Lorraine Kelly is a grandmother!
The 64-year-old TV presenter was “over the moon” as she announced her daughter Rosie Smith had welcomed a baby girl with fiancé Steve White.
Rosie, 29, is the TV presenter’s only child with husband Steve Smith and she announced her pregnancy in April.
On Sunday, Lorraine posted an adorable photo of her newborn’s hand on Instagram and wrote: ‘I am SO EXCITED to share this wonderful news with you all! Little Billie is an angel and I am so proud of Rosie. and Steve Who will be the best parents?
“I’m thrilled to be Granny Smith and can’t wait to experience new adventures.”
Lorraine Kelly is now a grandmother! The TV presenter was “over the moon” when she announced that her daughter Rosie Smith had given birth to a baby girl with fiancé Steve White (Lorraine and Rosie pictured in April)
On Sunday, Lorraine posted an adorable photo of her newborn’s hand on Instagram, writing: “I’m SO EXCITED to share this wonderful news with you all! Baby Billie is an angel.”
Rosie added: ‘Baby Billie Kelly Smith-White will be here on 29-08-2024.’
“It feels like it’s been here all along and we’re not quite sure what the point of it all was.
“I had heard how wonderful midwives are, but they are true walking angels: she has already been welcomed into the world with so much love.”
In May, Rosie confirmed she would welcome a baby girl with her partner Steve and was adamant that the child’s name would have strong links to her Scottish heritage.
Rosie said HELLO!‘We had talked about it a lot and we both wanted to become parents quite young, so that our fathers could be around as long as possible.’
She also wanted to reference the child’s Scottish ancestry when choosing a name, but admits she’s having a hard time finding one.
“I wanted it to have a Scottish name and we had already decided it would be a boy, but girls are difficult. I’d like to have options,” she explained.
Celebrating Rosie’s pregnancy on her ITV show, Lorraine told viewers: “I’m going to be a grandmother! How exciting is that? Granny Smith because, you know, my married name is Smith!”
Rosie, 29, is the TV presenter’s only child with husband Steve Smith and announced her pregnancy in April (pictured last month)
Rosie added: ‘Baby Billie Kelly Smith-White will be here on August 29, 2024.’ ‘It feels like she’s been here all along and we’re not quite sure what the point of anything that happened before was.’
She continued: “I’m Granny Smith! We’re all so excited, it’s huge and wonderful and yes… it’s cheered us all up, which is great!”
‘Thank you to everyone who has sent me messages, it was very kind of you… thank you so much, it means a lot, it means a lot!’
Opening the show, Dr Hilary said: “I think congratulations are in order, don’t you, Grandma?”
Lorraine replied: ‘It’s not about me!… It is.’
Adding that her husband Steve had told her “not to interfere too much”, she admitted: “How difficult will it be not to interfere?
“We are so excited. This is the best and most exciting thing that has ever happened to our family. It’s just fantastic!”
In May, Rosie confirmed she would welcome a baby girl with her partner Steve and was adamant that the child’s name would have strong links to her Scottish heritage.
Celebrating Rosie’s pregnancy on her ITV show, Lorraine told viewers: “I’m going to be a grandmother! How exciting is that? Granny Smith because, you know, my married name is Smith!”
Rosie previously admitted she couldn’t be more excited about her new baby, with the podcaster sharing a selfie of herself posing with her blossoming baby bump in the mirror.
She cradled her growing belly as she shared that she was 12 weeks pregnant, captioning the post: ‘We couldn’t be more excited, you are already such a loved little one.’
In another photo, she shared her 12-week ultrasound, which showed her little one was “the size of a fig.”
