'One Direction' singer Louis Tomlinson announces birth of son on Twitter

LOS ANGELES: One Direction star Louis Tomlinson has confirmed the birth of his baby son.

In a series of tweets, the singer gushed about the newborn boy whose mother is his ex-girlfriend Briana Jungwirth, reported Ace Showbiz.

He wrote:

I'm pleased to say my baby son was born yesterday :) 👶 He is healthy and pretty amazing :) I'm very happy!!

— Louis Tomlinson (@Louis_Tomlinson) January 23, 2016

He seemed to enjoy his new role as a father for he wrote later:

🎧 Daddy daddy cool

— Louis Tomlinson (@Louis_Tomlinson) January 23, 2016

The 24-year-old singer also put up three smiley faces.

:) :) :)

— Louis Tomlinson (@Louis_Tomlinson) January 23, 2016

The singer was spotted for the first time since the birth of the baby at a sunglass store in Los Angeles. Sporting casual look, he was accompanied by a female friend.

Tomlinson and Jungwirth got together in May 2015 after he broke up with longterm girlfriend Eleanor Calder. The pregnancy news spread in July but the couple were no longer together.

He is now reportedly dating actress Danielle Campbell.