'All doing well and absolutely besotted': Frankie Sandford and Wayne Bridge welcome first son Parker into the world

By Louise Saunders

PUBLISHED: 06:10 EST, 18 October 2013 | UPDATED: 10:29 EST, 18 October 2013

Frankie Sandford has given birth to a baby boy.

The 24-year-old singer and her footballer fiance, Wayne Bridge, welcomed their first son, Parker, into the world early on Friday morning.

Announcing the happy news via her Twitter page, The Saturdays star explained she and her beau are already 'absolutely besotted' with their new little bundle of joy.

Proud parents: Frankie Sandford and Wayne Bridge welcomed their first child together, son Parker, into the world on Friday morning

'Besotted': The 24-year-old singer announced the happy news via her Twitter page

She tweeted: 'Wayne and I are so proud to say our little boy Parker Bridge was born this morning. 7lb 13oz. All doing well and absolutely besotted.'

Frankie's The Saturdays bandmates were quick to pass on their well-wishes to the latest addition to the gang. 

Mollie King tweeted: 'So unbelievably happy for @FrankieTheSats & Wayne on this incredible day! I need to meet little Parker, I can’t wait! I love him already.'

Vanessa White added: '@FrankieTheSats a massive congratulations to you and Wayne!! I'm so excited to meet Parker!!!'

Cute couple: Frankie and Wayne - who have been together since 2010 - announced they were expecting their first child together in May after the footballer popped the question the previous month

Baby bump: Frankie was seen out and about earlier this week as she headed out for brunch with Wayne and a group of friends

And little Parker was coincidentally exactly the same weight as Una Foden's 19-month-old daughter, Aoife Belle.

Una tweeted: 'Huge congratulations to @FrankieTheSats and Wayne on the the birth of their darling baby boy Parker, so so excited to meet him! AND he was born the exact same weight as Aoife Belle! 7lb 13oz! aw.'

Meanwhile, Rochelle Humes - who has a five-month-old daughter, Alaia-May, with husband Marvin - joked that littler Parker would grow up to be a heartbreaker.

Delighted: Frankie was inundated with well-wishes from her The Saturdays bandmates

She wrote: 'Massive congrats to @frankiethesats and Wayney! The best text to wake up to this morning...lock up your daughters Parker Bridge has arrived.'

Earlier this week, Frankie seemed to be taking her pregnancy in her stride as she headed out for a spot of brunch with Wayne and a group of pals near their home in Surrey.

The singer has been taking time out from performing alongside her bandmates since August, but the girls' publicity machine is currently in full force as they promote their latest single, Disco Love.

Proud aunties: The Saturdays (L-R) Mollie King, Vanessa White, Una Healy and Rochelle Humes are delighted with Frankie's baby news

Speaking at Tuesday’s Attitude Awards after-party, Una said the band were waiting by their phones for news of the birth.

‘The phone is switched off of silent,’ she said. ‘We're waiting because it's literally coming in the next few days. [She's due] any moment now.

‘All of us will [get the call]. She'll definitely send out a group text or something.'

Meanwhile Rochelle revealed the girl group have made a pact not to go on tour until Frankie gets back from her maternity leave.

Radiant: Frankie told her Twitter followers she is already 'absolutely besotted' with her baby son

She told BBC Radio 1 earlier this week: 'She would absolutely kill us if we went on tour without her. It's her favourite thing to do so we'll all be there together. It'll be the five of us back in force together on tour.’

Frankie and Wayne - who have been together since 2010 - announced they were expecting their first child together in May after the footballer popped the question the previous month.

Wayne had a son, Jaydon Jean Claude Bridge, with ex-girlfriend Vanessa Perroncel back in 2006.

Bumping along nicely: Earlier this week, Frankie seemed to be taking her pregnancy in her stride as she headed out for a spot of brunch with Wayne and a group of pals near their home in Surrey