Strictly's Ore Oduba announces birth and cute name of baby girl

Congratulations are in order for TV presenter and Strictly Come Dancing winner Ore Oduba, who has welcomed his second child with wife Portia.

The star uploaded two photos, one in colour of the newborn's hand and half of her face, and the other of her foot in black and white.

"Been dreaming about you…," he wrote. "Welcome, Genie. Our perfect little girl (15/10/21)."

Portia shared another photo of the little one, and wrote: "Our baby girl…
You've completed us Genie Oduba..."

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Plenty of celebrity friends sent messages of congratulations in the comments, such as Ore's professional dance partner Joanne Clifton, who wrote: "Can't deal!!!! Congratulations all of you Odubas."

"STUNNING NAME!" wrote Stacey Dooley, while This Morning's Ruth Langsford commented: "Congratulations! And welcome to the world Genie."

Strictly professionals Gorka Marquez added: "Congrats to both of you!!! All the love to the familia," while Aljaz Skorcanec wrote: "Huge congratulations to [you] both!!! Just beautiful."

The pair welcomed their first child, a son named Roman, three years ago.

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When the pair announced they were expecting their second child together back in May (on the 10th anniversary of their first date), Ore said: "I never thought I was going to find the person I wanted to spend the rest of my life with so when I think that ten years on from our first date, we've got one amazing little boy and another baby on the way, I get quite emotional. This is the life I've always dreamt of.

"I thought I'd be terrified [at having a second child], but after this year, I say: 'Bring it on!' If we can do 14 months of lockdowns, having two children is nothing."

Strictly Come Dancing 2021 continues on tonight on BBC One.