Traitors star Maia Gouveia has revealed she has given birth to her second child as she shared a series of sweet hospital snaps on Tuesday.
The BBC star, who competed in series three of the hit competition opposite her sister Amani, already shares 22-month old daughter Ava with her partner.
Maia was seen cradled her newborn before breastfeeding after she welcomed the baby via C section.
She wrote: ‘After 9 long months of waiting to meet you, you’re finally here.
‘We were three, and it was everything…but now we’re four, and somehow, our hearts have found room to love even more deeply.
‘A new bond, a love we never knew we were missing. Welcome to the family xx’.
Traitors star Maia Gouveia has revealed she has given birth to her second child as she shared a series of sweet hospital snaps to Instagram on Tuesday
The BBC star competed in series three of the hit competition opposite her sister Amani
Fans rushed to the comments to congratulate the Maia on the new addition including Traitors winners Jake Brown and Leanne Quigley.
They wrote: ‘Congratulations beautiful girl; Congratulations Maia!!; Congratulations to you all, you’ve earned a good long recovery break! @armvni.g up your auntie game bro!;
‘Super proud of you mama; Congratulations babe!! Xx; Congratulations on the new baby blessings to the family; This is gorgeous!!! Congrats’.
During her time on the Traitors Maia starred opposite sister Armani – with the two finding themselves on opposite sides as Faithful and Traitor.
BBC fans were shocked when Maia threw her own sister Armani under the bus in shocking scenes.
The format of the show sees contestants dubbed ‘Faithfuls’ try to figure out the ‘Traitors’ trying to kill them off are.
Armani had been appointed as a Traitor by host Claudia Winkleman at the beginning.
But her downfall came when Maia correctly identified her as a Traitor at the table vote.
Maia was seen cradled her newborn before breastfeeding after she welcomed the baby via C section
The reality star breastfed her new baby
She was seen holding her partners hand in the delivery room
One snap showed the couples daughter meeting her younger sibling
The star pouted and held up a sweet bunny teddy
Maia revealed she had a c section but has yet to share the gender and newborns name
Fans rushed to the comments to congratulate the Maia on the new addition including Traitors winners Jake Brown and Leanne Quigley
Soon after Armani’s exit, Maia was ‘murdered’ by remaining Traitors Minah and Linda.
After appearing on the Traitors, Maia made an appearance on Lorraine with her sister and admitted she went on the show to help with nursery fees and the expenses of raising children.
As the host congratulated the star she asked: ‘Second baby on the way and that was that one of the reasons you wanted to do the show in the first place wasn’t it for your wee girl?’
Maia, 25, explained: ‘Nursery is expensive and we had to make some schmoney. I’ve already got one and one on the way. My main motivation was my kids.’
Discussing her decision she added: ‘That’s why I threw her under the bus, I’ve got kids you ain’t got kids, you don’t get it! The things I’ve got to do for my babies. It’s different’.
It comes after Maia was caught apparently using a company credit card after being sacked from her job for going AWOL on holiday in Trinidad.
The BBC contestant was employed by gifting company Bubblegum Stuff as their social media manager last year but was fired after three months when she suddenly stopped showing up to work.
Maia failed to notify her bosses of a holiday to Trinidad in February 2024, which led to her contract being terminated.
It was six months after she left the business, which is owned by Apprentice 2016 runner-up Courtney Wood, 38, that Maia apparently used the company credit card without authorisation to make several purchases having saved the details to her personal Apple Pay.
The credit card was immediately blocked and the incident reported to the police, with Maia later claiming the charges to the card were made accidentally.
Maia was stunned after discovering co-star and sister Armani had been working in secret to murder fellow game players.
Maia already shares 22-month old daughter Ava with her partner
During her time on the Traitors Maia starred opposite sister Armani – with the two finding themselves on opposite sides as Faithful and Traitor before Maia threw Armani under the bus
A source close to Maia said: ‘Maia is deeply regretful for the mistakes she made during her employment with Bubblegum Stuff and her actions afterwards.
‘She was going through a tough time as a new mother and wishes she behaved differently.
‘Maia’s father visited the Bubblegum Stuff offices to make amends after the credit incident was exposed while Courtney decided against taking the matter any further.’
The mother, who’s pregnant with her second baby, is one of 25 contestants on The Traitors this year competing for a potential £120,000 prize pot.
Her older sister Armani worked undercover as one of three Traitors but was banished during Friday night’s instalment.
Armani’s fate was sealed after Maia admitted she was 60 per cent sure her sister was a Traitor and the cast voted to eliminate her from the competition.
Speaking ahead of her appearance on the show, Maia confessed to being a ‘natural liar’ and was inspired to sign up after watching previous series and feeling she could do better.
She said: ‘I binge watched the last series when it aired, and I was so invested. I always thought to myself, I could do it better. I literally was thinking you guys aren’t lying properly, you’re not lying correctly, there are too many emotions going on, this is money.
MailOnline has contacted a Traitors’ spokesperson for comment.
