By Kirsten Murray for Mailonline
16:58 6 July 2024, updated 17:02 6 July 2024
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Ferne McCann celebrated her daughter’s first birthday on Saturday as she shared an adorable video of her little one.
The former TOWIE star, 33, welcomed Finty with her fiance Lorri Haines last July after previously raising her first daughter Sunday, six, as a single parent.
On Instagram, Ferne shared a compilation of videos of Finta’s life so far, of her swimming, walking and lots of cuddling.
She included a sweet Sunday moment with her baby sister as well as mum Gill, who fans know well from Ferne’s reality series First Time Mum.
She captioned the video: “Happy 1st birthday to our true cherub who is so gentle and calm.
“Fifty, our sweet girl. Our little gourmand, bookworm always with a smile on his face. Your soul is nothing but pure love and joy.
“We appreciate you so much darling, it’s time to celebrate you…” along with a cancer star sign emoji.
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Responding to the sweet tribute, Gill wrote: “This is so beautiful – happy first birthday to our sweet Finty,” while Lorri added: “Our girl,” along with a red heart emoji.
Friends of the couple also made sure to send their love, as did many of the TV star’s followers.
Fern’s friend Carl Cunard wrote: “Such a happy cat! Happy birthday, while Zoe Sugg wrote: ‘The cuuuutesttt’.
Danielle Armstrong added: ‘Wonderful photos of how fast Happy 1st Birthday Finty went by this year’.
Last year, Ferne revealed the meaning of her little one’s full name, Finty Francis Haines-McCann.
Ferne said she chose Francis as her daughter’s middle name using the traditional male spelling to honor a very special family member.
Explaining the sweet reason behind her middle name in an interview with OK! He told Ferne magazine: “Francis is my grandfather’s name – it’s a nod to Grandpa Frank.”
The traditional name is of Latin origin and means “Frenchman” or “free man”.
She then revealed the inspiration behind Finty’s unknown name, saying: “I don’t know where I got it from but when I wrote it [on Google ] I saw that Judi Dench’s daughter’s nickname is Finty.
“I’ve always loved it and never heard it anywhere else before. I feel so connected to the name – she came out and it was just Finty. I think he sounds like a Bridgerton character.’
The reality star then went on to explain the meaning of Finty’s middle name, noting that there is a special family connection.
She said: ‘Francis is my grandfather’s name – it’s a nod to Grandpa Frank.’