Sam Reece has welcomed his first child with his fiancée Maddison.
The Ex On The Beach star, 32, shared the happy news to Instagram on Thursday and revealed his baby boy’s very unusual name.
He uploaded an adorable black and white photo of himself and his partner holding the newborn’s hand to announce his birth.
Sam wrote: ‘Indi Seven Eckhardt. 28th May 2025 3:43am.
‘Our hearts are forever changed – we welcomed our perfect son into the world in the calmest, most surreal way.’
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Sam Reece has welcomed his first child with his fiancée Maddison
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The Ex On The Beach star, 32, shared the happy news to Instagram on Thursday and revealed his baby boy’s very unusual name
Sam continued: ‘There’s nothing quite like the magic of birth. A woman’s body, creating life… it’s powerful, raw, and utterly unbelievable. We are so in love.’
The hairdresser, first hit headlines when he was forced to watch his ex Stephanie Davis cheat on him with Jeremy McConnell on Celebrity Big Brother in 2016.
Moving on from his heartbreak, the reality star continued to document his failed romances on TV shows such as Ex On The Beach and Real Housewives of Cheshire.
However, he has now found love with Maddison, with the duo announcing their engagement in December last year.
In an Instagram post at the time, he shared a photo of a diamond ring on his wife-to-be’s hand and wrote: ‘WHAT A DAY.’
back in 2016, Sam had been dating Stephanie for just over a year when the then 23-year-old actress entered the Celebrity Big Brother house.
He was forced to watch as she cheated on him with another man, watched by the whole nation.
Sam told MailOnline at the time: ‘What’s happened has happened, but good luck to them both.’
He uploaded an adorable black and white photo of himself and his partner holding the newborn’s hand and wrote: ‘Indi Seven Eckhardt. 28th May 2025 3:43am’
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Sam continued: ‘There’s nothing quite like the magic of birth. A woman’s body, creating life… it’s powerful, raw, and utterly unbelievable. We are so in love’
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He first hit headlines when he was forced to watch Hollyoaks star Stephanie Davis cheat on him with Jeremy McConnell on Celebrity Big Brother (pictured together in October 2015)
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However, he has now found love with Maddison, with the duo announcing their engagement in December last year
The model went on to scoop a role on Emmerdale, which came about after he sent ITV producers a three-line audition clip.
Sam revealed his role in the soap came about completely unexpectedly, admitting he doesn’t even have an acting agent.
He told MailOnline: ‘I’d never had a speaking part [on TV] before. My modelling agent called me up and said there was a part going in Emmerdale and he wanted me to send over a casting tape.’
Sam has now traded the limelight for a quieter life working as a model and a hairdresser.
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