TOWIE's Mike Hassini welcomes baby daughter with girlfriend after two-year prison stint

The Only Way Is Essex star Mike Hassini has welcomed his first child with girlfriend Jessica Milford, nine months after she announced she was pregnant with his baby.

TOWIE's Mike Hassini is over the moon as he announces the arrival of his baby daughter.

The reality TV personality, who faced jail time after being found with £70,000 worth of cocaine, took to social media to share a series of touching black and white photos celebrating the birth of his child with girlfriend Jessica Milford. Jessica had previously revealed her pregnancy in June last year, following Mike's release from prison nine months earlier. He had served time in 2021 and was known for his stint on ITVBe's The Only Way Is Essex from 2015 to 2018, reports the Mirror.

The Instagram snaps featured their daughter wrapped in a blanket embroidered with "baby Hassini" and another of her in a cosy white babygrow, as well as peacefully sleeping in her crib. Alongside the images, the couple disclosed their daughter's charming name, penning: "Introducing Orla Florence Hassini. Born 10.10.2024 at 8:52am, weighing 6lb 6oz. A love beyond belief-our hearts are so full. You've changed our world, baby girl."

A source close to the couple told MailOnline that fatherhood could be the stabilising factor Mike needs after some challenging years, commenting: "Becoming a father is everything Mike has ever wanted. Family has always been very important to him and knowing he's finally going to have a baby means the world to both him and Jessica."

The source elaborated: "Going to prison massively changed his perspective on life and everything he wants to achieve, he knows how lucky he is to have a second chance and he's so appreciative of Jessica, who's stuck by him through thick and thin."

Meanwhile, Jessica, oil tycoon's daughter, supported Mike throughout his incarceration. Upon release, the pair took off for a celebratory holiday.

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During his arrest, Mike was nabbed while trading £70,000 worth of cocaine with cohort Gary Bear. A search of his car yielded a claim of having "around £36,000 in cash, despite not having counted it himself.

Back in 2021, Judge Richard Inyundo told Mike and Gary Bear: "You are not the only two young men to find yourselves in difficulty due to the Covid pandemic. But many people in far more difficult positions than you did not make the decision to go into criminality and certainly did not make the decision to go into very serious criminality, which frankly both of you made the decision to do with your eyes wide open."

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