Olympia Valance cradles her newborn son as she and her husband Thomas Bellchambers mark their first Christmas as a family of three

Olympia Valance and her husband Thomas Bellchambers have celebrated their first Christmas since welcoming their first child into the world.

The Aussie actress, 31, gave birth to her baby boy Billy on December 3 and has spent the last few weeks enjoying the early stages of motherhood.

And on Wednesday, Olympia gave an insight into how she and Thomas were spending their first ever Christmas with their newborn son.

The former Neighbours star took to Instagram to share an adorable Christmas Day photograph of herself and Thomas as they sweetly cuddled up to baby Billy.

Olympia cut a stylish figure in a powder blue collared shirt dress with cutout detailing, which she styled with a pair of chunky gold earrings.

She looked every inch the doting mother as she cradled Billy in her arms while her baby boy looked like her mini-me in an adorable matching blue striped onesie.

Thomas looked equally smart in a beige and cream crocheted shirt and white shorts as they got ready for their festive celebrations.

He looked like quite the proud father as he flashed a smile while putting his arm around Olympia and Billy.

'Merry Christmas from The Bellchambers,' Olympia captioned the adorable photograph as she celebrated her first Christmas as a mother.

The model welcomed Billy into the world on December 3 and shared the jovial news to Instagram at the time.

Confirming his birth, Olympia shared an adorable black-and-white photograph of her newborn son bundled up in a blanket.

When she announced her pregnancy in August, Olympia candidly opening up about her fertility struggles before her 'miracle baby' came along.

'I've been hiding away for the past 5 and a half months to make sure this wasn't all a dream,' she began in her caption.

'But you kept growing and growing and it's starting to look like our dreams have finally come true.'

'I've been as open and honest as I could about our struggles with infertility and I truly believed that this day wasn't going to be possible for us. 

'So when I saw this positive pregnancy test I have to admit, at the time, I wasn't jumping for joy.

'I was full of fear because that's all I've known. But as the weeks kept going by it was hard to wipe the smile off our faces.'

She noted her excitement of starting a family while thanking their supporters who stood by them during their 'darkest days'.

'To the little one we never thought we'd meet, we can't wait to hold you in our arms. You were worth every tear, every setback, and every prayer,' she continued.

'To all the people who supported us through the darkest days, thank you. I know I wouldn't have made it to this point without the strength of my family and friends who managed to hold me up when I was falling apart.'

In May, the former soap star told how the lengthy IVF process had left her worn out and she reached a low point following a tragic miscarriage.

'My body was exhausted and my mind was spent,' she said in an interview with The Daily Telegraph.

'I've always been an outgoing, happy person and found myself becoming a hermit. I needed a full reset.'

In July 2023, Olympia revealed that she miscarried twin babies during the Covid pandemic and later that year revealed she had a second miscarriage at six weeks.

She said she was reluctant to 'go down the IVF path' as she has 'never been good with hormones'.

'Adding more hormones to my raging cycle scares the s**t out of me,' she confessed, but said she was not seeing a fertility specialist.

'I want babies and I will do everything in my power to get them,' Olympia concluded.

Olympia, who rose to fame when she joined Neighbours as Paige Smith in 2014, got engaged to Tom in October 2021.

The couple finally tied the knot in a romantic ceremony in June 2022 as the pair exchanged vows in front of 250 family and friends in Daylesford, Victoria.

The pair began dating in June 2019 after Olympia met him on the ultra-exclusive celebrity dating app, Raya.