Television Actress Welcomes Baby Girl

Shameless star Tina Malone and her husband Paul Chase have welcomed their first child together, a baby girl called Flame. The 50-year-old actress, who fell pregnant after undergoing IVF treatment, took to Twitter yesterday to make the announcement. She wrote: “proud to announce the arrival of our BABY GIRL, cant wait to spend xmas as a family.xxxx [sic]”. Tina, who also has a daughter called Danielle (33) from a previous relationship, told Daybreak recently: “I’d always wanted another child but the time was never right. You know what, you could drop dead tomorrow.” She added: “My mum always said I don’t do things by halves. I was pregnant at 17 and now I’m 50 and pregnant and it’s wonderful.” Tina (50) and Paul (31) have just welcomed their first child together.