{"id":135943,"date":"2025-05-27T12:47:12","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T12:47:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/135943\/"},"modified":"2025-05-27T12:47:12","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T12:47:12","slug":"x-factor-star-amelia-lily-shocks-fans-as-she-reveals-shes-welcomed-a-baby-girl-after-secret-pregnancy-and-shares-unusual-name","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/135943\/","title":{"rendered":"X Factor star Amelia Lily shocks fans as she reveals she&#8217;s welcomed a baby girl after secret pregnancy and shares unusual name"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"mol-bullets-with-font\">\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Have YOU got a story? Email tips@dailymail.com\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"author-section byline-plain\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/profile-161\/rebecca-lawrence.html\" class=\"author\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">REBECCA LAWRENCE FOR MAILONLINE<\/a> <\/p>\n<p class=\"byline-section\"> Published:  05:45 EDT, 27 May 2025   |  Updated:  07:46 EDT, 27 May 2025   <\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/xfactor\/index.html\" id=\"mol-4b2920f0-3adf-11f0-81e3-dd4dc820f44e\" rel=\"noopener\">X Factor<\/a> star Amelia Lily left fans in shock on Tuesday as she revealed she has welcomed her first child.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The singer took to Instagram to share the news, uploading a slew of snaps with her newborn daughter and admitting she had gone though &#8216;rough times&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Amelia, 30, penned: &#8216;The best secret we\u2019ve ever kept\u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Myself and Eddie would like to introduce our daughter. Pearl McQueen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Born 23.05.25 at 10:11am weighing a little chunky 8.12lbs. 9 months of carrying you Pearl and being in our little pregnancy bubble. Now you are finally here.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the<a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dailymail.substack.com\/subscribe\">\u00a0Daily Mail&#8217;s new Showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-b3b7af7237af2ce4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/98783199-14753031-image-a-39_1748339240537.jpg\" height=\"746\" width=\"634\" alt=\"X Factor star Amelia Lily left fans in shock on Tuesday as she revealed she has welcomed her first child\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">X Factor star Amelia Lily left fans in shock on Tuesday as she revealed she has welcomed her first child<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-e3facf38d6f1a025\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/98783139-14753031-The_singer_took_to_Instagram_to_share_the_news_uploading_a_slew_-a-40_174833927425.jpeg\" height=\"781\" width=\"634\" alt=\"The singer took to Instagram to share the news, uploading a slew of snaps with her newborn daughter and admitting she had gone though 'rough times'\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">The singer took to Instagram to share the news, uploading a slew of snaps with her newborn daughter and admitting she had gone though &#8216;rough times&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Amelia continued: &#8216;We\u2019ve had a bit of a rough start but we\u2019re on the mend now.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u00a0&#8216;I cannot thank all the midwife\u2019s, nurses and consultants at James Cook hospital enough for looking after us both. I\u2019ll forever be grateful.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Baby Pearl, you have made all our dreams come true.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Last year, she announced her engagement to fianc\u00e9 Eddie McQueen, sharing on Instagram: &#8216;MRS MCQUEEN TO BE!&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">It is not know when the couple first got together, but Eddie first appeared on Amelia&#8217;s Instagram page in September 2023.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The singer found fame when she appeared on the ITV talent show X Factor in 2011.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Amelia finished in third place, while she was also a contestant on Celebrity Big Brother in 2017 and was in a romance with I&#8217;m A Celebrity winner Sam Thompson.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">While never fully leaving her music career, she also joined Geordie Shore in 2020 but left after two series.<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-6074e6c12139e5f6\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/98783197-14753031-image-a-42_1748339300473.jpg\" height=\"681\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Amelia shared snaps with her\u00a0fianc\u00e9 Eddie McQueen as she cradled her newborn\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Amelia shared snaps with her\u00a0fianc\u00e9 Eddie McQueen as she cradled her newborn\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-586181679ecdd6a\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/98783139-0-image-m-27_1748338971787.jpg\" height=\"421\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Amelia penned:\u00a0'Born 23.05.25 at 10:11am weighing a little chunky 8.12lbs. 9 months of carrying you Pearl and being in our little pregnancy bubble. Now you are finally here'\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Amelia penned:\u00a0&#8216;Born 23.05.25 at 10:11am weighing a little chunky 8.12lbs. 9 months of carrying you Pearl and being in our little pregnancy bubble. Now you are finally here&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Last summer, Amelia was forced to pull out of the Sunderland Food and Drink Festival after she was urgently rushed to hospital.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Taking to her Instagram Stories, she informed followers that she was &#8216;severely unwell&#8217; and would be unable to attend the festival.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Amelia &#8211; who is diabetic &#8211; shared a snap of herself in the hospital on a ward hooked up to a drip, and revealed she was &#8216;gutted&#8217; to cancel the upcoming scheduled gig in Sunderland.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">She penned: &#8216;Hello everyone, after a really tough week of being severely unwell, I have never felt like this in my life.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;I have been admitted into hospital with an underlying infection. I am so sorry that I won&#8217;t be able to perform tomorrow evening at the @sunderlandfooddrinkfest.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;I love performing and am absolutely gutted I can&#8217;t be there tomorrow but I know I&#8217;m in the best place.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Amelia finished up adding: &#8216;You have got the wonderfully talented @geoffmullmusic performing at 6pm for you tomorrow. Will keep you all posted lots of love Amelia x.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The day after she gave further health updates, reassuring fans she finally had her test results and was discharged from the hospital.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Amelia was diagnosed with diabetes when she was just three-years-old and revealed during her time on X Factor that her condition is very serious.<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-3dca65ee4ea1f72\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/98783175-14753031-The_singer_found_fame_when_she_appeared_on_the_ITV_talent_show_X-m-86_174834634784.jpeg\" height=\"885\" width=\"634\" alt=\"The singer found fame when she appeared on The X Factor in 2011, finishing in third place (pictured with Dermot O'Leary)\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">The singer found fame when she appeared on The X Factor in 2011, finishing in third place (pictured with Dermot O&#8217;Leary)\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>                    Share or comment on this article:<br \/>\n                        X Factor star Amelia Lily shocks fans as she reveals she&#8217;s welcomed a baby girl after secret pregnancy and shares unusual name<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Have YOU got a story? 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