Reality star Irene Major has announced that she has given birth to her ninth child with her oil magnate husband, teasing that she could still expand her family further.

The 43-year-old British-Cameroonian model married Canadian businessman Sam Malin in 1998 and the couple live in Ingress Abbey, a massive 19th-century mansion in Kent.

Speaking exclusively to FEMAIL, the mother of nine, who modeled nude for Playboy during her last pregnancy, revealed that she welcomed baby boy Oscar 10 weeks ago.

Irene said her son’s name, which is a nod to Hollywood, was an obvious choice for her this time around.

She joked: ‘Since I haven’t been given the Oscar I deserve, I gave myself one!’

Reality star Irene Major and her husband, oil magnate Sam Malin, recently welcomed their ninth baby boy, Oscar, who is now almost 10 weeks old. Taking it easy, the couple have not ruled out having another child.

Following in the footsteps of Meghan Markle and Princess Eugenie, Irene decided to give birth at London’s exclusive Portland Hospital.

Portland childbirth packages start from £15,000 and can cost up to £20,000.

The staff offer 24-hour room service in their luxurious work suites, which come complete with Molton Brown toiletries and four-poster cots.

New parents are treated to a meal to celebrate the safe delivery of their child, with a menu that includes options of lobster, oysters, foie gras, champagne and afternoon tea, all served on silver trays.

‘I call [the Portland] my mini spa,’ said the former X Factor star. “I check in like I’m going to the spa!”

Despite now having a family the size of a football team, Irene, who previously appeared on Channel 5’s Billionaire Babies, insisted she wasn’t in the least bit overwhelmed while waiting for Oscar.

Irene said: “Throughout the entire pregnancy, it was pure emotion.”

“When I went to the hospital to give birth, it was the holidays, so all the children were at home.”

L-R: Samantha, 23, Mona-Swan, eight, Noah, five, Sam Main, Jordan, three, Irene, Mason, four, Lincoln, 11, Lulu-Marie, 15, and Pearl, 13

Irene and Sam pictured with their nine children outside their Ingress Abbey mansion in Kent earlier this year.

Irene, who is herself one of nine children, is delighted to have also had four girls and five boys as her mother.

Irene and Sam’s eldest daughter, Samantha, is now 23, while their second, Lulu-Marie, is 15. She was followed by a third daughter, Pearl, who is now 13.

Lincoln, 11, is the first child, followed by Mona-Swan, eight. Noah, the couple’s sixth child, is five years old, while Mason is three. Jordan followed him and, lastly, Oscar.

She continued: ‘Being raised in a big family, there will be some people who will be put off, but to me she has always been an inspiration.

It’s not that I wanted to do it exactly the same way, but I think that having nine children like my mother is special. It definitely passed the slack somehow.

What’s more, Irene did not hesitate when asked what she likes the most about having so many children.

British-Cameroonian reality star Irene Major, wife of Canadian oil magnate Sam Malin, with whom she lives in their 47-room mansion in Kent, has become the first black woman from the African continent to grace the cover of Playboy Czech Republic on its 30th anniversary

Talking about her enviable figure after having eight children, Irene said she sets a goal of being able to wear her favorite pre-pregnancy clothes again within six months of giving birth.

She continued: ‘The joy, the noise. I love being around all these innocent souls. I learn a lot from my children.

And then there are birthdays. There is a celebration almost every month, if you also include our birthdays.

Despite the fact that she welcomed Oscar only 10 weeks ago, Irene does not rule out having more children in the future.

“They are all a miracle,” she says. ‘The Most High has given them all and he decides. He will send a little voice.

The Malins are known for their lavish lifestyle and call themselves Lord and Lady Hailes, after a dilapidated £250,000 Scottish castle called Hailes, which they bought in 2008, came with a feudal barony.

Irene, who calls herself Queen of Ingress on Instagram, has appeared on several Channel 5 reality shows including Billionaire Babies and said she is proud to represent her home continent and ‘African beauty’.

Following in the footsteps of Meghan Markle and Princess Eugenie, Irene decided to give birth at London’s exclusive Portland Hospital (pictured)

Left: Meghan Markle and Prince Harry with baby Archie in 2018. Right: Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank with their son August in February 221.

Before Covid, Irene, who was crowned Miss Lions Cameroon in 1995, and her husband, a Canadian geological engineer, used to enjoy extravagant date nights, once chartering a private plane to Paris at a cost of £1,500, drinking champagne throughout the way, to go shopping and enjoy a fancy dinner.

The couple, who met while Sam was on a business trip to Irene’s home country of Cameroon, spent much of the pandemic at Ingress Abbey, which they reportedly bought for £1.6m in 2012 and spent twice as much renovating it. .

Irene said: ‘We have been very focused at home. Without traveling. The eight kids have been home for much of the pandemic and we haven’t had any help with home repairs or anything.”

The Gothic Revival farmhouse dates from 1833 and was built on the site of a 14th-century mansion belonging to Princess Madeline Devis.

Irene admitted that she was happy just having one child, hence the seven-year age difference between her first daughter, Samantha, 21, and her second, Lulu-Marie, 13.

“But then more kept coming and it was very easy with the kids playing together and us implementing scalable routines,” he said.

She became the first black woman from the African continent to appear on the cover of Playboy Czech Republic on its 30th anniversary.

Speaking then about her enviable figure after having eight children, Irene said she sets a goal of being able to wear her favorite pre-pregnancy clothes again within six months of giving birth.

Irene is also a former X Factor contestant; She forged a pop career with Ella’s sister Elsa, creating the group Major in 2012. She auditioned for the ITV talent show in 2014 and faced the six-chair challenge, with Louis Walsh as the mentor. her.

Irene previously sparked controversy when she admitted to lightening her skin. She told the Daily Mail in 2014: ‘A skin lightening regimen has been a part of my life pretty much since I was born.

“There are many different types of African skin, from dark charcoal to a lighter version, and you grow up knowing that the lightest women are the prettiest. It’s just a fact.

She made headlines again in 2018 when she removed her wig on This Morning while defending her decision to lighten her skin.

During a debate with TV presenter AJ Odudu, who questioned his reasons for wanting paler skin, he said he shouldn’t have to listen to someone with ‘fake hair’ tell him what he should look like, before suddenly removing his own.

She exclaimed, ‘You are Nigerian, right? Take off your wig, let’s show them Africa!

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