Geordie Shore's Aaron Chalmers is the latest star of the show to announce he's to become a father, revealing the news on Twitter last night.
The happy news comes just says after it was reported that he'd split from his girlfriend of two years, and mother of his unborn child, Talia Oatway.
The 32-year-old posted a picture of a baby scan, two shirts which read "Big Sister" and "Baby Chalmers", as well as a cookie that had "Baby Chalmers x" writen on it.
The caption alongside the post read, "The best surprises are the ones you don’t expect!!! Im going to be a daddy can’t wait to meet you 💙💕 @taliamiaoatway".
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Gaz Beadle
Gaz Beadle was the card carrying Alpha of the crew, who had a "degree in pulling women" and was the cause of A LOT of heartache for Charlotte Crosby.
Gaz Beadle
Gaz and his girlfriend Emma McVey welcomed their first son early 2018,and confirmed their second pregnancy with an adorable Instagram post in June 2019.
Gaz Beadle and Emma McVey
Gaz Beadle and Emma McVey welcomed their baby daughter into the world on December 16 2019. Gaz shared the first photo of their girl on Instagram and said, "What an amazing Xmas this is going to be... @emma_jane1392 was amazing and both my girls are now resting ud83dudc95 can't wait to do it all again and can't wait for Chester to meet her... thank you so much for everyone's messages means a lot ❤ufe0f".
Marnie Simpson
Baby of the group Marnie came in as Sophie Kasae's younger cousin but certainly carved out her own legacy by turning the heads of Gaz and Aaron Chalmers – with Charlotte dubbing her "a massive flirty slag with really long confusing hair".
Marnie Simpson
Marnie surprised everyone when she announced her pregnancy with boyfriend Casey Johnson after admitting she had concerns about her fertility.After what seemed like the longest pregnancy in the world ever, Marnie gave birth to a baby boy after getting induced at 12 days overdue.
Marnie Simpson
Marnie shared the first picture of her and Casey's baby boy, Rox Johnson the following month. She wrote, "Rox Johnson ud83dudc95 29.10.19 8.1 We adore you so much our beautiful boy ud83dudc95".
Greg Lake
Greg, pictured here with Vicky Pattison, only lasted one season, and was somewhat overshadowed by the bigger personalities in the group
Greg Lake
No fear though, because Greg seems to be settling well into his current role as dad to baby Daye, who he welcomed in June 2018 with girlfriend Jennifer Metcalfe.
Chantelle Connelly
Chanelle joined the house in 2016 and quickly made enemies with some of the girls, leaving the house under acrimonious circumstances, saying she couldn't face "living with snakes".
Chantelle Connelly
Chantelle faced lots of criticism during her pregnancy as she showed off her super toned and flat stomach throughout, but delivered a healthy baby boy, Ricardo, in June 2019, after a "difficult" birth.
Rebecca Walker
Rebecca was but an 18 year old wild child when she entered the house in season two, ready to fight queen bee Vicky Pattison for Jay Gardner's affections.
Rebecca Walker
But now she's all grown up and has a baby of her own. We don't know much about the mummy-son duo, but they do look ADORABLE on Instagram.
Aaron Chalmers
"Cheeky and colourful" Aaron lasted a not too shabby at all eight series in the Geordie Shore house, from eight to 16.
Aaron Chalmers
In October 2019, he announced that he was expecting a baby with Talia Oatway. Baby Romeo came along in April 2020.
Aaron's MTV co-stars were quick to reply to the news, with Charlotte Crosby writing, "BEST NEWS EVER", while Gary Beadle commented, "Secrets out congrats again mate welcome to daddy club 💙."
Chloe Ferry posted a red love heart emoji on the upload and Holly Hagan added, "Omg congratulations to you both 😍😍😍😍."
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The couple's baby news comes after Aaron admitted earlier this year that his next big venture was having children.
He told The Sun, "I'll be joining the dad group soon, I reckon. Since Gaz's missus has been talking about it she's [Talia] become obsessed. I've got two dogs and a step-daughter so the next step is my own."
The reality TV star also opened up about Talia, calling her "an absolutely beautiful girl."
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He said, "If you’re in a relationship and you didn’t think the other person is the one, then there’s something wrong.
"Obviously I think she is, as otherwise I’d just be wasting time. She’s literally my best friend – she’s my number one fan when it comes to my fights, and she’s the one that kicks me out of bed in the morning when I’m going on runs and I’m staying at hers. She’s literally my number one supporter.
"I’m over the moon that I met her, and she’s an absolutely beautiful girl."
Closer online has contacted Aaron's rep for comment on his split.