Gogglebox’s Shaun Malone shares adorable first photograph of baby Louis

He announced the birth of his first child, on Wednesday.

And on Sunday, Shaun Malone, 25, shared the adorable first photograph of baby Louis as he introduced his newborn son to fans on social media, writing: ‘Hi everyone this is Louis Malone 8lb 12oz’.

The tiny baby boy was clad in personalised hat and matching blue babygrow which read: ‘Hello World. I’m Louis Maloney,’ and could be seen sleeping next to a soft toy bunny. 

Manchester-based Shaun is a popular fixture on the Channel 4 show alongside dad Tom, mum Julie and brother Tom Junior. He also has a sister, Vanessa, who is a nurse.   

Re-sharing the sweet photograph on Twitter, Shaun’s mother wrote: ‘Congratulations to Shaun Malone and his girlfriend Jade on their baby boy Louis Malone born 8th July at 14:39PM @shaunmalone @TheMalonesGB.’ 

The Gogglebox star took to Twitter on Wednesday to reveal that the baby boy had been named Louis and had delivered by his girlfriend via C-section. 

Taking to Twitter, Shaun proudly wrote: ‘Super happy to announce the birth of my son Louis Malone.’  

The Gogglebox star later added: ‘Thanks for everyone’s interest, mother and baby are both well I couldn’t be more proud of my girlfriend I wouldn’t be that brave having my belly cut open.’  

Shortly after, Shaun’s mother retweeted the news to the family’s Twitter account, adding: ‘So excited to welcome our new Grandson Louis !!!! Can’t wait to meet him. Congratulations !!!’ 

Earlier this year, Gogglebox star Shaun Malone recalled the moment he was on the brink of death aged 15. 

The reality star revealed he had a less than 10 percent chance of survival as his case of sinusitis caused brain damage. 

Shaun focuses on his duties as a coach at the Manchester United Foundation, where he started playing disability football with the organisation.

The reality star detailed when he went into a coma after suffering from swelling on the brain following a common sinus infection.    

He explained on the Coaching From The Sofa podcast: ‘In 2010 I got sinusitis and in some way, the infection found its way back to my brain.

‘My brain started swelling and my skull started crushing it so my mum took me to A&E saying ‘look he’s poorly!’ and they said it was sinusitis. 

The Manchester native continued: ‘And then I collapsed one day at home and I ended up going into a coma and they said to my mum and dad that I had a less than 10 per cent chance of living.  

Shaun explained how his brain damage affected his life shortly after he woke up from a coma, sharing: ‘I was in a coma for a few weeks – and they said to my mum and dad ‘Shaun’s got brain damage, we don’t know what the brain damage is or how it’ll affect him or if it’s going to be really bad’.

‘And when I woke up my brain damage affected me in some ways, like my memory but mostly the way it affected me was with my left side.  

‘I essentially had a stroke, I couldn’t move my left arm, my left leg, even the left side of my face. My sister has got pictures of me trying to eat.’

Nearly a decade on, he credited his job at Manchester United Foundation for helping regain his confidence after his ordeal.

The sportsman said: ‘It had a huge impact on my mental health, I had gone from a very outgoing, young kid to then having all my independence taken away from me.’