Jeremy McConnell becomes dad again as Katie McCreath gives birth

Jeremy McConnell and his solicitor girlfriend have welcomed a little girl

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Jeremy McConnell and his girlfriend Katie McCreath have welcomed a baby daughter - the second child for CBB star Jez.

It came after he said his newborn girl would be his "main focus" having not seen toddler son Caben-Albi since he was a baby.

The pair announced the happy news this morning, with a pal telling the Sun : "He says she is so beautiful, she is unreal and he finally has the family he’s always wanted."

"Katie was so amazing and is doing really well," they added.

Jeremy already has son Caben with his ex-girlfriend Stephanie Davis, who he was convicted of assaulting.

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Jeremy McConnell and girlfriend Katie McCreath have welcomed a little girl(Image: Sue Andrews / SplashNews.com)

Jeremy recently hit back at claims he was "neglecting" their youngster.

He told MailOnline : "Anyone that has half a brain cell needs to understand the reason I am not part of Caben's life is because not every situation can be fixed."

He added: "I protect my son as much as I can. It's not neglecting, it's protecting. I'm a very loving father. This is better for Caben.

"My priority is my baby girl because it's in my control – I have rights over that. My main focus is my girl."

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Jeremy and Katie have been preparing to meet their little girl
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Jeremy slammed claims he 'neglected' toddler son Caben(Image: Instagram)

He's been praised by other half Katie, who says he's more organised than she is when it comes to preparing for the arrival of their baby.

She took to Instagram in October to share a snap of the drawers in her nursery packed to the brim with baby clothes and towels.

She wrote: "Time to pack the hospital bag Mr Organised @jeremymcconnellcooke is on it tonight with the list .... I’m Mrs Last minute so it will be strange been so on schedule.

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Katie gushed over Jeremy's attentiveness after he got clean of cocaine(Image: Instagram)
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Stephanie Davis with son Caben, who Jeremy hasn't seen since he was a baby(Image: Instagram)

"I’ve got big pants and some comfy slippers for me spritz for bitz on order ... and all the basics for her ! Less than 7 weeks to go."

When Jeremy announced his baby news, he said he'd always wanted to be a dad - despite already fathering one child.

He wrote: "Alot of things out there are not always how they are portrayed. I have wanted nothing more than to be a dad in life and I thank the people who have used their initiative to understand that. All I want is a happy family life away from any negativity."

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Steph and Jeremy met on CBB(Image: Getty Images)

The former model, who spent time in jail for jetting out to Turkey for a hair transplant rather than doing the community service for his assault, recently admitted to years of cocaine abuse.

Jeremy said he'd been clean of the drug for 18 months after turning over a new leaf in prison, and confessed coke had been "rotting his brain".

"Everything was a blur - cocaine takes anything that's important to you away. It's not cool, it leads you down a slippery path - it's the devil," he told the Sun.

"The thing is, I never even had a good night out on cocaine.

"But it was easy to fall into as socially it's everywhere and curiosity and peer pressure really drives the problem."