Patti Newton shares an adorable photo of her daughter Lauren’s newborn son Alby in hospital

Lauren Newtown, the daughter of TV legends Bert and Patti Newton, welcomed her sixth child, a boy named Alby, into the world on Thursday.

And on Saturday, Patti, 75, shared an adorable photo of Alby in hospital to Instagram, as she congratulated the proud parents on their bundle of joy.

‘Little Alby James, we have all fallen in love with you,’ she wrote alongside the photo. 

Patti continued: ‘Congratulations Matt and Lauren. Can’t wait to hold him xx.’

Lauren and her champion swimmer husband Matt Welsh welcomed Alby seven weeks early on Thursday.

‘Thank you for all the lovely messages,’ Lauren told Instagram fans in a post on Friday.

‘We are so thrilled to have our beautiful boy here safely,’ the 40-year-old added.   

Lauren accompanied the message with a photo of husband Matt in hospital scrubs, cradling their precious newborn. 

Alby’s early arrival comes after Lauren revealed she had been separated from her young children for weeks due to complications with her pregnancy.

In July, she shared a photo to Instagram of her five young children, Sam, 11, Eva, nine, Lola, six, Monty, two, and Perla, 18 months, alongside a heartfelt message. 

‘Missing my gorgeous babies. It’s been five weeks so far of not seeing them while I’m in hospital due to pregnancy complications,’ she wrote at the time.

Lauren had announced she was pregnant with her sixth child in May.