some very exciting news on Monday's This Morning. During the show, the presenter announced the birth of her niece! The 39-year-old, who has three children of her own, expressed her joy towards the news, and took the opportunity to congratulate her family on their "beautiful" new addition.
WATCH: Holly Willoughby reveals exciting news of new family member on This Morning
"I have a brand new niece!" she gushed. "Mabel Josephine Baldwin was born at Whips Cross University Hospital," she began, adding: "Daddy Dominic, Mum Louise have both said thank you to the maternity unit there [...] who have been absolutely brilliant." She continued: "And that is Elsie's baby sister, Mabel, came into this world just a few hours ago and she is beautiful, that is nice news."
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Holly previously shared this sweet video of her other niece, Lola
And it's clear Holly was overcome with emotion on the new arrival, as co-host Phillip Schofield quipped: "Have you stopped crying now?" The TV star also took the opportunity to state how important the happy news is during the current situation. She stated: "It's lovely, I tell you even more so now, having nice news like that, news about life and birth it's just wonderful. Well done Dom and Lou!"
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Holly's sweet announcement comes soon after she posted an adorable video of her other niece, Lola, over the Easter weekend. The This Morning host posted a video on Twitter of the seven-year-old singing 'Have Yourself A Happy Little Easter', a reworking of a classic festive song.
Originally posted by Holly's sister, Kelly Foster, on her YouTube channel, she wrote: "A little reworking of 'Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas' to cheer everyone up for Easter #staysafe #stayathome #savelives #savethenhs." Holly then shared the clip on her own social media, captioning it: "Spreading a little Easter cheer… my gorgeous niece Lola." How sweet! The TV star's fans clearly loved the rare insight into her extended family, with a follower commenting: "Beautiful, that made me cry… hopeful tears."
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