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I'm A Celeb's Seann Walsh welcomes baby with partner - but admits he fainted in labour

I'm A Celebrity and Strictly star Seann Walsh has announced that he's become a dad for the first time.

The comedian, 37, announced that his girlfriend Grace Adderley had given birth in a sweet video from hospital - but admitted that he ended up fainting while she was in labour.

Taking to his Instagram Stories, he praised hospital staff for looking after them both.

He joked: "Oh btw. I passed out during the birth. Of course I did. The nurse's response... 'Men.' Fair."

Fans and friends flocked to congratulate Sean over the happy news, with one commenting: "Congratulations mate. Nom’d for worlds best dad 2023 for sure."

Seann Walsh has become a dad (instagram.com/seannwalsh)
He announced the happy news on Instagram (Dave Benett/Getty Images for Vod)

While another wrote: "Ahhhhhh omg Seann !!!!! Congratulations!!!! Xxxxxxz."

A third questioned: "Did you really faint???!!!!"

Speaking from hospital, he told his viewers in a sweet video: "So Grace has just had our baby and I'm sat here in the very relaxing postnatal department and the staff have been great.

"The nurses have been coming up to me all morning and congratulating me which - it's just been lovely. I didn't realise how many people knew what the Chortle Comedy Award for Best Show was but you know, at least these nurses have their finger on the pulse, they really do. Just shows you how well the NHS is doing, really.

"I should have brought the award with me but I wasn't thinking."

Jokingly rolling his eyes, he couldn't keep a straight face as he said: "The baby. But yeah, no, great week actually. Really great week, actually."

He appeared on last year's I'm A Celebrity (James Gourley/ITV/REX/Shutterstock)

Seann appeared in last year's I'm A Celebrity - the first series based in Australia since 2019.

Grace jetted out to meet Seann at the time and admitted that she hoped the jungle stint would change the public's perception of him after kissgate.

Asked if she was missing Seann, she said: "I do really miss him but I want him to have the full experience I want him to be in as a long as possible just so he has those memories and yeah I am pregnant so it is strange but I have done all my scans and he was there for all of those so I am now at the point where I have no scans left anyway so it has been fine."

Referring to the Strictly fallout, she said: "I hope this is a new chapter. This is the Seann I know and so I hope so I haven’ tried to look too much online I just go off what everyone that has been messaging me says and it is all positive. I am really happy for him."

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