Love Island star Zara Holland welcomes her first child with husband Elliott Love after 'traumatic birth'

Love Island star Zara Holland has announced she has welcomed her first child with her husband Elliott Love.

The television personality and former Miss Great Britain, 31, shared the happy news with her Instagram followers alongside the first images of her baby boy named Remi.

Zara said she is 'slowly recovering' after a 'traumatic' C-section as she revealed details of her birth.  

Announcing her son's arrival on her Mimi Boutique shop account, she wrote: 'BABY BOY. Hello everyone! Our gorgeous boy arrived safely into the world at 42 weeks!

'Remi Joe Love. Born on 7-10-26 weighing 8,6pounds ✨

'Remi is perfect in every way, I’m so lucky to be your Mummy ❤️ we love you so much my baby boy.

'I am slowly recovering after having a c section ❤️‍ it’s been a little traumatic to say the least but im getting stronger every day. 

'We are incredibly lucky to have the best family support around us, I’ll never be able to thank them all especially Ell & my mum ❤️

'Thank you for all the messages checking how I am. Sorry I didn’t announce sooner... Lots of love, Elliott, Zara & Remi'

Fans rushed to the comment section to share their congratulatory messages. 

Zara, who rose to fame on the ITV2 dating show in 2016, announced she was expecting her first child back in May and showed off her baby bump in a sweet snap.  

She penned: 'Baby Love On The Way. Due September. We are so excited & we love you so much already.'

In July, the couple held a jungle themed baby shower with their friends and family. 

Zara said at the time: 'Feeling so lucky to have the best friends & family in the world. Also very lucky to have soon to be great granny & great grandad too!' 

The television personality and Elliott married in an idyllic three-day Greek wedding in 2023, after seven years of dating. 

In an exclusive interview at the time, Zara said: 'It was the best day of our lives… it was perfect. I can't put it into words'.

'It was a three-day wedding, the first day we did a welcome dinner at a family run Greek restaurant called Louizidis Tavern, it was a proper traditional Greek night, and we had a Greek band, and it was family sharing style food.

'The second day was the wedding and the third day we did a pool party, which was all white themed. We flew out of Heathrow airport with about 14 suitcases, it looked like we were immigrating!'.

Zara revealed she was late by 15 minutes to her own wedding but that didn't take away from her grand entrance as she walked down the aisle on her proud father's arm to the music of a harp and violin playing. 

She said: 'It was such a special moment having my dad walk me down the aisle. I wanted to keep it as traditional as possible, even the night before we spent separately.'

Zara's time in the Love Island villa was notoriously turbulent and after indulging in a steamy night of passion with Alex Bowen, she was stripped of her title as Miss Great Britain.

Days after she was told she had her crown revoked due to her 'disappointing' behaviour.