Love Island's Jonny Mitchell becomes first-time dad
Love Island 2017 star Jonny Mitchell took to Instagram on Wednesday (26.11.25) to announce he and his girlfriend, Simone Engelhardt, have welcomed a baby boy into the world - after she had an "emergency C-section".
Former Love Island star Jonny Mitchell has become a dad for the first time - after his girlfriend was rushed into hospital for an "emergency C-section".
The 33-year-old TV personality - who did the ITV dating show in 2017 - took to Instagram on Wednesday (26.11.25) to announce that he and Simone Engelhardt have welcomed a baby boy into the world after "four days of labour".
Captioning a series of photos of the newborn, Jonny penned: "Welcome to the world, my boy."
He then detailed how Simone was rushed to hospital for an "emergency C-section".
Jonny continued: "What a crazy journey this past week has been ... we planned for a nice smooth home birth, but of course life had some curveballs in store for us.
"Days of stress, pain and sleepless nights, complications came up and then eventually we were rushed to the hospital for an emergency C-section.
"With all the complications, stress, lack of sleep, and seeing someone you love suffering, my brain was racing to all kinds of possible outcomes, mostly not good. (sic)"
The star is delighted that "everything worked out" for the arrival of their son - whose name has not been revealed.
Praising his partner, Jonny added: "What a woman @engelhardtlund is. Going through 4 days of labour, in and out of extreme pain, undergoing surgery to get our boy here, and even now she’s making it all look easy like the Viking she is. (sic)"
And the couple - who announced they were expecting their first child together in July - are excited for the next chapter of their life.
Jonny concluded the caption with: "Everything’s only now just starting to sink in and feel real!
"Time for the next chapter."
The couple were showered with congratulatory messages in the post's comments section.
Jonny's Love Island 2017 co-star Olivia Attwood, 34, wrote: "Congratulations xx (sic)."
Love Island 2020 cast member Callum Jones, 29, said: "Congratulations mate."
A fan of Jonny's left: "Welcome to parenthood - where love is big, sleep is small, and snacks are essential. Congrats on your new arrival."
And another supporter quipped: "Congratulations. I know you said no more babies, but give it a few months."
