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Ashley Banjo reveals baby daughter ‘takes after him’ in adorable snap

Like father, like daughter

Ashley Banjo has shared an adorable snap of himself relaxing with his newborn daughter and revealed she takes after him when it comes to food.

The Dancing On Ice judge was pictured at a table in a restaurant, looking quietly content with his baby, Rose Adura Banjo, fast asleep on his lap.

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Ashley appeared to have just finishing demolishing a huge bowl of pasta and reclined with his hands gently wrapped around his sleeping daughter.

He captioned the pic: “Both eaten… Both happy…

“And now it’s time for a nap dad… so just hold me while I sleep, OK!?

“She defo takes after me in the food department.”

Ashley married Fancesca in 2015

Ashley’s fans flooded the comments to tell him how lovely his little girl is.

One wrote, with a heart-eyes emoji: “Aww she’s so adorable.”

Someone else said: “She knows she’s safe and loved in her daddy’s Hands.”

Another noticed that Ashley’s hands looked huge in comparison to his baby, commenting: “The size of your hands holding your precious girl. If a picture could speak a thousands words. She’s adorable.”

A fourth wrote: “Those cheeks are made to have raspberries blown onto.”

Ashley’s wife, Francesca, gave birth to Rose in February.

Rose is Ashley’s first child

Announcing the news on Instagram, he shared a snap of his other half cradling the newborn in a hospital bed and told his followers: “Our beautiful daughter came into the world at 6:45pm on 21st February 2019, weighing a healthy 8lbs 13oz.

“Her name is Rose Adura Banjo. I am in the deepest love ever with my little family. @francescabanjo I love you and am so proud.”

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When he returned to his post as a judge on Dancing On Ice, Ashley told viewers he was “in love” with the newest addition to his family.

Hosts Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby congratulated him as they introduced the panel on his first show back, saying: “The person on the panel who has had the biggest week is Ashley who has become a daddy, congratulations!”

Ashley told them: “I am in love. I know she’s not technically watching, but Daddy will be home soon Rose, I love you.”

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Nancy Brown
Associate Editor