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Bouncing Baby Spice for Bunton
Bouncing Baby Spice for Bunton
Emma Bunton is "doing fine" after giving birth to her own Baby Spice at London's private Portland Hospital.The baby - a boy called Beau - is the former Spice Girl and boyfriend Jade Jones' first child.Bunton's spokesman said the singer's first request following the birth was for Coca-Cola and flapjacks.Bunton, known as Baby Spice during her days in the band, was diagnosed with endometriosis in 2004, a condition which can make it difficult to conceive.She and Jones, a former member of 90s boyband Damage, have been together for eight years and finally moved in together last year.Delivering the good news outside the hospital, the beaming new dad said: "Baby's had a baby now. It's pretty good, just amazing. We're both over the moon and absolutely thrilled to bits to have our little boy with us now."Jones said Beau was "beautiful", adding: "His name is French for handsome and he is definitely very handsome."He weighted 7lb 15oz and is just gorgeous. Emma is upstairs doing really well, just recovering and bonding with the baby. Both are having a little nap right now."I'm just pleased to have our little baby boy with us. I'm over the moon. I don't want to miss a single second without him."He joked of the new arrival: "He looks a bit like both of us actually, so he's a very lucky boy. It (the birth) still feels like a minute ago. It's an amazing feeling, which I can't describe."Bunton is the latest member of Spice Girls, who announced in June that they are reforming for a comeback tour, to give birth.Mel B had her second daughter, Angel Iris, whose father is Hollywood star Eddie Murphy, four months ago. She has an eight-year-old daughter, Phoenix Chi, from her former husband dancer Jimmy Gulzar.Ginger Spice Geri Halliwell gave birth to her first child Bluebell Madonna 14 months ago. Victoria Beckham is mother to Brooklyn, eight, Romeo, four, and Cruz, two.© Independent Television News Limited 2007. All rights reserved.
ITN | August 10, 2007
