Love Island's Arabella Chi admits her boyfriend Billy Henty has a 'new level of respect' for her after 16 hour labour during birth of their first child
Arabella Chi has told of how her boyfriend Billy Henty has a 'new level of respect' for her she endured a 16 hour labour during birth of their first child.
The former Love Island star, 34, welcomed a daughter named Gigi - with with her businessman boyfriend Billy three weeks ago.
Speaking in an interview with OK! magazine on Saturday, Arabella gave an insight into her birth experience.
She said: 'The second she was born life made sense. Billy cried. I cried. Everyone cried! He said to me afterwards, "I've got a new level of respect for you."
'People forget I went through 16 hours of labour. They see one image and assume it was glamorous. It wasn't. I was sweating, exhausted, saying to my mum, "I've got nothing left to push."
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She added: 'We had two full weeks together in that baby bubble. It was really special. Seeing Billy as a dad, it's made me fall more in love with our little family.'
The model has been giving her Instagram followers and insight and shared a photo carousel featuring different images of herself, Gigi and Billy as they adjust to family life.
She looked every inch the doting mother as she cuddled Gigi at their home as they got settled in to their family life.
Arabella also included shots of her out for lunches with Gigi and wrote in a caption: 'In love with this little life [heart emoji].'
The model added on her Instagram Stories: 'Thank you for all the beautiful messages. The past 11 days have been the most magical days of my life.'
'Being a mummy to our little girl Gigi is the most rewarding feeling I have ever had. She is so precious and given me a complete new meaning and purpose to life.'
Announcing Gigi's arrival, she shared photographs of her and the little one, Arabella captioned the post: 'Our worlds are complete. Gigi Harper Henty. 20/05/2025 6.2 lbs.'
Fans had been eagerly awaiting the announcement all week after noticing the TV personality had gone silent on social media.
For their lavish baby shower, which was held at a Mexican restaurant on Kings Road, guests were served cocktails named Princess Paloma, Miss Margarita and Angel Fresco in honour of her baby girl.
A number of Arabella's star-studded pals also came to celebrate including Georgia Harrison, Olivia Hawkins and Dancing On Ice star Ferne McCann.
Arabella and entrepreneur Billy found love after starring on the first All Stars series last year, and announced they were expecting their first child together in December.
The bombshell and Billy went public with their relationship in October.
The model revealed that she has 'always wanted to be a mum' as she discussed finding the one in her boyfriend.
Arabella admitted the couple 'moved in together straight away' after meeting through mutual friends.
She was previously linked to Premier League footballer Ruben Dias, Leonardo DiCaprio's 'close pal' Richie Akiva and French rugby player Yoann Huget.
A sweet snap of Billy in black-and-white shows the couple walking out of hospital as they navigate parenthood together for the first time
Although Arabella found herself back in the Love Island Villa in January 2024, she once again was unlucky in love... at least until she met Billy.
Speaking in an interview with MailOnline about her pregnancy, she said: 'I'm so happy, and she's such a blessing and I'm so thrilled.'
She continued: 'It wasn't a surprise. I've always wanted to be a mum. We've thought of names, so we're very excited.'
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