Emma Louise Connolly gives birth! Influencer welcomes second child with Made In Chelsea star husband Oliver Proudlock
Emma Louise Connolly has welcomed her second child with her husband Oliver Proudlock.
The influencer, 33, and former Made In Chelsea star, 36, - who married in December 2020 - shared their happy news to Instagram on Thursday evening.
They posted a black-and-white photograph of them cuddled up to their newborn baby in hospital and appeared overjoyed at their new arrival.
In a caption, Emma confirmed they had welcomed a baby boy and revealed his adorable name - Levi Fox Proudlock.
She gushed: 'He's here. Our hearts are fuller, our home louder, and our arms forever occupied. Levi Fox Proudlock, the perfect piece to complete our family of four.'
They were flooded with congratulatory messages from their famous friends and fans in the comments section.
Giovanna Fletcher wrote: 'Oh my loves!!! Huge congratulations!!! Xxxx' while Rochelle Humes penned: 'Oh congratulations guys.'
Tasha Ghouri simply added: 'Congratulations,' and Rachel Stevens gushed: 'Awww guys huge congratulations!!!'
Their Made In Chelsea co-stars, Jamie Laing and his wife Sophie Habboo, also commented a string of love heart emojis.
Emma and Oliver, who share two-year-old daughter Bonnie, announced they were expecting on New Year's Eve.
In the Instagram post, Emma showed off her baby bump in a sweet video while they fussed over their daughter Bonnie.
They captioned the announcement: '2024, thank you for the greatest gift ever! Our hearts and hands are gonna be fuller than ever in 2025, and we couldn't be more excited!
'Sending love and wishing you all the happiest of New Years. Yeah Baby! ❤️'
Emma looked glowing in the heartwarming clip as she highlighted her growing baby bump in a chic black jumpsuit.
Meanwhile, proud dad Oliver sweetly kissed his partner's stomach, with the couple -who met in person in 2014 after four years of exchanging messages - also sharing a smooch with each other.
The couple welcomed their daughter, Bonnie Lou, in May 2022.
Emma and Oliver announced their engagement in August 2018 after Oliver got down on one knee during a romantic trip to Gothenburg, Sweden.
They then confirmed they secretly tied the knot during in a small church ceremony in Fulham, London, on December 15 2020, by sharing a series of stunning images from their big day on Instagram.
The model looked stunning in a bespoke Pronovias Atelier gown lace gown with a plunging white slip dress underneath, teamed with a flowing veil, as she said 'I do' to her reality star beau before celebrating with an intimate reception at The Ned.
The pair married at St Albans Church after previously cancelling three wedding dates due to the global crisis in accordance with government restrictions.
Oliver and Emma planned initially to host 200 guests at Cowdray Park, West Sussex, for a wedding in April 2020.
But their grand plans were reduced to just 15 people.
They captioned the post: '2024, thank you for the greatest gift ever! Our hearts and hands are gonna be fuller than ever in 2025, and we couldn't be more excited!'
Their fourth attempt to tie the knot was almost thwarted when Boris Johnson announced plans to plunge London into Tier 4, meaning that all wedding receptions were banned, but Proudlock managed to pull together a last-minute wedding.
The pair finally celebrated their marriage in April last year as they jetted off to the Caribbean's St Lucia for their honeymoon.
Emma and Proudlock had to wait four years before going on the trip after 'covid stole it from them'.
Olivia has previously opened up about finally meting Emma face-to-face after they spent four years messaging each other as he explained the great lengths he went to in order to bag a first date with the model.
Speaking to Tom Green on the Dangerous Dinners Podcast in 2021, the Made In Chelsea star admitted he cried 'tears of joy' as gushed about their 'crazy emotional' wedding day.
He explained: 'We ended up talking on Facebook for, I don't know, two or three months maybe and then she was in Glasgow this time.
'I was down in London and then about a year in she moved down to London with modelling, we got each other's number.
'We then messaged for three years. But we never met, and it was a weird one' explained Proudlock who then travelled to Glasgow years later when they were both single.'
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