Westlife's Mark Feehily, 39, delightedly welcomes a baby girl with partner Cailean O'Neill - Daily Mail, Daily Mail

‘We’re the happiest dads in the world’: Westlife’s Mark Feehily, 39, and fiancé Cailean O’Neill welcome their first child to the world … as he reveals their baby girl is called Layla

Taking to Instagram, the Flying Without Wings hitmaker revealed he had become a father with his fiancé Cailean O’Neill in a heartwarming post
He added the caption: ‘Baby Layla born safe & sound @ 7. 27 pm on October 1st 2019 ! We’re the happiest Dads in the world! x ‘
The couple announced that they are expecting their first child in May before revealing in July that they were set to welcome a girl
He previously told The Mail On Sunday: ‘I would love to have my own kids running around one day. Listen, that is a dream for me when it happens’

Published:02: 37 EDT, 3 October 2019|Updated: 04: 10 EDT, 3 October 2019

Westlife star Mark Feehily welcomed a daughter to the world on Tuesday.

Taking to Instagram, the Flying Without Wings hitmaker, 39, revealed he had become a father with his fiancé Cailean O’Neill in a heartwarming post.

He added the caption: ‘Baby Layla born safe & sound @ 7. 27 pm on October 1st 2019! We’re the happiest Dads in the world! x ‘.

Overjoyed : Westlife star Mark Feehily welcomed a daughter to the world on Tuesday

The couple announced that they are expecting their first child in May before revealing in July that they were set to welcome a girl. The tot is thought to be the result of a surrogate.

Mark, who recently announced the band’s once-in-a-lifetime Wembley Stadium gig for next August, revealed the gender of their unborn baby live on stage during a concert at Croke Park in Dublin.

The singer told crowds that the couple were expecting a baby girl and that he couldn’t wait for her to ‘grow up in this country’ when she arrives.

Mark revealed he and Cailean would become dads when he posted an ultrasound snap on Instagram.

Amazing news! The couple announced that they are expecting their first child in May before revealing in July that they were set to welcome a girl

He branded the baby news the ‘proudest moment’ of both their lives as he gushed he was ‘beyond excited’ to tell his 155 k followers on social media.

In a heartfelt snap, Mark teased a look at the ultrasound photo on his mobile phone while he posed with his partner for the snap.

He wrote in a lengthy post: ‘Thanks for all the Birthday wishes everyone !! It really makes this my most special birthday EVER to let everyone know that later this year we will become Dads for the first time …

Ready for fatherhood: He branded the baby news was the ‘proudest moment’ of both their lives as he gushed he was’ beyond excited ‘to tell his 155 k followers on social media

‘This is the proudest moment of our lives and we are beyond excited to say it out loud! & M & Cx. ‘ (sic)

It’s an exciting time for Mark and Cailean as they are also planning to tie the knot.

The lovebirds became engaged in February this year during an idyllic getaway after six happy years together. At the time, Mark divulged it would be the ‘dream’ to become a father and have his own kids ‘running around’ him.

Excited: It’s an exciting time for Mark and Cailean as they are also planning to tie the knot

He told The Mail On Sunday: ‘I would love to have my own kids running around one day. Listen, that is absolutely a dream for me when it happens. I say when it happens because it will happen …

‘It is absolutely the next step. Everything is exciting. Sometimes your work is amazing but your personal life is in trouble. Sometimes the personal life is great but you have no work …

‘When the two come together it is the perfect harmony and that is where I am at and hopefully it will stay like that. ‘

They’re back! Westlife – comprising of Kian Egan, Nicky Byrne, Shane Filan and Mark – were sure to delight their fans (pictured in May)

Previously, Mark has spoken about their romance but he only gave away a few shy details about the Irish guy he is dating.

He said: ‘I am going out with an Irish guy now, so it suits us both to be back in Ireland and our families are closeby. We are together four years now, so it has been quite a while and I am very happy. ‘

Westlife – comprising of Kian Egan, Nicky Byrne, Shane Filan and Mark – have delighted fans this year with their 20 th anniversary reunion tour and will get together again next year for the Wembley Stadium gig.