It's a Boy! Chantal Hayes Celebrates Becoming the First GirlSpice Mom!GirlSpice singer and Chaos Records' Neil P Stinson become parents for the first time with the birth of their son.A visibly tired looking Stinson was seen arriving at the NY Maternity Hospital with supplies on SundayIt has been the subject of many rumours and falsifications over the past few years, but at last it has happened! The first GirlSpice baby has been born at last, after sultry vocalist Chantal Hayes gave birth to her first son late on Saturday night in New York. Following in the footsteps of a number of high profile new mothers over the course of the last year, Chantal was admitted to hospital early on Saturday, before tweets from her former bandmate Sophia Stellar and her partner, the baby's father Neil P Stinson kept eager fans up to date with the latest news from the maternity ward.
It was Chaos Records chief executive and director Stinson who officially announced the birth late on Sunday, following what is reported to have been a lengthy yet comfortable labour for the singer. The former TV presenter took to his official website to say: "Good evening everyone. My beautiful partner Chantal and I are delighted to take this opportunity to announce to you all the arrival of our first child on Saturday evening. Our son, Jackson Stinson was born in NYC Maternity Hospital at 22:14 on Saturday December 15th 2012, weighing eight pounds and one ounce. Our little boy is perfect in every way, and his beautiful mom is resting and happy after what has been a tiring weekend. I could not love either of them any more at the moment, and neither I nor Chantal can express in words how happy we are to be parents. We thank all fans and friends for the kind wishes and messages of congratulations we have received, and we are now looking forward to the challenge of being parents for the first time, and the wonderful memories that the three of us will create together as a family, not to mention the sleepless nights and many many diaper changes that lie ahead."
The announcement that Chantal was pregnant first came earlier this year, with the couple announcing that they were surprised yet happy to be expecting their first child in June. The subject of which GirlSpice member would be the first to become a mother has long been the subject of rumour, and many fans said at the time that they were shocked it wasn't Nadia Berry,who recently announced her engagement to country star and long-term boyfriend Ryan Ross Hernandez.
Chantal and Stinson famously got together as a couple over a year ago after Stinson bet the singer he could make her laugh with his appearance at the Chaos Awards, with an evening of dinner on the line if he could make it happen. Subsequently, though, the pair have proven to be a strong couple, preferring to keep their relationship out of the media, appearing together only a few times at public events, appearing to be deeply in love and dedicated to each other and defying the odds after their rather unorthodox start as a couple.
Chantal was last seen out shopping last week; perhaps for Christmas presents for the little one.Now that their baby has been born, the real work has begun for Stinson and Chantal though, with the former having started already. Famed for his hardworking attitude at Chaos Records, the American presenter was seen looking dishevelled and tired as he arrived back at the hospital on Sunday night, but could not hide the large smile that was plastered over his face as he returned from a trip to the couple's New York home to collect some things for himself and his girlfriend.
Asked how he felt about the occasion, the new father beamed: "I couldn't be more proud right now but I'm tired, very tired. Jackson doesn't seem to know yet that night time is for sleeping; I think he wanted to celebrate his first night of life with a party...and he has some set of lungs on him, he must have got that vocal capacity from his mother.
"In all seriousness though, I am unbelievably happy to be a father, very proud of my wonderful girlfriend Chantal, and ready to start the next chapter of my life. Chantal is exhausted, but she hasn't stopped smiling since Jackson arrived last night. She is a very happy mommy and both of them are doing wonderfully."
Chantal's last public appearance before the birth of little baby Jackson came last Wednesday, when the singer was spotted out in the retail centre of New York City picking up a raft of Christmas presents as she looked ready to go into labour at any moment. We certainly hope she wasn't finished with her shopping though...she and Stinson now have someone else to get presents for, and we at Culture Uncut are sure they will want to make Jackson's first Christmas one to truly remember.