Kian Egan and his wife Jodi Albert welcomed their baby boy, Zekey, via caesarean on the 21st May.
And, while the former Hollyoaks star was overjoyed to meet her little boy, it was a bittersweet time for Jodi.
Her little boy arrived on the birthday of her beloved mother Eileen, who tragically passed away just months before meeting her second grandchild.
Speaking with OK! Magazine, Kian said: "Jodi's mum Eileen, passed away in February and, when we found out Jodi was pregnant, we discovered her due date was around Eileen's birthday.
"Then the doctor gave us the date of May 21st – Jodi's mum's birthday."
Jodi added: "We were told Mum's cancer was terminal and that she only had a few months to live a week before I discovered I was pregnant with Zekey.
"It broke my heart that my mum wasn't going to meet the baby, but it was so special that he would share the same birthday."
The couple couldn’t believe how much he looked like Eileen, with Jodi adding: “We both cried our eyes out as we couldn’t believe what a miracle it was.
"I mean, Koa was blonde and blue eyed.”
The mum-of-two admits: “It was such a massive rush of emotions.
"I felt like the broken heart that I had from my mum was closing a little bit because he was here, safe and healthy.”
Koa got his wish when his baby brother Zekey was born this morning at 7.49am weighing 7lb 13oz. Sharing the same... > >
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Kian announced the birth of his second son on Facebook on the 21st May, writing: “Koa got his wish when his baby brother Zekey was born this morning at 7.49am weighing 7lb 13oz.
“Sharing the same birthday as Jodi's mum Eileen, the 21st of May. Both Jodi and Zekey are doing great. We are all so happy and so in love with him.”
Little Zekey’s name means ‘God strengthens, or may God strengthen.’
Congratulations to the happy couple once again on the birth of their baby boy.
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