{"id":16497,"date":"2026-07-25T06:18:41","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T01:18:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=16497"},"modified":"2026-07-25T06:18:41","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T01:18:41","slug":"the-x-factor-star-lucie-jones-gives-birth-to-first-baby-and-shares-unique-name","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=16497","title":{"rendered":"The X Factor star Lucie Jones gives birth to first baby and shares unique name"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_040f43\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">Lucie Jones, who auditioned for The X Factor aged 18 back in 2009, has announced she has given birth to her first baby with a sweet post sharing a number of adorable photos<\/h2>\n<p><button xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37474823\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Lucie Jones and partner George are now proud parents\" loading=\"eager\" sizes=\"(max-width: 508px) 508px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37474823.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/2_lj_0004_Layer-1.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37474823.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s508\/2_lj_0004_Layer-1.jpg 508w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37474823.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/2_lj_0004_Layer-1.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37474823.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/2_lj_0004_Layer-1.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Lucie Jones and partner George are now proud parents\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Lucie Jones and partner George are now proud parents<cite aria-label=\"Image: Instagram\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Instagram)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">X Factor star Lucie Jones has <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/giving-birth?pageNumber=165\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">given birth<\/a> to her first child and shares some adorable first photos.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Lucie shot to fame after she auditioned for the popular <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/music\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">singing <\/a>competition at the age of 18 back in 2009 for the show&#8217;s sixth series. She finished in eighth place after being eliminated during the live shows. After her stint on the <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/itv\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">ITV<\/a> show she went on to represent the UK in Eurovision for the 2017 song contest.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">In between X Factor and <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/eurovision-song-contest\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Eurovision<\/a>, she established herself as an actress, being picked for countless West End productions and TV shows.<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37474824\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37474824\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:0.75\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\" Lucie Jones baby\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37474824.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_lj_0001_Layer-4.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37474824.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_lj_0001_Layer-4.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37474824.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_lj_0001_Layer-4.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37474824.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_lj_0001_Layer-4.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\" Lucie Jones shares snaps from the hospital\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\"> Lucie Jones shares snaps from the hospital<cite aria-label=\"Image: Instagram\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Instagram)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Back in January this year she announced she was expecting her first child with her partner George. Taking to Instagram she said: \u201cWe\u2019re so excited and beyond happy to tell you we\u2019re having a baby!<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cNothing comes close to this feeling\u2026 we feel like the luckiest people in the world. She\u2019ll be here in July and we cannot wait to meet our little girl.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Yesterday Lucie took to social media to confirm the birth of her baby. Captioining the announcment: &#8220;Elowen Hersey-Jones. We are so lucky to be parents to the most perfect angel on the planet. This little girl has dropped in to change everything and we are utterly besotted.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">She share a slew of snaps of their newborn baby in hospital and her fans were quick to share their well-wishes with the star online. One wrote: \u201cOh Lucie. She is absolutely beautiful! Congratulations.\u201d Another added: \u201cOMG She\u2019s perfect!!!! 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The Happy Mum, Happy Baby podcast is a popular UK audio show hosted by Giovanna Fletcher where she talks with high-profile parents about the real-life highs and lows of raising children.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Other famous faces including presenter Scarlett Moffatt said: &#8220;Huge congratulations and sending so much love and quick recovery mamma. 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