Mollie King has announced that she and her fiancé Stuart Broad have welcomed their second child.
The Saturday star, 37, and the cricketer, 38, who already share daughter Annabella, 19 months, shared the happy news on Sunday night that she had given birth to another baby girl.
The couple took to Instagram to share a black and white photo of Mollie, Stuart, Annabella and their new bundle of joy together.
While in the caption, Mollie revealed that they had named their little girl Liliana, while saying that she was the “most perfect Christmas present.”
She wrote: ‘Welcome to the world beautiful baby Liliana. We are full of happiness! You are the most perfect Christmas gift our little family could have asked for ‘.
Her and Stuart’s happy news was met with an outpouring of congratulatory messages in the comments, including from her famous friends.
Mollie King has announced that she and her fiancé Stuart Broad have welcomed their second child.
The Saturday star, 37, and cricketer, 38, who already share daughter Annabella, 19 months, shared the happy news on Sunday night that she has given birth to another baby girl.
While in the caption, Mollie revealed that they had named their little girl Liliana, while saying that she was the “most perfect Christmas present.”
Her former Saturdays bandmate Una Healy was one of the first to comment, simply writing a series of heart emojis.
While his BBC Radio 1 co-presenter Matt Edmondson was also quick to share his joy, writing: ‘Yay! I can’t wait to meet her properly! ‘.
Other BBC radio DJs offering well wishes included Charlie Hedges who said: ‘Awwwwwwww best news ever!! Congratulations everyone xxxxxxx’, Katie Thistleton who added: ‘!!!! Congratulations guys!!!! Wonderful news xxxxxxxx ‘, and Nicki Chapman, who wrote: ‘Wonderful news! ‘.
While Piers Morgan added: ‘Congratulations!’ and Giovanna Fletcher gushed: ‘ So happy for you all!! Xxx’.
Mollie and Stuart, who have been together for almost six years, first revealed they were expecting another child in August on Instagram.
The singer shared a touching photo of Stuart kissing her bare baby bump, with Annabella sitting on his shoulders, as she revealed the little one was excited to be a “big sister.”
Mollie wrote in the caption: ‘Our little girl is going to be a big sister. We can’t wait to meet you, little one!’
The post was met with a sea of congratulatory messages, including from her famous friends, as Tanya Burr said: ‘Congratulations Mollie! Xxxxx’, and Candice Brown wrote: ‘Ohhhh this is the most wonderful news.’
In October, she opened up about her family’s upcoming expansion and gushed that she was so excited to see Annabella have a sibling.
Sharing a sweet photo of her and Stuart cuddling their little one, she wrote: “Later this year we will be adding a new little member to our family. It’s still hard to believe but the little kicks certainly help it sink in!
‘The thought of welcoming another newborn fills me with great joy, but one of the things that excites me most is the thought of seeing our baby Annabella become a big sister.
“I know she will be the most loving and wonderful big sister, and I can’t wait to watch their bond grow.”
Mollie and Stuart first revealed they were expecting another child in August with a touching photo of Stuart kissing her bare bottom with Annabella sitting on his shoulders, as she revealed the little one was excited to be a ‘big sister’.
In November 2022, Mollie gave birth to Arabella when the couple announced the happy news on Instagram.
Mollie, who rose to fame with legendary girl band The Saturdays, is now a much-loved presenter on several BBC radio shows, while Stuart is a retired cricketer who was previously nominated for Sports Personality of the Year.
Additionally, alumnus of the sport Stuart played Test cricket until his voluntary retirement in July last year and was one of the few bowlers to ever take 600 wickets.
talking to Arcadia Magazine Of her daughter in December 2023, Mollie gushed: ‘Annabella is my proudest achievement.
‘I feel like I’ve learned a lot from her, she’s just changed my world. I feel like I have a new best friend. So I feel like everything I do is for her and her future.
“It’s very exciting to look into the future and see it really being the main part of our lives.”
The couple got engaged in January 2021 on New Year’s Eve and shared the news with a loving post online at the time.
She announced the news on Instagram on New Year’s Day, sharing a photo of the couple kissing while walking through the winter countryside.
Bundled up against the cold, Mollie hugged cricketer Stuart, showing off her diamond engagement ring.
‘A thousand times yes! I still can’t believe it, the most magical start to the new year! “Can’t wait to spend all my years with you ,” she captioned the photo.
Stuart shared the same snap and captioned this: ‘Best way to start 2021 @mollieking!’
In November 2022, Mollie gave birth to her first child.
The couple announced the happy news on Instagram and shared that they had named their bundle of joy Annabella.
Announcing the arrival of her daughter, Mollie posted a couple of sweet photos of her and Stuart enjoying their first outing with their newborn daughter.
The couple got engaged on New Year’s Eve and shared the news with a loving post online at the time (spotted)
She wrote the caption: “Welcome to the world Annabella Broad.” We have never been so in love.
In July this year, Mollie and Stuart were seen attending Wimbledon together as they took time off from their parenting duties.
The cricket sensation and Mollie met in 2012 through mutual friends.
A friend asked the singer to send Stuart a get well message while he was recovering from an injury, marking their first bond.
Their romance didn’t actually begin until six years later, once Mollie appeared on BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing.
Forging their strong bond, the couple separated for five months at the time, but rekindled their relationship in 2019.