A This Morning star has given birth to her fourth child at the age of 52 and she took to social media to share some sweet photos and the tot’s unusual name

This Morning expert and psychologist Emma Kenny has welcomed her fourth child at the age of 52. The TV star, who is married to her 34 year old husband Pete, has added a baby girl to her brood.

Emma took to Instagram to announce the arrival of her baby daughter Ella-Grey and shared a string of sweet photos. In the post, Emma announced: “Say hi Ella-Grey And then we were six! Say hello Ella-Grey! This morning she entered the world with a very loud cry. The Royal Bolton hospital have been fantastic and ensured that we have both been looked after brilliantly.”

The TV star is already a mum to children Tyde, 22, Evan, 20, and Etta-Blue, who she welcomed in 2023. The arrival of Emma’s fourth child was tinged with sadness for Emma, who lost her mum “suddenly” a few weeks before she gave birth. Explaining more about her loss, she said: “I lost my mum suddenly a couple of weeks back, and it’s really strange knowing that neither of my babies will get to know their grandparents…..they would have loved them as older my boys did before them.”

Emma welcomed her first two children two decades ago – two boys – and she now has two younger children, one 23 months and one just born, and both of them are girls.

Emma showed off her new arrival, Ella-Grey ( 
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“Ella-Grey has been lying on me all day, she latched on immediately and is as wonderful as I imagined she would be…..but like her sister…..I am blindsided that she is a girl,” she said.

“So, now I have two very big boys of 20 and 22, and two tiny girls aged 1 day and 23 months.” She explained she had struggled in the wake of her father’s sad death and thought she would never be happy again.

“When my dad took his life in 2019, I never thought I would be happy again, but in truth I couldn’t have been more wrong, I’ve learnt we are more than simply built to withstand suffering, we are programmed to learn, and grow, and develop courage through it. I cannot change what happened but I can embrace the gifts that grief brought me,” she wrote.

Emma and her partner with their new baby ( 
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To conclude her post, she thanked those who had stood by her in the dark times. She said: “Thank you to all of you who have spent years supporting me. You stood beside me in the dark times and you gave me so many new career directions that these days I don’t need invites off the MSM! Thank you, all of you, for so much more than you could possibly know xxx.”

Fans and friends rushed to congratulate her on the baby’s arrival. One wrote: “Massive congrats! You are such a massive inspiration :),” whilst another added: “Awww congratulations to you both, your girls will be besties! It is hard when the younger ones don’t get to know your parents the same way as older siblings, I feel my youngest missed out on so much too, best wishes to your lovely family.”

Ruth Langsford had a sweet message for Emma and her partner, writing: “Congratulations both” whilst Natasha Hamilton also shared: “So happy for you Emma – what a beautiful little girl, huge congratulations to you all xxx.”

The TV star had been keeping her pregnancy underwraps until last week – when she shared a post on her Instagram to reveal she was nine months pregnant. Showing off her bump while filming herself stood in front of a mirror, Emma told her fans: “Last show before I give birth! 9 months pregnant, quite happy to go into labour on stage….so any of you with health care qualifications at my Killer Couples, Liverpool Empire show tonight please be prepared!

Revealing her plans to return to work in just a few weeks, she continued: “Back on stage in September…..but for now it’s time for baby, 2 year old, filming YouTube and Facebook and going on a road trip to Italy the minute this babies fast track passport arrives! X.”

This pregnancy isn’t the only one she has kept private, as she also hid her pregnancy with her third child Etta-Blue, who she welcomed into the world in 2023.

Shortly after giving birth to her third tot, Emma previously admitted she was “selfish” for becoming a mum again in her 50s, but said she was loving every second. Speaking to OK! magazine in 2023 about the birth of her third child, Emma revealed: “I felt a great deal of selfishness all the way up until giving birth.

“There are moments when I think, ‘I wish I could have another 20 years with etta.’ I could beat myself up about it, but my best friend died at 43, so you don’t always get the time that’s promised to you. I’ll have conversations with Etta about it as she gets older.”

Emma went through 10 years of gruelling IVF to conceive daughter Etta and sadly went through several miscarriages. She said previously: “For 10 years I tried to have her and failed constantly. I’ll have to process my grief over the fact that I couldn’t have her at 42 or 45.

“I feel I’ve had years stolen from my child, but I’m very grateful for having her.”

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