Mollie King shared her baby daughter’s sweet middle name (Picture: Mollie King/Instagram)
Mollie King has revealed her baby daughter’s beautiful middle name after an incredibly emotional few weeks for the star.
The Saturdays hitmaker announced she had welcomed baby Annabella with her partner Stuart Broad last week.
However, days later, she announced the death of her father, months after he was diagnosed with a brain tumour.
The singer explained that Annabella has been a ‘ray of sunshine’ amid a difficult time, so revealed that Hope had to be one of her middle names.
‘Annabella has given us lots of hope over these past few difficult months, so Hope had to be one of her middle names 💛,’ she wrote, next to a gorgeous photo of herself holding up the newborn.
‘She has been our ray of sunshine and I know she’s going to continue to light up our lives.’
Fans and friends love the name, with Izzy Judd telling Mollie: ‘So much love to you Mollie 🤍’.
One fan said: ‘Love this!!! Beautiful,’ while another added: ‘That’s beautiful and very appropriate ♥️.’
Mollie announced that she and Stuart had welcomed Annabella last week, writing on Instagram: ‘Welcome to the world Annabella Broad. We have never been so in love ❤️.’
The Saturdays star, 35, and her cricketer beau, 36, had announced they were expecting in June, sharing a sweet photo of Stuart kissing her bump.
Mollie thanked fans for their support after sharing the news of her father’s death (Picture: Mollie King/Instagram)
Mollie wrote at the time: ‘Stuart and I are so so happy to share that we’re expecting a baby later this year! We’re absolutely over the moon.’
Days after Annabella’s birth, Mollie paid tribute to her father, who died last week.
She wrote: ‘Heartbroken beyond words. In August, my family’s world was shattered when my Dad was diagnosed with a brain tumour.
‘Last week, we had to face the day we hoped would never come and say goodbye. Dad, we love you with all our hearts and we will miss you every single day. You have been our hero and it’s impossible to think of our lives without you.
‘You have always been there for us with every step we’ve taken and you even held on a few extra days to meet baby Annabella. You gave us your everything. You will be in our hearts and our memories every single day ❤️.’
She has since thanked fans for their support.
‘Thank you so much for all of your kind messages about my Dad passing away,’ she wrote.
‘It’s been really comforting reading them. I can’t begin to tell you how much it means that you’ve taken the time to get in touch. As I’m sure you can imagine, it’s an incredibly sad time and we’re doing our best to pull together as a family to get through it.
‘To anyone else who has lost a parent, I’m sending you so much love. It’s a feeling unlike anything I’ve ever felt. I hope your loved ones have helped you find strength.’
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‘She has been our ray of sunshine.’
