NOUGHTIES pop hunk Andy Scott-Lee has become a dad for the first time as his girlfriend gives birth.
The Pop Idol finalist announced the news with a sweet post uploaded to his Instagram feed on Saturday (August 3).
The star shared adorable snaps of the newborn and his partner from the hospital bed.
In the caption, he wrote: “Introducing our beautiful baby boy Rome Alexander Scott-Lee. Born: 8.57 am on Thursday 25/07/24. Weight 6 lbs 5oz.
“Mother and son are doing amazingly. Honestly, I never thought this day would come! I can’t even put into words how it feels to become a Dad.
“I promise you Son, I will ALWAYS look after you and do my best to raise you properly!
“Thank you to our families & friends for all your love and support. Rome is certainly going to be loved.
“Finally, Thank You to my beautiful Girlfriend Amy, for making ALL my dreams come true.
“You are incredible! I love You and Rome very much and can’t wait to start making wonderful memories together as a family.
“To those reading this who still hope to have kids one day, don’t give up! Your time will come!”
Andy was showered with well wishes from his fans in the comments.
Proud big sister and Steps star Lisa Scott-Lee gushed: “ We are over the moon for you Andy and Amy and I can’t wait to meet my baby nephew Rome very soon!!! I’m so proud of you bro.”
While fellow Steps star Faye Tozer wrote: “ Congratulations.”
A third follower added: “He is beautiful. Congratulations to you both.”
And a fourth penned: “Congratulations I’m so happy for you Andy.”
The Sun Online revealed back in February that the singer and his partner were going to be parents for the first time.
Andy’s baby news comes fifteen years after he divorced his first wife Liberty X singer and reality TV star Michelle Heaton.
The pair married in 2006 but then separated in 2008 following a series of issues.
During their time together, the couple were the focus of their own ITV reality series as well as numerous glossy magazine shoots.
After their split, Andy went on to marry Big Brother star Lydia Louise in 2013.
While the pair never officially announced their split they deleted all trace of each other from social media a number of years ago.
Andy shot to fame in 2002 as part of 3SL with his two brothers – Ant and Steve.
The band achieved two UK top 20 singles, after landing a huge record deal with Sony, and played numerous arena shows.
The band also performed on shows including Top of the Pops and the Smash Hits Awards. Following their shock split, Andy went on to appear in the second series of Pop Idol where he made it to the final seven.
In 2005, he made a bid to represent the UK in the Eurovision Song Contest.
In recent years, Andy has shunned the limelight and has instead focused on a career as an entrepreneur and a travel blogger.
