Laura Whitmore announces birth of baby daughter

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Laura Whitmore has given birth to her and Iain Stirling’s first child.

The presenter was seen leaving a London hospital with her newborn daughter on Wednesday.

Now the star has shared her first image of her daughter on Instagram, and thanked fans for their well wishes.

Whitmore wore sunglasses and an embroidered denim jacket in the picture, and held her new baby, who sat in a sling, close to her.

The star wrote: "Thanks for all the kind messages at this time. We are in love".

Many of Whitmore’s well-known friends congratulated the 35-year-old on the happy news.

Actor Anna Friel wrote: "Oooohhhh. Best time of your life. Enjoy every moment. Congratulations and welcome to the club xxx"

ITV2 commented: "ITV2 bebe ❤️❤️ Congratulations ❤️❤️❤️❤️ Can we be godparent?! @thewhitmore @iaindoesjokes"

Singer Alexandra Burke wrote: "Awww congratulations darling girl!"

Whitmore and Stirling married in a private ceremony at Dublin City Hall last year, for which Whitmore wore a white suit by British designer Joshua Kane.

The star shared details of the ceremony on Instagram on New Year’s Eve.

Acknowledging that the couple kept their marriage private, Whitmore explained in the caption: “A year ago Iain asked me to marry him and we had the most magical, perfect ceremony. We loved having it to ourselves.

“We had been planning the perfect celebration and I will forever be so thankful that’s what we got.”

She continued: “We have never spoken publicly about our engagement or wedding. Back at the time we never felt the need to say anything as it’s all such a personal experience. We also were too busy enjoying it!

"We’ve never shared this picture before now but a lot of people have contacted us and congratulated us the last month with good intentions so here’s to good news!”