Laura Woods gives birth! Presenter welcomes first child with Love Island star fiancé Adam Collard - and reveals newborn's sweet name
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Laura Woods has given birth to her first child with her fiancé Adam Collard - and revealed their newborn's sweet name.
The TNT Sports presenter, 37, and former Love Islander, 29, announced the exciting news on Saturday with a slew of snaps from the hospital.
They revealed the baby boy's name in the caption of their Instagram post, writing: 'Leo Ernie Collard, our boy,' alongside a love heart emoji.
One heartwarming black and white snap saw the couple hold the little one as they shared a kiss in front of a sign that read: 'We're going home today'.
In another, new mum Laura was glowing as she cradled her bundle of joy, while enjoying a cup of tea.
Reality star Adam looked evey inch the doting dad as he settled down for a nap with little Leo, before the couple took the baby home.
Laura Woods has given birth to her first child with her fiancé Adam Collard - and revealed their newborn's sweet name
The TNT Sports presenter, 37, and former Love Islander, 29, announced the exciting news on Saturday with a slew of snaps from the hospital
Another photo from the slideshow showed the baby holding onto his dad's finger with his tiny hand.
The couple, who have been together since 2023, included an array of pictures of their baby's first moments in the world, including meeting their French Bulldog Lulu.
Laura took to her Instagram stories to write that she was 'Smitten' with their new arrival.
Friends and family of the couple rushed to the comments section to congratulate them, including a host of Love Island stars.
Samira Mighty penned: 'Huge congratulations Adam! Lots of love to you both ❤️ proud of you!!!'
Luca Bish's sister, who is running his account while he's in the villa, quipped: 'He’s in the villa finding his human to baby make with, but I know Luca would be chuffed for you. Congratulations.'
Andrew Le Page, Liam Reardon, and Finley Tapp also made sure to share their congratulations and well wishes.
Singer Lucy Spraggan gushed: 'Leo❤️. Congratulations you absolute icons xxxx'
Presenter JayDee Dyer added: 'Congratulations! You both deserve this so much.'
They revealed the baby boy's name in the caption of their Instagram post, writing: 'Leo Ernie Collard, our boy,' alongside a love heart emoji
Another photo from the slideshow showed the baby holding onto his dad's finger with his tiny hand
The little one was dressed in a green baby grow with cartoon bunnies
The couple, who have been together since 2023, included an array of pictures of their baby's first moments in the world, including meeting their French Bulldog Lulu
Friends and family rushed to the comments to congratulate the pair on Leo's arrival
Adam looked ever the doting dad as he took their firstborn home
And Wayne Lineker joked: No more trips to Ibiza now mate. Congratulations guys.'
The birth announcement comes less than a week after Laura cradled her growing baby bump in an array of almost-nude pregnancy snaps.
Taking to Instagram on Monday, Laura shared a set of racy pregnancy snaps where she wore nothing but an oversized white shirt and briefs.
She looked stunning in the photos as she stood side on and posed for the camera while holding her pregnant belly.
Meanwhile in another snap, Laura was seen lying down in bed in a slogan t-shirt as she showed off her bump.
Showing support for his fiancé, reality star Adam - who Laura has been with since 2023 - commented: 'Gorgeous girl.'
Adam gave fans a glimpse into his Christmas celebrations with Laura back in late December.
He took to Instagram to share a series of photos and videos from their festive holiday - and among the snaps was an image of Laura proudly displaying her baby bump.
Another showed Adam tenderly kissing her stomach as they relaxed by the pool at a luxury spa.
Friends and family of the couple rushed to the comments section to congratulate them, including a host of Love Island stars
The birth announcement comes less than a week after Laura cradled her growing baby bump in an array of almost-nude pregnancy snaps
Adam gave fans a glimpse into his Christmas celebrations with Laura back in late December
One snap showed Adam tenderly kissing Laura's stomach as they relaxed by the pool at a luxury spa
Showing support for his fiancé, reality star Adam - who Laura has been with since 2023 - commented: 'Gorgeous girl'
The reality star captioned the post: 'A festive bunch. Home & away. Merry Christmas everyone x.
'A surprise stay from my girl to @saltmoore_ What a place. Couldn't recommend them enough.'
The couple announced their engagement in September when Adam got down on one knee at the beach in St Ives.
Alongside snaps of the special moment, Laura wrote: 'And just like that… You make me happy.
'Thank you @carbisbayestate - the place we fell in love and now the place we got engaged, you made it so special. What a summer x.'
Sharing his own gallery of photos from the proposal, Adam gushed that Laura is his 'whole world'.
He wrote: 'From dates & daiquiri's to a Fiancé & a sprog on the way, our very own little team.
'My whole world. Always. @carbisbayestate where it really all began, the only place to do it x'
Laura made her surprise pregnancy announcement in July, by sharing her first glammed-up snaps to her Instagram.
The couple announced their engagement after Adam's beachfront marriage proposal in September
Sharing photos of the moment, Woods wrote: 'And just like that… You make me happy. Thank you @carbisbayestate - the place we fell in love and now the place we got engaged, you made it so special. What a summer '
Laura couldn't contain her smile as she showed off her dazzling engagement ring in a number of social media snaps
Underneath the trio of pictures, Laura wrote: 'Entering the mummy era thanks to my love @makeupwithjourdan for making me feel like myself again! Come and join me at 9pm on @eurosport 1 & @discoveryplusuk tonight for all the Olympic chat you need in your life'.
Laura took to Instagram to share her happy news with her more than 700,000 followers. Posting a snap of her French bulldog and a sonogram which she and Adam held, Laura wrote in the caption: 'Hey baby.'
The couple went public with their romance in October 2023, after the sports presenter 'accidentally' posted a slew of later-deleted loved-up snaps.
Adam, who starred on Love Island in 2018 and 2022, also appeared on Celebs Go Dating last year, but he met Laura through cheekily sliding into her DMs.
The reality TV lothario proved the couple's relationship has blossomed ever since as he dubbed Laura a 'rockstar' with a cute post on her birthday.
He opened up about how the pair got to know each during an appearance on a an episode of the Getting Lippy Gossip Show in December.
He said: 'I'd followed her on Instagram because I'd seen a Lionesses game or something like that and then I DMd her because she put like a funny meme on her story.
'I will hold my hands up, yes I acknowledge that even though she's had my life about this a lot of times.'
Laura made her surprise pregnancy announcement in July, by sharing her first glammed-up snaps to her Instagram
Posting a snap of her French bulldog and a sonogram which she and Adam held, Laura wrote in the caption: 'Hey baby.
That same month, Adam told OnlyAccounts.com: 'I'm protective, whether it's Laura, or my family, my friends. I want to get married. I want to have kids as well. I've always thought, what type of person will I be? How can I protect my kids?
'Obviously I've never had a kid, but I don't think I'll be plastering it all over [social media]. I want them to have a fair fight and a chance not to be judged straight away.
'As long as my really close circle knows exactly who I am, I don't care. I think you have to take everything with a pinch of salt.'
Adam added that he is not concerned about the eight age gap between himself and Laura, saying: 'We are not necessarily the average everyday couple.
Since going public, the couple have not shied away from giving an insight into their romance, with both posting snaps of each other on Instagram.
