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Dancing with the Stars contestant Jimmie Allen shares wonderful baby news

Congratulations to the family!

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Ahad Sanwari
Ahad Sanwari - New York
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Dancing with the Stars contestant Jimmie Allen felt the love of his colleagues and fans as he celebrated some incredible news.

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The country singer announced that his wife, Alexis Gale, had given birth to their second child together, a baby girl.

He made the announcement on his social media, sharing a lovely picture of himself with his wife and the newborn from the hospital.

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"Zara James Allen. The new addition to our family is here and we couldn't be happier to finally meet her. Alexis you're a champion, I love you and so thankful for you," he captioned the shot.

Jimmie was immediately flooded with congratulatory messages and support from fans and celebrities alike, with many from the music industry like Jojo, Raelynn, Willie Jones, and Melinda Doolittle wishing the family well.

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Many of his DWTS friends also sent him their love, including Jenna Johnson, Iman Shumpert, Matt James, Pasha Pashkov, Amanda Kloots, and Mel C.

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Jimmie and Alexis welcomed their second child together, a daughter named Zara

His partner, professional Emma Slater, shared the picture on her own social media and wrote: "They had their baby girl!!!! Zara James Allen born yesterday, and she is soooooo cute!!

"Congratulations @lexmarieallen & @jimmieallen, you're now a beautiful family of 5. So happy for you guys!!"

Emma shares a close friendship with the country singer as they've grown throughout the competition, recently also posting a screenshot of messages Jimmie had sent to her praising her talents as a dancer and choreographer.

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The Best Shot singer shares 19-month-old daughter Naomi with Alexis as well, and is also father to seven-year-old Aadyn from a previous relationship.

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Emma was among the many who congratulated the country singer

Jimmie revealed on the latest episode of DWTS that his wife was due for labor and that she was already "two centimeters" dilated by that point.

The 36-year-old singer opened Disney Week's Villains Night episode with a jazz routine to Bad Guy and received his season-best score of 35 out of a possible 40.

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