Love Island's Jack Keating has revealed he is co-parenting his newborn daughter with his ex as he spoke about becoming a father for the first time on Friday.
The son of Irish singer Ronan Keating shocked fans earlier this week when he shared a photo of himself cradling to tot to his Instagram, announcing the birth.
Having entered Love Island's famous Casa Amor in July, viewers of the show gathered Jack, 23, had conceived his daughter before finding fame in the villa.
Addressing the speculation for the first time, Jack confirmed that he and mother, Keely Iqbal 'are not together,' after MailOnline exclusively revealed her identity.
He explained that despite their split they indented to raise the child together and shared his exciting for his 'new chapter.'
Doting dad: Love Island's Jack Keating, 23, has revealed he is co-parenting his newborn daughter with his ex as he spoke about becoming a father for the first time on Friday
Jack told The Sun: 'My daughter's mother and I are not together, however we look forward to co-parenting and giving our little girl the best support system that she needs.
'This is an exciting new chapter for me and my family and I am completely besotted already.
'I am so grateful for the opportunity to be a father and give my daughter the most amazing life.'
Keely works as an artist designing custom trainer designs and greeting cards and kept her fans in the loop during her pregnancy by sharing various bump snaps.
She describes herself as 'Mummy. Artist. Sneakerhead' on her business' Instagram profile.
Keely and Jack were not believed to be together, with Jack insisting earlier this month that he was 'still single and ready to mingle.'
Fans have gathered that Jack conceived his daughter before finding fame on Love Island, due to the fact he entered the villa eight months ago.
It comes after Jack shocked his fans on Thursday when he announced he'd welcomed a baby, having not mentioned a child before.
New mum: Addressing the speculation for the first time, Jack confirmed that he and mother, Keely Iqbal 'are not together,' after MailOnline exclusively revealed her identity
On screen: Having entered Love Island's famous Casa Amor in July, viewers of the show previously gathered that Jack had conceived his daughter before finding fame in the villa
Sharing a black and white snap, he captioned the image: 'Welcome to the world my little Princess.'
As friends congratulated the Love Island star and his partner, Keely responded with a heart. She also liked all the messages of support from his famous family members.
MailOnline has contacted Jack's representatives for further comment.
Jack's parents Ronan and his ex-wife Yvonne Connolly were quick to publicly congratulate son Jack after he shocked fans with the surprise baby announcement.
Jack had not been public about a romantic relationship, yet Ronan and Yvonne, 49 - who divorced in 2015 after 17 years of marriage - didn't address any speculation as they instead shared sweet messages of support.
Lovely: Jack told The Sun : 'My daughter's mother and I are not together, however we look forward to co-parenting and giving our little girl the best support system that she needs'
It is the first grandchild for father-of-five Ronan, 46, who called his granddaughter a 'little cutie'.
The Irish singer shares eldest child Jack with his ex-wife, Yvonne, who's also a mum to Missy, 22, and Ali, 17, from the couple's 12-year marriage.
Yvonne wrote on Jack's post: 'I miss her so much already'.
Jack looked every inch the doting dad in the snaps as he looked down adoringly at the little one who he cradled in his arms.
His pals and other Love Island stars were quick to congratulate him, as Paige Thorne wrote: 'Congratulations hunny!!'
Ronan's second wife and Jack's step mother Storm replied with a series of heart emojis under the post.
The Magic Radio Breakfast host has been with wife, Australian fashion designer, Storm, 40, since 2010 and the pair have children Cooper, five, and Coco, two, together.
Grandparents: Ronan Keating and his ex-wife Yvonne Connolly were quick to publicly congratulate son Jack (pictured in 2009)
Ronan's second wife and Jack's step mother Storm replied with a series of heart emojis under the post.
Fans also took to the comments of Jack's post to share their congratulations but noted that the 'math ain't mathing'.
Prior to entering the Love Island villa eight months ago, Jack said: 'I've been single for a long time, probably 4 or 5 years now and I've really been missing that spark that I haven't been getting on the dating scene, like I've been dating for a long time.
'And I just thought why not? Hopefully I'll get a connection with somebody and see what happens.'
One follower said: 'I’m so confused. The maths isn’t adding up'.
Another echoed: 'I know I’m bad at maths, but the math ain’t mathing on this at all!!! Love Island isn’t even 9 months ago yet. I mean I know accidents happen but….'
A third added: 'So did he have a gf when he was in Love Island correct me if I'm wrong it said he was in the villa 8 months ago and a baby takes 9 ?!'
A fourth accused: 'So you went on a show to find love not thinking about the girl you got pregnant'.
And a fifth agreed, writing: 'Someone was carrying your baby when you went on Love Island? You're joking.'
While a sixth explained: 'yeah so he must of got the mum pregnant in June then went into LI (Casa) in July. Unless he waited until he came out of LI and baby's been born a month early.'
It comes after Jack spoke to The Independent this month and insisted: 'I’m still single and ready to mingle. I’m on Hinge [the dating app], but I don’t use it too seriously. I dip in every once in a while and I’m enjoying being single.'
He added: 'People think my account is fake. I’m verified, but they still believe I’m a catfish who’s stolen someone else’s photos. I’m like: "Trust me – I’m the real deal."'
He also admitted to going on Dinner Dates on ITV in his quest for love, saying: 'I just did Dinner Dates with ITV, and that comes out in March. Filming took a couple of weeks and I met some nice girls and ate some nice food, so it was a full experience.'
Arrival: Jack entered Casa Amor alongside Deji Adeniyi, 25, Josh Le Grove, 22, George Tasker, 23, Samuel Agbiji, 22, and Billy Brown, 23, in the 2022 summer series
Jack entered Love Island's Casa Amor villa alongside Deji Adeniyi, 25, Josh Le Grove, 22, George Tasker, 23, Samuel Agbiji, 22, and Billy Brown, 23, in the 2022 summer series.
The Dublin-born influencer confessed to being unlucky in love at the time and had hoped signing up to Love Island would mark the end of his dating woes.
He said: 'I've been single now for a long time, probably four or five years now and I've really been missing that spark that I haven't been getting on the dating scene.
'I've been dating for a long time, and I just thought "why not?" Hopefully, I'll get a connection with somebody and see what happens.'
