Peter Andre and his wife Emily welcomed their new baby back in April but have only just decided on a name for their daughter.
Peter, 51, and Emily, 34, even called on the British public to help name their child but finally revealed the name on Thursday – and it’s a sweet nod to the Mysterious Girl singer’s mother.
Doctor Emily told fans on Instagram: ‘It’s taken a while but after lots of deliberation we’ve finally decided. Arabella Rose Andréa’.
The latest addition to the Andre clan has been named after grandmother Thea Andrea, 88, who has been battling both Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s for a few years.
The decision was made less than two weeks before the legal 42 day deadline for registering a name.
The ‘beautiful’ meaning behind Peter Andre’s new baby name that took the Mysterious Girl singer and his doctor wife Emily a MONTH to choose has been revealed
The name – Arabella Rose Andréa is a sweet nod to Peter’s mother, Thea Andrea, 88, (pictured) who has been battling Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s for a few years
The name comes after the hitmaker asked fans to send in suggestions on what to name the baby.
He enlisted their help alongside a slew of sweet snaps.
Peter added: ‘Only thing is…. She has no name yet. Help!’
Fans soon sent in their suggestions, with Amanda Holden commenting: ‘I’m so happy for you – Dylan… Robyn… Boys names are great for girls’.
In his OK! Magazine column last week, he wrote: ‘Emily has been making an amazing recovery since the birth… but as I write this we still don’t have a name!’ he said.
‘We were in the exact same situation when we had Millie. We went round in circles for weeks, but it’s not until you meet a baby that you truly know their name.
‘We don’t have long now until we need to register her, so the clock is ticking. I loved Olivia, Charlotte and Athena, but Emily didn’t get too excited about those, so they’re off the table. It’s a big decision!’
In September 2022, the singer admitted he found it hard to watch his elderly mother ‘suffering and declining’ as old age took its toll.
In September 2022, the singer said he was ‘sad’ to see his mother Thea ‘struggling’ as her health started to decline
The TV personality explained he was hoping to spend ‘as much time as possible’ with his mother and father Savvas (left) and savour every moment with his relatives
The TV personality explained he was hoping to spend ‘as much time as possible’ with his mother and father Savvas, making sure to savour every moment with his relatives.
In an Instagram post at the time he penned: ‘Happy 67th wedding anniversary mum and dad. Love you both with every bit of my heart. I feel happy and sad posting this.
‘Happy of course that they have achieved 67 years of marriage together but sad that age is taking its toll and mum especially is really struggling.
‘I always pray for your health, both of you. I also pray that I can be even half the parent to my children that you both are to me’.
