Reality star welcomes first child and reveals unusual name four months after getting engaged
EX On The Beach star Sam Reece has welcomed his first child with his fiance Maddison.
Sam, who got engaged just four months ago, shared the happy news on Instagram on Thursday and revealed his son's very unusual name.
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Ex on the Beach star Sam Reece has welcomed his first child
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He and fiance Maddison have called their newborn son Indi
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The former TV star, 32, shared a sweet black and white photo of him and his partner tenderly holding their newborn's hand.
In the announcement post, Sam wrote: " Indi Seven Eckhardt. 28th May 2025 3:43am.
"Our hearts are forever changed - we welcomed our perfect son into the world in the calmest, most surreal way."
He added: "Sam continued: "There's nothing quite like the magic of birth.
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"A woman's body, creating life... it's powerful, raw, and utterly unbelievable.
"We are so in love."
Sam
had his heart broken when his ex Hollyoaks star girlfriend Stephanie Davis cheated on him in the
Celebrity
Big Brother
house.
The hunk went on to star in Ex on the Beach and Real Housewives of Cheshire, before turning his back on fame and becoming a hairdresser in a salon.
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He recently got engaged to his long-term girlfriend, Maddison and the same day announced that they will soon welcome the pitter-patter of tiny feet.
Sam Reece meets new girlfriend's parents on Real Housewives of Cheshire
Sam announced his happy news on Instagram, posting a photo of their hands.
On Madisson's is a beautiful diamond ring and the photo captioned " What a day!", went out to all 144k of his followers.
The star also shared a photo of his fiance sporting a baby bump, captioned, "We can't wait to meet you."
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But the former model and reality TV star wasn't always so lucky in love.
He went on to secure roles in Real Housewives of Cheshire and Ex on the Beach.
Viewers will remember that Stephanie Davis did the dirty on him with Jeremy McConnell in the Celebrity Big Brother house.
He became popular with the ladies after he whipped off his top on the Real Housewives of Cheshire.
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Sam then dated Real Housewives of Cheshire star Dawn Ward's daughter Taylor.
The couple looked happy as he met her millionaire parents for the first time.
But their romance was quickly over and Sam tweeted at the time they had broken up, he said: 'Unfortunately me and Taylor Ward have called an end to our relationship.. However moving forward, we will remain good friends."
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