Beth Tweddle gives birth

eth Tweddle has given birth.

The former \'Dancing on Ice\' champion has become a mother for the first time after she and husband Andy Allen welcomed daughter Freya Allen into the world last Thursday (16.05.19), and the retired Olympian gymnast and her newborn are both "doing well".

The 34-year-old star wrote on Instagram: "Exciting news! Andy and I are delighted to welcome and introduce Freya Allen to the world. Born 16th May, both her and I are doing well. What an unbelievable feeling and we\'re looking forward to the amazing journey ahead x (sic)"

Beth took to Twitter in December to reveal she was expecting her first child in May.

She wrote: "Really excited to share the news that Andy and I are expecting our first child in May 2019 (sic)"

Beth also took to her Instagram account to share a picture of her Christmas tree, alongside which was a blackboard with a note which read: "Our greatest gift is due to be unwrapped May 2019"

The couple tied the knot in June last year in Cheshire, north west England, and the retired gymnast - who won bronze for Great Britain at the London 2012 Olympic Games on the uneven bars - described her big day as "magical".

She said: "The whole thing was just magical, more so than we ever could have imagined."

Beth\'s baby joy comes three years after a horror injury left her unable to walk or shower temporarily.

In 2016, during ski training for reality show \'The Jump\' she smashed into barriers while practicing a jump, resulting in her breaking her neck.

She was airlifted to hospital from the ski slope in Austria, and has since suffered flashbacks of the traumatic incident.

Last summer, she said: "There are still moments where I\'ll do something and it hits home that it happened. I\'m not 100 per cent better yet, physically or mentally."