Jennifer Ellison gives birth to baby boy

Jennifer Ellison and her husband Rob Tickle have welcome their first child together.

The ex-Brookside actress gave birth to a 9lb boy named Bobby on Thursday night, her publicist told the Daily Mail.

Ellison, 26, and Tickle, who married in a secret ceremony on Mauritius last autumn, are "delighted" with the arrival.

Confirming the pregnancy in August, Ellison revealed that she hoped to have a water birth without pain relief.

Bobby is the first child for the couple. Tickle has eight-year-old twin daughters, Chloe and Sophie, from a previous relationship.