West Ham United's Andy Carroll, fiancee Billi Mucklow welcome baby boy

Andy Carroll's fiancee Billi Mucklow has given birth to the couple's baby boy.

The West Ham United striker and the former The Only Way Is Essex reality star announced the news by posting photos of their young family on Instagram.

Alongside the picture, which shows Carroll cradling his son, the footballer wrote: "Welcome To The World Little AC!! 9 Months Of Cooking And What A Wonderful Job You Have Done @billimucklow."

Mucklow wrote: "Welcome To The World Our Beautiful Baby Boy @andytcarroll You Are My Rock Love My Boys More Than Anything Best Feeling In The World! #BabyCarroll #LittleAC."

The couple got engaged in November last year.

A photo posted by Andy Carroll (@andytcarroll) on Jun 15, 2015 at 9:36am PDT