EMMERDALES Hayley Tamaddon has shared the first picture of her baby boy and revealed hes called Jasper.
The 42-year-old, who is engaged to estate agent Adrian, gave birth early two weeks ago and has described his arrival as life changing.
Alongside a picture of the newborn snoozing, she wrote: 2 weeks ago..and a little earlier than expected..
I gave birth to our beautiful baby boy.. we have called him …JASPER.
Its been a whirlwind!! The most incredible life changing experience.. its beyond anything Ive ever felt.. its a love so strong and overwhelming.. i just cry when I look at him! I feel truly blessed that hes mine.
She continued: Thank you for all your wonderful messages – and for a lot of you – going on this journey with me, and letting me share my stories and pictures with you all. Theres going to be a few more on here soon!
Welcome to the world Jasper…Your mummy and daddy love you so very much. And I cant wait to see what the universe has in store for you. Ill be right there by your side, every step of the way .
The star announced her pregnancy in April andthree weeks later Adrian proposedduring a romantic holiday to Crete.
Hayley previously said discovering she was pregnant at the age of 42 was the “most unexpected news”, and admitted she has previously suffered a miscarriage, but the devastating event “taught” her she could become pregnant.
The actress previously played Andrea Beckett in Coronation Street, Del Dingle in Emmerdale and Calista in Shameless.
