X Factor Star Jai Waetford Shares Sweet Photo of Newborn Daughter Aaliyah

Jai Waetford welcomed his first child with partner Bec Donaghy earlier this month. 

In a heartwarming series of photos shared with his 380,000 followers on Tuesday, Jai is seen cradling his newborn daughter with pure adoration.

‘Everyone meet Aaliyah,’ he began alongside the post. 

‘Sorry I been MIA, newborn phase ain’t no joke. Love you all. btw new music coming soon.’

One pictured showed him gazing lovingly at her at dinner, while another captures him grinning from ear to ear in hospital as he holds the tiny newborn close to his chest.

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Jai Waetford welcomed his first child with partner Bec Donaghy earlier this month. Both pictured 

One picture showed him gazing lovingly at her at dinner 

‘This is what life is about. Love you bro ❤️,’ wrote friend Josh Carroll in the comments, while fellow reality stars and influencers flooded the post with messages of support.

Love Island’s Georgia Hassarati added: ‘So perfect ❤️ congratulations Jai,’ and MAFS groom Al Perkins commented, ‘Praise God! Congratulations man!’

Though Jai has kept most of his relationship with girlfriend Bec Donaghy out of the spotlight in recent years, the emotional post marks a major new chapter for the singer who shot to fame in 2013.

It is not known exactly how long Jai and Bec have been dating but they started featuring on each other’s Instagram pages in 2023.

They went Instagram official in July 2023 with a cosy photograph of them packing on the PDA, which was shared to Bec’s account.

Jai captured Australians’ hearts when he rose to fame on The X Factor in 2013, when he earned the nickname of ‘Aussie Bieber’.

He impressed with his audition, where he sang Different Worlds by Jes Hudak and his own original song Don’t Let Me Go.

He eventually placed third on the fifth season of The X Factor Australia and his debut single Your Eyes peaked at number six on the ARIA Singles Chart.

Another captures him grinning from ear to ear in hospital as he holds the tiny newborn

In 2016, he moved away from singing and went on to pursue a television career, making his acting debut on Neighbours as Angus Beaumont-Hannay.

He portrayed the son of Sarah Beaumont and Peter Hannay for around 50 episodes before announcing he was relocating to Hollywood.

He signed with the powerful US talent company Creative Artists Agency and spent some time in Africa and South America before returning to Australia.

Since relocating back Down Under, Jai returned to screens in Stan drama Critical Incident.