By Kirsten Murray for Mailonline
16:58 06 Jul 2024, updated 17:02 06 Jul 2024
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Ferne McCann celebrated her daughter’s first birthday on Saturday with an adorable video of her little one.
The former TOWIE star, 33, welcomed Finty with her fiancée Lorri Haines last July, after previously raising her first daughter Sunday, six, as a single parent.
Ferne shared a compilation of videos from Finty’s life so far on Instagram, featuring her swimming, walking and lots of cuddles.
She discussed Sunday’s sweet moments with her little sister and her mother 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.
‘Finty, Our sweet sweet girl. Our little foodie, bookworm always with a smile on your face. Your soul is nothing but pure love and joy.
“We love you so much, sweetheart. Time to celebrate you…” with an emoji of the Cancer zodiac sign next to it.
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Gill responded to the sweet tribute, writing: “This is so beautiful – happy 1st birthday our sweet Finty,” while Lorri added: “Our girl,” along with a red heart emoji.
The couple’s friends also sent their love, as did the TV star’s many followers.
Ferne’s mate Carl Cunard wrote: ‘What a happy chick! Happy birthday’, while Zoe Sugg wrote: ‘The cutest’.
Danielle Armstrong added: ‘Beautiful photos, how quickly this year has gone by. Happy 1st birthday Finty’.
Last year, Ferne revealed the meaning behind her little one’s full name, Finty Francis Haines-McCann.
Ferne said she chose Francis as her daughter’s middle name, using the traditional masculine spelling, in honour of a very special family member.
Ferne explained the sweet reason for her middle name in an interview with OK! 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 unique name: ‘I don’t know where I got it from, but when I typed 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. I just feel so connected to the name – she came out and she was just Finty. I think she sounds like a Bridgerton character.”
The reality star then explained the meaning of Finty’s middle name, noting that there was a special family bond.
She said, “Francis is my grandfather’s name, a nod to Grandpa Frank.”