Love Island’s Jessica Shears gives birth to second child with husband Dom Lever
Jessica Shears and husband Dom Lever announced they have welcomed their second child, a baby boy, on Thursday
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Love Island stars Jessica Shears and husband Dom Lever have welcomed their second child into the world.
The couple, 28 and 31 respectively, who met on the ITV2 dating show in 2017, announced the arrival of their second son on social media on Thursday evening.
Sharing the news with their fans on Instagram, the mother-of-two wrote: “‘Feeling blessed, a family of four”, alongside a photo of their two-year-old son Presley cuddling his little brother.
While Dom also made the announcement on his own platform alongside the caption: “Baby we did it AGAIN!!”
The comment section was soon inundated with congratulatory messages from their celeb pals.
Jessica Shears and Dom Lever have welcomed their second child
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They announced the news with Presley cuddling their newborn son
Christine McGuinness commented: “Congratulations beautiful”, while Lauren Pope added: “Huge congratulations to you all”.
Love Island’s Faye Winter added: “Congratulations all “.
Jess and Dom – who secretly got married in 2018, a year after leaving the Love Island villa – announced they were expecting their second child earlier this year.
“Feeling blessed, a family of four”, Jess wrote
They are proud parents to son Presley, two
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She shared the news in a post on Instagram back in March, with her blossoming bump having been showcased in a photo of her in a nude leotard holding her young son.
The accompanying caption confirmed the news, with Jess having written: “Another one to love.” She included a white heart and an angel emoji alongside such words.
Jess has teased the due date of her second child in the announcement post earlier this year, with her having concluded the post: “Baby boy no.2 due in June.”
Dom and Jess announced they were expecting their second child in March
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Her husband Dom shared the news with a black and white video compilation on the social media platform which showed the pregnancy test and Jess having a scan.
She’s shared updates throughout the pregnancy, writing shortly after the announcement that she couldn’t believe how quick it was going compared to her first.
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Dom and Jess met on the ITV2 dating show in 2017
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Jess however later wrote: “Third trimester is really kicking my a** this time round.” With her having also pondering over whether the baby will be the “mini [me]” of his father.
Their second child’s birth comes five years after the couple met on Love Island. They appeared in the third series of the rebooted show, which was broadcast back in 2017.
They had been coupled up on the show, though Jess was dumped from the villa almost two weeks before Dom. They reunited after his departure and wed the following year.
The couple have been married since 2018
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( Instagram/ @jessica_rose_uk)
Jess previously told fans her third trimester of the pregnancy had been tough
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( Instagram/ @jessica_rose_uk)
The married couple had appeared on the series won by Amber Davies and Kem Cetinay, 25. Other contestants that year included Camilla Thurlow, 32, and Jamie Jewitt, 31.
Jess and Dom are considered one of the ITV show’s biggest success stories, with them having been together for around five years – which is longer than most winning couples.
They’re one of a just a handful of couples to have walked down the aisle and started a family after meeting on Love Island, with them now parents to two children together.
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