Ashley Banjo shares adorable birthday tribute to wife Francesca following birth of first child

They welcomed a baby girl last month

Author: Alex RossPublished 7th Mar 2019

Diversity dancer and Dancing On Ice judge Ashley Banjo has melted the hearts of his fans by posting an adorable tribute to his wife Francesca for her birthday.

Ashley, who became a dad for the first time last month, shared a photo of his wife in hospital, just hours after giving birth to their baby girl. Alongside the cute photo, Ashley wrote, 'So it's @francescabanjo birthday today and I was looking for a picture to sum up the love of my life... Found it 😂 Happy Birthday homeslice! I love you more than I could ever show you. You have given me the most precious gift in the world and I don't think I'll ever be able to match it! But I'll do my best 😉.'

He then added, 'Thank you for being you and doing everything that you do. You are so special and the only person that doesn't realise it sometimes is you... ❤️ Anyway you hold the baby and I'll eat the cookie cake thing! BOOOM xxx 🍰🎂🎉🎊🎊'. sic

Fans were quick to wish Francesca a Happy Birthday, before praising Ashley for his cute words. One fan wrote, 'you melt my heart, ❤️ happy birthday to your wifey', with another writing, 'Love this ❤️'.

A third then added, 'That is seriously cute - cookie and post. So many more women need to hear this after such a tough time. I was lucky enough to be told this too (variant of!). Do keep doing your best and am sure it will be enough. Congratulations to you both and happy birthday to Francesca'. sic

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After weeks of speculation that the couple had already welcomed their baby girl, Ashley confirmed the news that she was born on Thursday 21st February, with the couple calling her Rose Adura Banjo.

Sharing a snap from the hospital room, the Diversity star wrote, 'Our beautiful daughter came into the world at 6:45pm on 21st February 2019 - weighing a healthy 8lbs 13oz. Her name is Rose Adura Banjo. I am in the deepest love ever with my little family ❤️ @francescabanjo I love you and am so proud #nextchapter'. sic

Meanwhile, you can catch Ashley on the ice panel for this Sunday's Dancing On Ice final, with Wes Nelson, Saara Aalto and James Jordan hoping to take the crown.

Find out everything you need to know about the Dancing On Ice final right here.

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