Love Island star Connor Durman becomes a dad as he shares baby's unusual name

A Love Island star has as he shared an adorable photo of his newborn. shared a sweet photo of his baby boy as he announced the happy news.

The 30-year-old back in 2020. He entered the villa on the first day of the series but was dumped two weeks later.

Connor, who now runs a coffee company called Naked Baristas, has since found love with partner Ella Newton and welcomed their first child together. He proudly uploaded first adorable photos of his baby as he shared his excitement with his followers.

The black and white snaps showed their newborn sleeping in his bed, while another sweet photo captured Connor and Ella holding their baby's hand. He rounded off the post with a touching picture of him beaming as he cradled his new bundle of joy.

Alongside the photos, Connor revealed his baby's unusual name. He commented: "Baby Rome 17.04.25."

The new parents were flooded with comments as Love Island's Shaughna Phillips wrote: "Congratulations to you both." Finley Tapp added: "Congratulations mate."

Ouzy See commented: "Congratulations bro." Casey Barker said: "Congratulations to you both!" Callum Jones shared: "Finally here, made up for you both."

Connor and Ella announced their pregnancy back in November as they shared their happy news with a video montage and a charming caption. The pair wrote: "Our little surprise due 2025... Can’t wait to meet you baby boy... @_sayitwithcake thank you for our beautiful cake."

They added a number of emojis to the statement - including a white heart and a swirl of sparkles. The video showed Ella reacting in surprise as she looked at the result of a test and the video also included plenty of clips of the couple sharing their news with family and friends.

They also had a gender reveal cake - which was blue to show they are expecting a son together. Fellow star Callum Jones was among the first to congratulate pair, writing in response: "Love it for you both ... double shot of espresso in his bottle," along with a trio of red heart emojis.

And Finley Tapp - who won season six which Connor featured in - wrote: "Congratulations to you both mate" along with a red heart emoji.

Connor declared his love for Ella in a gushing social media post last summer after she jetted him off to the Greek island of Mykonos to celebrate his 30th birthday.

He wrote in an post at the time: "Thank you to the most caring, beautiful girlfriend for surprising me with the best birthday I could have dreamed for. Memories to last a life time... love you forever."

In 2023, Ella also shared her love for Connor by uploading a photograph of them together to mark their three year anniversary. The charming photograph showed them looking into each others' eyes while in a sun-soaked location.

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