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Lilly Gerrard and her partner Lee Byrne(Image: Lilly Gerrard/Instagram)

Lilly Gerrard has revealed the name of her first child - and there's a heartfelt reason behind it.

She shared a picture of the retired midfielder holding his baby granddaughter with the caption "Little angel is here."

She followed it up with a snap of her mum, Alex, holding the newborn with her 223,000 followers.



Lilly revealed the exciting news she was expecting a baby in January.

She said: "Our little secret.

The best news, mini us is on the way." The parents have been preparing for the arrival of their baby and have brought a number of things so they were ready when the baby arrives.

Last month Lilly posted a picture of a trolley filled with nappies, baby wipes, lotions and other products and she commented "nesting mode" on an Instagram story.

Lilly is the oldest of Steven and Alex Gerrard's four children.

The Liverpool legend and his wife are also proud parents of Lexie 18, Lourdes 13 and Lio, seven.

Steven Gerrard with his granddaughter (Image: Instagram/@lilly.gerrardd)

Gerrard was the first to comment after his daughter revealed her exciting baby news earlier this year as he said: "We cant wait.

Great news and congratulations we love you."

Mum Alex, took to the comments and said: "Can’t wait." Lexie, also took to the comments as she posted on the social media platform: "Can’t wait to be a auntie."

Curtis Jones' girlfriend, Saffie Khan, said: "Congratulations." Jamie Carragher's daughter, Mia, added: "Omg congrats." Coronation Street star Brooke Vincent posted: "Congratulations Darling."

Lilly and her partner Lee Byrne have been dating for over two years, the two confirmed their relationship in 2022 with a series of pictures from time together in Ibiza, Spain.

The daughter of Gerrard grew up on Merseyside but has spent a lot of time away from the UK in the past couple of years due to her dad's management commitments with Al-Ettifaq FC, a team he departed in January.

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