JLS star Aston Merrygold welcomes baby boy with fiancé Sarah Richards

He revealed his son's name in his Instagram post
Besotted: Aston Merrygold introduced his newborn son
Instagram / Aston Merrygold
Natasha Sporn31 January 2018
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Aston Merrygold has become a father for the first time as fiancé Sarah Richards has given birth to a baby boy.

The former JLS star revealed his newborn son’s name on Instagram, along with an adorable photo of him in his arms.

He wrote: “Grayson Jax Merrygold 30/01/2018 @sarahlourichards. Life is now complete.”

Fans rushed to congratulate the star, as did fellow Strictly Come Dancing and The X Factor alumni including Alexandra Burke.

The Broken Heels singer commented: “This has made my day! So happy for you both xxxx.”

The couple have been together for five years
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While Merrygold’s former dancing partner Janette Manrara posted “whoo hoo!! CONGRATULATIONS!”

The couple recently joked about how they were trying to induce labour, as Richards was overdue, and uploaded a video of them dancing to a Bruno Mars hit in an attempt to “dance the baby out”.

​Merrygold revealed he was engaged to Richards in December 2017, having been together five years.

The couple announced they were expecting a baby around the time Merrygold started his Strictly journey, which ended in week seven.

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