09 March 2023 , 20:15
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Love Island star Jack Keating has announced the birth of his first child,
The reality TV star, 23 - who is the son of Ronan Keating, 46, and his ex-wife Yvonne Connolly, 49 - introduced the new arrival to his fans on Instagram earlier this evening.
Jack - who appeared in Casa Amor on the ITV2 show last summer - took to the platform tonight to share a black-and-white photo of himself cradling the newborn baby.
The former islander wrote in the caption that accompanied the photo: "Welcome to the world my little [princess emoji]". He didn't share the name of the newborn in the post.
Jack Keating has announced the birth of his first child (Instagram)
He announced the new arrival on social media (WireImage)The post has been met with messages of congratulations and comments from loved ones, including from Jack's parents; singer-songwriter Ronan and model Yvonne.
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Ronan - best known for having been in group Boyzone - took to the comments section of his son's post this evening, writing: "Little cutie". He included a red heart emoji.
Yvonne also responded to her eldest child's post on the platform, commenting: "I miss her so much already". She included several heart emojis in her comment.
Jack is the eldest child of Ronan Keating (left) and Yvonne Connolly (right) (Getty Images)
His dad Ronan was among those who reacted to his post this evening (Credit: Instagram)They weren't the only relatives to have commented on the post, as Jack's step-mother Storm Keating, 41 - who has been married to Ronan since 2015 - also responded to it.
The TV producer was among those who reacted to the post, which was uploaded earlier this evening. She took to the comments section to share red heart emojis.
Jack was in Casa Amor on Love Island last year (ITV/REX/Shutterstock)A host of reality TV stars also responded to Jack's post on the platform earlier, including some of his former co-stars from the eighth series of Love Island, which aired last year.
They included finalist Paige Thorne, 25, who wrote: "Congratulations hunny". Whilst former co-star Deji Adeniyi, 26, commented: "Congratulations brother".
Danica Taylor, 21, said: "Congratulations babe". Mollie Salmon, 24, wrote: "Congratulations Jack. You'll be the best Dad". Whilst Chyna Mills, 24, said: "Congratulations Jack".