Love Island’s Jess Shears hits back at parenting critics after welcoming baby

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Jess Shears

by William Marriott |
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Love Island's Jess Shears has called out parenting trolls on Instagram, after she announced the birth of her and her husband Dom Lever's first child on Sunday (6th October).

Taking to her story, Jess posted a statement which read, "Can people stop assuming they know anything about the birth of our child.

"Just because we chose to share an image yesterday does not mean that's when they were born. Dom, baby and I are happy, healthy and recovering at our own rate."

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Benedict Cumberbatch and Sophie Hunter

Sherlock actor and his theatre director wife Sophie Hunter are expecting their third child together in March 2019. Although neither of them have officially confirmed the news, Sophie is thought to have had her dress custom-made to accommodate her baby bump.

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Gary Beadle and Emma McVey

Geordie Shore's Gaz Beadle and his model girlfriend Emma McVey announced that they're expecting their second child together in June 2019, 18 months after welcoming son Chester! Taking to Instagram, Gaz shared a photo of the baby scan with the caption, 'BABY NO 2 ud83dude2eud83dude2eud83dude2e WE MUST BE MAD.... joking wow so nice to finally let everyone know baby no 2 will be with us later this year and I am SOOOOOOOO EXCITED Chester changed my life and now to give him a brother or sister is just amazing I was so nervous with Chester but now it's just excitement... @emma_jane1392 ud83dudc99❤ufe0f.' [sic]Emma also shared the photo, writing, 'We can finally share our amazing news. Baby number 2 on the way ❤ufe0fud83dudc76ud83cudffc I'm so excited for Chester to have a brother or sister and make our house a little bit more crazy! ud83dudc36ud83dudc36ud83dudc76ud83cudffcud83dudc76ud83cudffcud83eudd30ud83cudffbud83eudd37ud83cudffb‍♂ufe0f @gazgshore.' [sic]The pair have since revealed they are expecting a little girl, making their family complete!

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Casey Batchelor

Casey Batchelor revealed in July 2019 that she's expecting her second child with fiancé Dane Goodson! The Celebrity Big Brother star, who welcomed first baby, daughter Florence, with Dane in May 2018, spoke to Closer magazine, "I'm going to have two babies 20 months apart… I can't quite believe it!" the 34-year-old said. "It'll be tough, but I'm going to ride the storm – we're just so thrilled we're having another baby."

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Anna Williamson

Congratulations are in order for Celebs Go Dating star Anna Williamson, who announced in July 2019 that she's pregnant with her second child!

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Rachel Riley and Pasha Kovalev

Countdown star Rachel Riley and her Strictly Come Dancing husband Pasha Kovalev announced their first pregnancy in May 2019. Rachel took to social media with a photo of herself cradling her tummy and a Countdown conundrum on the board which spelled out 'maternity'. She wrote, 'We're over the moon excited!'

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Lucy-Jo Hudson

Hollyoaks actress Lucy-Jo Hudson took to Instagram on 12th August 2019 to announce her pregnancy with new boyfriend Lewis Devine. Sharing a photo of a baby scan being held by Lucy-Jo, Lewis and Sienna Rae - her daughter with estranged husband Alan Halsall - Lucy-Jo wrote, 'This has been so hard to keep quiet ud83eudd2b but today was the day @lewisdevine and I got to tell Sienna the best news!!! We are 13 weeks pregnant and so very excited to extend our little family....'Sienna is so excited to be a big sister.... and Lew is ecstatic to become a daddy for the first time and I am so happy to be having another gorgeous baby! No other feeling like it ud83dudc97ud83dudc99 .' [sic]Lewis shared the same photo and wrote, 'I don't know how we've kept this quiet ud83dudc76ud83dude2c My gorgeous @lucyjo_hudson is 13 weeks pregnant and I couldn't be happier to become a Dad for the first time... seeing little siennas face this morning was unbelievable shes so excited and can't wait to become a big sister... We cant wait to meet little Baby Devine ud83dudc96ud83dudc99.' [sic]

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Ryan Thomas and Lucy Mecklenburgh

Just two months after announcing their engagement, former TOWIE star Lucy Mecklenburgh and former Corrie actor Ryan Thomas announced they were expecting their first child together .

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Jamie and Rebekah Vardy

Former I'm A Celeb star Rebekah Vardy confirmed she's expecting her fifth child with her footballer husband Jamie Vardy. The new addition that's due early next year will be Rebekah's fifth biological child and Jamie's fourth.

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Melissa Suffield

Ex-EastEnders actress Melissa Suffield announced in September 2019 that she's expecting her first baby with fiancé Robert Brendan three months after announcing her engagement!

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Ola and James Jordan

Former Strictly Come Dancing couple Ola and James Jordan are expecting their first baby together! The couple, who have been married since 2003, have opened up about their fertility struggles and their happiness at becoming pregnant after going through IVF. They're thought to be due in March 2020.

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Millie Mackintosh

Former Made In Chelsea star Millie Mackintosh announced she was expecting her first child with co-star and husband Hugo Taylor in November 2019. At the time of the announcement, Millie also revealed she's expecting a baby girl.

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Storm and Ronan Keating

Boyzone singer Ronan Keating and his wife Storm are expecting their second child together in 2020. The pair announced their lovely news on social media in November, writing, 'Another little Keating on the way ♥ufe0f'.

Jess's defiant post comes after her and Dom announced the arrival of their newborn. However, the pair have not revealed when Jess gave birth or the baby's gender.

Uploading an image of their child's feet onto her social media profile, Jess captioned the image, "Baby Lever ♥️", whilst Dom posted an image of him carrying their baby back to the car, following the birth. He captioned the image, "Baby we did it ❤️"

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Their posts gained a lot of attention, racking up a combined total of over 300,000 likes.

Many fans were quick to comment their love, with one user writing, "Congratulations to you both xx", whilst another said, "Aww congratulations and enjoy every moment ❤️".

A third added, "Massive congratulations to you both! 🥰"

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Jess and Dom married in October 2018 in a beautiful ceremony in Mykonos.

This was their actual wedding, after the pair 'got wed' in a fake ceremony on ITV's breakfast show Good Morning Britain.

Speaking to OK! magazine about their wedding, Dom revealed he knew from day one, him and Jess were meant to be.

He said, "We're proof that when you meet the right person, there's no need to hang around.” Jess then said, “I always thought it was a cliche when people said ‘When you meet the one, you know’, but it's true."

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