She welcomed her first child with husband Jason Finegan on 21st of December - a week before her expected delivery date. And former X Factor star Rachel Adedeji has now revealed the name of her newborn daughter, as well as candidly discussing her painful birth and the 'baby blues' that followed shortly after. The TV queen, who now stars in Hollyoaks, stunned in a family shoot for OK! with her other half and new bundle of joy Lillian Oluremi Adedeji-Finegan, as she emotionally revealed she 'struggled' and 'cried' during the weeks following the birth.

'I was crying all the time': Former X Factor star Rachel Adedeji candidly discussed her painful birth and 'baby blues' in a new family shoot with husband Jason Finegan

She welcomed her first child with husband Jason Finegan on 21st of December - a week before her expected delivery date. 

And former X Factor star Rachel Adedeji has now revealed the name of her newborn daughter, as well as candidly discussing her painful birth and the 'baby blues' that followed shortly after.

The TV queen, who now stars in Hollyoaks, stunned in a family shoot for OK! with her other half and new bundle of joy Lillian Oluremi Adedeji-Finegan, as she emotionally revealed she 'struggled' and 'cried' during the weeks following the birth.

Beaming as she held on to her precious baby girl, Rachel stunned for the photoshoot in a multi-coloured, sequinned blouse while Jason cosied up to the two loves of his life. 

And while she looked in marital and parental bliss, the singer admitted that it has been a tough few weeks for her - stemming from the day she gave birth a week before her expected delivery date. Speaking to the publication, Rachel revealed she suffered from pre-eclampsia which meant her 'pain went from zero to a hundred in about a minute.'

'Because her heart rate kept dropping as my blood pressure kept increasing, they said they needed to get her out as soon as possible. Because of the diamorphine, I was so tired and I wasn’t pushing hard enough. So they had to give me an episiotomy and use a ventouse suction cup.’

'No one told me about how hard it would be': The TV queen, who now stars in Hollyoaks, revealed she 'struggled' and 'cried' during the weeks following Lillian's birth

Detailing her struggles to breastfeed, Rachel continued: 'The struggle is so real and I think people try to paint it as perfect; I’d rather people just be honest about it'