The Only Way Is Essex star Mike Hassini has announced the arrival of his first child with partner Jessica Milford.

He shared a photo of his new daughter, Orla Florence Hassini, on Sunday morning and revealed that she weighs 6lb 6oz.

"A love beyond belief -- our hearts are so full," he wrote on Instagram. "You've changed our world, baby girl."

Hassini, who appeared on TOWIE from 2015 to 2018 and featured in 52 episodes, has been documenting Milford's pregnancy on his social media profiles for several weeks.

The pair appear to now divide their time between living in Brentwood and Dubai.

It follows a rocky period which saw Hassini arrested for possession of £70,000 worth of cocaine in 2021.

He was sentenced to six years behind bars after selling a kilo of the drug for more than £36,000. Hassini was released early and has since set about getting his life back on track.

Since leaving the reality series, Hassini has worked as a personal trainer. He announced the pregnancy of his girlfriend on July 1 after a long social media silence.

Prior to this, Hassini was filmed agreeing to promote a fake drink to their followers which contains cyanide.

Back in 2022, he was banned from driving and ordered to do 180 hours community service for drunkenly going the wrong way along a dual carriageway.