Made In Chelsea star Frankie Gaff has welcomed her second child, a baby girl, months after experiencing the devastating loss of her sister.
On Thursday evening, 6 November, Frankie, 31, announced the arrival of her daughter as she posted sweet images from the hospital following the birth. The touching black and white photographs show her cuddling her newborn, alongside her fiancé Jamie Dickerson.
Taking to Instagram, Frankie wrote: “She’s here”, along with a pink flower emoji. She and Jamie are already parents to three year old son, Theo.
Beyond confirming they’ve had a baby girl, Frankie hasn’t revealed further details. Followers flooded the comments section with well wishes, reports the Mirror. One person commented: “The biggest congratulations lovely! So happy for you and baby girls safe arrival xxxxx”.
Someone else posted: “Big congratulations to you and your expanding family. Such a blessing and miracle that your daughter is here and healthy”. This Morning regular Ashley James also sent her congratulations, writing: “Huge huge congratulations. I hope you’re doing ok and had a calm birth”, while fellow Made in Chelsea stars Lucy and Tiffany Watson also sent sweet messages.
The joyous announcement arrives just over two months after the sad death of Frankie’s sister. In a statement shared on Instagram on 31 August, Frankie revealed: “My sister passed away early this morning.
“We will miss her forever but trying to find comfort in knowing she is finally at peace and is hopefully bouncing around up there somewhere, doing what she loved most.
“Gymnastics, being with her friends and family, surrounded by nature, eating terrys chocolate orange or green and blacks almond chocolate.
“We will miss her infectious, incredibly loud, laugh forever. Thank you to everyone, people I know and people I don’t know who have always messaged to check in on her.”
Frankie has decided not to discuss her sister’s passing further on social media, instead turning her attention to preparing for the arrival of her second child. Recently, she uploaded a clip documenting her birth preparations as her due date approached.
The footage captured her setting up her breast pump in readiness for feeding, whilst she admitted feeling uncertain about welcoming her new arrival.
“I really can’t tell if I’m ready for this next baby. 50% of me is like ‘let’s get her out now’. The other 50% remembers very clearly what it does mean to actually have her here. So I’m trying to enjoy a few nights of uninterrupted sleep.”