Danielle Armstrong and fiancé Tom Edney bathe baby daughter Orla

They have been settling into lift as new parents, after welcoming Orla to the world last month. 

And Danielle Armstrong was every inch the doting mum on Monday as she bathed her daughter before bedtime. 

The former TOWIE star’s fiancé Tom Edney took to Instagram to share a sweet video of Orla splashing around in the bath. 

Danielle gently scooped up some water and put it over her daughter, who was sitting happily in a pink bath seat.

Her voice could be heard in the background: ‘Orla, are you enjoying bath time?’  

Danielle has spoken candidly about her journey to motherhood with new! magazine, as she detailed how it felt giving birth in lockdown, her traumatic birth, and the unusual inspiration behind her newborn’s name.

The television personality  was first quick to clear up any confusion surrounding her daughter’s moniker, revealing that she doesn’t have a double barrelled first name, and that Mae – aptly named as May was the month of her birth – is her middle name.

Danielle went on to reveal that Orla was inspired by Strictly Come Dancing professional Ola Jordan.

She explained: ‘My mum loves Strictly and I just remember seeing this beautiful blonde dancer and when they said her name was Ola Jordan, I thought her name was Orla. 

‘I said, “That’s exactly the name I want to call my little girl.” This was seven years ago! The Mae part came from her being born in May.’

Danielle went on to discuss her traumatic birth, after she had to be induced in hospital after going ten days overdue, and went on to spend 72 hours in labour.

Due to the hospital restrictions amid the coronavirus pandemic, Danielle had to spend most of her time in labour without partner Tom at her side. 

The reality star also had to abandon her hypnobirthing and water birth plan after having an epidural, with the star eventually giving birth after 14 hours in active labour.

After the traumatic birth, Orla was rushed to an incubator, with Danielle alone and scared for an hour and a half.

She recalled: ‘I saw Tom’s face, and he got quite emotional, that I knew something was wrong. That’s when I panicked and I was sick with worry. 

‘An hour and a half felt like seven hours. It was horrible.’

Thankfully, she was later reunited with Orla, who showed no cause for concern, and weighed a healthy 8lb 11oz. 

Danielle was very vocal about being overdue with the tot as she struggled with the final days of her pregnancy last month – which she branded ‘tough’.

When announcing the birth of her first child, Danielle posted adorable snaps of her new arrival and wrote: ‘My World Is Complete. Orla Mae Edney Born May 26th at 16:30pm, Weighing A Healthy 8Ibs11.’

After revealing the joyous news, Danielle shared a short clip breastfeeding her newborn as she admitted she felt as though she had been ‘hit by a bus’ after labour. 

Gesturing at her daughter, Danielle began: ‘She’s currently on the boob, Orla Mae, you kept us waiting!..

‘Not even going to talk about the labour, I’ll do that another day. But she’s here, that’s all that matters.’

She continued: ‘I am exhausted. I think all women that have children are superheroes – and midwives. I am exhausted. Oh my god, I literally feel like I’ve been hit by a bus.

‘But I’m so pleased she’s here, I feel like the happiest girl in the world’. 

Danielle announced that she was expecting her first child back in November, with the star sharing a sweet Polaroid collage featuring herself and her beau.

The television personality captioned the post: ‘The Best Part Of Us Will Be You’.