Strictly winner announces baby joy after his girlfriend gives birth as star reveals sweet name

STRICTLY winner and Olympic legend Louis Smith has announced the arrival of his second child.

The star revealed earlier this year that he was going to be a dad again.

The Olympic gymnast and his girlfriend Charlie Bruce welcomed a baby daughter, Marley Valentina, in 2021.

He told his fans tonight that Marley was now a big sister, and revealed their newborn's adorable name.

The star paid tribute to Charlie as he shared their happy news, writing on Instagram: "Remi Monroe Smith. 7lb 9.

"Been a wild ride but so happy to say mum and baby are all doing ok.

"Charlie you are so incredible to go through what you did should be so proud.

"Another experience that changes and shapes you from there after."

JLS singer and pal Aston Merrygold wrote beneath the post: "Congratulations guys!"

Shanaze Reade, who appeared on Celeb SAS: Who Dares Wins, said: "Huge congratulations. Sending love light and positive vibes your way. So beautiful to see you both so happy and your little family expanding."

Louis won Strictly Come Dancing back in 2012 with his partner Flavia Cacace.

He has two Olympic silver medals to his name and two bronze.

He has has two gold medals from the European Championships, and two Commonwealth Games golds.

Louis received an MBE for services to sport in 2013, and retired from gymnastics after the 2016 Summer Olympics.

He has been with his girlfriend Charlie, a jazz dancer, since November 2017.

The pair are based in Peterborough and since quitting sport, Louis has taken on several new careers.

He is a professional photographer, and works as a property developer too, flipping several investment properties.

Louis has also dabbled in acting, appearing in comedy series Murder In Successville.

He also won The Masked Dancer as Carwash in 2021.

After winning the show, he told The Sun how he has struggled financially during lockdown as work dried up.

The star said: "We're both in the entertainment world, and it's a prime example of how anything can happen of stopping your work.

"Everything stopped, there was no help from the government, we were surviving on savings I had from the bank, so it wasn't sustainable."

Choosing to make "sensible investment" to strengthen their future, Louis and Charlie bought a home to provide a "secure" environment for their little girl.

"Especially now with having a baby in the world we wanted something that was more tangible that we can secure the future with," Louis said at the time.

"In ten years time [we hope to] have multiple properties and have our future invested that way."