Big Brother stars Elsa Rae and Marcus John announce they have welcomed their first child as couple reveal sweet name

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By LILY JOBSON, SHOWBUSINESS REPORTER 13:23 04 Oct 2026, updated 13:33 04 Oct 2026

Big Brother stars Elsa Rae and Marcus John have revealed they have welcomed their first child, a baby boy named Marley.

The couple announced their joyful news in a joint Instagram post on Saturday and shared adorable pictures.

Elsa, 22, looked glowing as she cradled her little newborn and shared a kiss with Marcus, 23, in hospital.

‘Marley Isaac Mark John – Born on 02.10.26, our greatest creation,’ they captioned the post.

Elsa’s fans and celebrity pals including JoJo Siwa, Amy Hart, Joe Baggs and Freddie Fraser shared their congratulations in the comments.

JoJo wrote: ‘Omg!!! Congratulations’, while former Love Island star Amy Hart shared: ‘Congratulations guys! Xx’

Fans penned: ‘How on earth did you have nearly a 10lb baby!!! How did he even fit inside of you congratulations Elsa and Marcus x,’

‘Congratulations again both of you. He’s so scrumptious,’

‘Such fantastic news! So happy for you three!!!’

The couple revealed that they were expecting their first child together in March – just six months after meeting on the show.

The influencer and mechanical engineer announced the happy news on Instagram, writing: ‘We’ve been keeping a little secret…our bubba due October 2026! we are so very excited xx.’

It featured a snap of her scan and a baby grow as well as some adorable knitted booties.

Viewers watched as Elsa and Marcus met inside the Big Brother house in September last year and quickly fell for each other.

Despite some on-screen tension and awkward moments during their time in the house, the pair have been inseparable ever since the series came to an end in November.

The couple told the Daily Mail this weekend: ‘We feel very excited about being first time parents, and naturally nervous at first but we can’t wait for our new chapter and adventure with our new little life in it. We weren’t trying but it’s the best surprise ever.’

Elsa added: ‘I never thought that I’d find love let alone the love of my life on TV but one thing I did say to Will and AJ when they asked what would be the best to come out of big brother, I answered ‘a happy ending’ and I truly got that. I couldn’t be happier.

Elsa, who was born in Essex, shot to public fame during her controversial three-year romance with internet personality Ed Matthews.

Matthews, 23, who recently featured on Louis Theroux’s Inside The Manosphere Netflix documentary, is a social media star with 389,000 followers on Instagram who, along with his crew, is famous for viral stunts and spreading toxic misogynist views.

The group includes Harrison Sullivan, 24, more commonly known online as ‘HSTikkyTokky’.

They are collectively referred to as ‘Poundland Andrew Tates’, a reference to the misogynistic influencer known as the ‘king of toxic masculinity’.

They seek to emulate Tate, 38, who encourages his largely male fan base to embrace the values of bravado, machismo and getting rich.

Elsa and Ed split in July last year amid allegations he cheated on her in retaliation for her deciding to go on the show.

When Elsa was involved with Ed, she appeared alongside him on social media and now has over 450,000 followers of her own accounts.

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