Singer Mollie King and her former cricketer husband Stuart Broad have announced the birth of their second daughter and shared her name in a sweet snap on social media.
The pair announced they were expecting their second child back in August 2024 with an adorable image of Broad kissing King’s baby bump along with their daughter Annabella – two.
King simply penned alongside the post: “Our baby girl is going to become a big sister. We can’t wait to meet you, little one!”
Tonight, King shared that she and Broad had welcomed the new member of their family over Christmas with an image of all their hands together.
The caption for the image read: “Welcome to the world beautiful baby Liliana. We are bursting with happiness! You are the most perfect Christmas gift our little family could have ever wished for.”
Friends and fans of the couple were quick to comment on the image, with former I’m A Celebrity winner Giovanna Fletcher noting: “So happy for you all!! Xxx.”
King’s former The Saturday’s bandmate Una Healy expressed her love and joy for the couple by simply penning three love heart emojis.
One comment from a fan read: “Huge Congratulations to you all.”
“Huge congratulations!! How wonderful,” someone else said before a third added: “Oh my goodness what a beautiful name. Congratulations guys.”
A fourth noted: “Huge congratulations to you all Mollie that’s lovely news.” (sic)
The couple announced their pregnancy back in August 2024
Prior to welcoming her second baby girl, King shared her gratitude for Annabella and expressed her excitement to see her become a big sister.
Sharing two images of the two of them together, she said: “Every single day I feel so lucky to be Annabella’s mum, I’m filled with so much hope and excitement for what’s ahead.
“The thought of her becoming a big sister brings me endless joy, I hope she’llhave a little friend for life.”
King often posts about her life as a mum and shares updates about Annabella on her Instagram account, but it comes with the territory of being mum-shamed – something she recently experienced.
The singer shared a video of her daughter taking her first steps, making her way from one parent to the other and looking happy with herself as she did so.
“These tiny steps are everything,” King captioned the post but just minutes after posting the forever memory, mum-shamers were on hand to quickly bring her family down.
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One user commented: “Please take her shoes off. She doesn’t need them on until she is confidently walking outside.
“Her feet need to be flat on the floor. It is such a huge sensory thing for them to be walking barefoot whenever and wherever possible.
“[I] didn’t know it as a 1st time mum, and I’m sure lots of other people don’t, so I’m not trying to troll Molly and Stuart, just passing on info that they may or may not read. May or May not take on board, but that is all it is.”
However, the All Fired Up singer didn’t need to respond as her loyal fans were quick to shut down the critics.