Declan Donnelly and his wife Ali Astall have been showered with well wishes after the birth of their baby girl.
The couple welcomed their daughter Isla at 9am this morning, and Dec took to Twitter to share the happy news with fans this afternoon.
"Ali and I are thrilled to announce the arrival of our baby girl, Isla Elizabeth Anne, who was born just after 9 o’clock this morning," Dec posted on the page he shares with Ant McPartlin.
"Mother and daughter both doing well, Dad is head over heels! D x"
And the couple’s famous friends soon rushed to congratulate the new parents – with many making the same joke.
This Morning host Ruth Langsford commented that Dec’s daughter will be the apple of his eye.
"Congratulations Dec & Ali….wonderful news. I expect little Isla will be wrapping you around her little finger from now on….!" she tweeted.
Comedian Ian Royce – the warm-up man for The X Factor and Britain’s Got Talent – also tweeted his congratulations.
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"HUGE HUGE HUGE congratulations Dec. Welcome to the Dad to a daughter club! See that little finger of hers? She’s going to wrap you around it! What a fab day," he tweeted.
Comedy Dave – who worked with Chris Moyles on the Radio 1 Breakfast Show – tweeted: "Lovely news Dec. Big congrats to you and Ali x."
Former Britain’s Got Talent star Jon Clegg added: "Wow !!! Massive congratulations."
It’s the first child for both Dec, 42, and Ali, 40, after telly favourite Dec spoke longingly of his wish for a family for years.
Dec himself was one of seven born to Irish Catholic parents and made no secret of his love of kids.
He and Ali married in 2015 when they tied the knot in an intimate church wedding surrounded by 150 of their close friends and family.
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