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Ferne McCann has shared the unusual name of her second baby.
The former TOWIE star, 32, and fiancé Lorri Haines welcomed their first child into the world together earlier this month.
Ferne, who is also mum to daughter Sunday, announced the news on Instagram at the time, telling fans: "It's a girl. 06.07.23"
In the video, Ferne, Lorri and Sunday could be seen placing their hands on the new addition to their family, with the baby's face remaining off camera.
Ferne and Lorri have since revealed the name of their new bundle of joy and explained the meaning behind their child's moniker.
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Ferne McCann and Lorri Haines are blissfully happy following the arrival of their baby girl (Instagram/fernemccann)
The former TOWIE star's eldest daughter Sunday helped introduce her little sister earlier this month (Instagram/fernemccann)The happy couple have named their baby daughter Finty Francis Haines-McCann, with Ferne admitting the name was on her list when she gave birth to her first daughter Sunday in 2017. "I don’t know where I got it from, but when I typed it in [on Google ] I saw Judi Dench’s daughter’s nickname is Finty," the mum-of-two explains.
Beaming as she speaks from her Essex home, Ferne continues to tell OK! magazine: "I've always loved it and never heard it anywhere else before. I just feel so connected to the name – she came out and she was just Finty. I think she sounds like a character out of Bridgerton."
Explaining the sweet reason for Finty's middle name, Ferne adds: "Francis is my grandad’s name – it’s a nod to Grandad Frank." The new mum goes on to admit she loved the names so much, she was hoping to give birth to another baby girl - joking she sees herself as "the Essex Kris Jenner with this army of girls".
Finty, like her big sister Sunday, arrived into the world a week early at Ferne's home, like the reality TV star. However, while she got the home birth she wanted, Ferne admits it was nothing like she imagined and things didn't go to plan. She reveals all was filmed for her show and gushes she "just can't wait to share that".
Prior to giving birth earlier this month, Ferne admitted she was keen to film the birth of her second child for her ITV2 series, but confessed partner Lorri wasn't too sure. The mum-of-two has documented her experience with motherhood over recent years with multiple series of First Time Mum.
"I really want my birth on the show. I want to have that moment," Ferne told OK! magazine. "We’re currently in discussions with Lorri because obviously before when I was pregnant with Sunday, it was just me as a single parent. I never had to deliberate or liaise with anyone, I just made my own decisions."
The then pregnant star added: "But now obviously doing this experience with him, I do have to cross things past him, so we’re currently in discussions, but I just want to capture that moment."
In addition to baby Finty, Ferne is also a proud mum to daughter Sunday, who she shares with jailed ex Arthur Collins. Ferne was pregnant when she split from Arthur after he was arrested for throwing acid into a crowd in an East London nightclub in 2017. She has since raised Sunday alone. However, in the last year, she met and fell in love with Lorri. The pair are now engaged.