One Direction’s Louis posts first picture of baby Freddie

One Direction star Louis Tomlinson has proudly presented his newborn son Freddie to his 21.3 million Twitter followers. The 24-year-old posted a picture of him holding his boy with the tweet: “Meet my little lad, Freddie." His photo, in black and white, shows the baby in a stripy outfit nestled into his dad’s bare, tattooed chest. Tomlinson hinted the little lad will be sharing his surname with the words "Freddie Tommo” which he then followed up with a note of thanks to his fans: “Thank you so much for the all nice messages.”

I’m pleased to say my baby son was born yesterday. He is healthy and pretty amazing. I’m very happy.

The 1D singer announced the birth on Saturday on Twitter

Freddie’s mother is Los Angeles-based stylist Briana Jungwirth, who Tomlinson went out with for a short while last year after he broke up with his long-term girlfriend Eleanor Calder. The public learned of her pregnancy in August, although, until now, there has not been an official statement. Tomlinson is the first member of the world-famous boy band to become a father.

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