RAPPER Example has shared the first picture of his adorable baby son Lucas – as well as a sweet tattoo tribute to the tot.
The Changed The Way You Kiss Me hitmaker took to his Instagram grid to post a gallery of images of his new arrival, kicking off with a snap showing him posting a tender kiss on his head.
The pair then shared a cuddle before Example, 42, showcased an image of his partner holding their little boy, named Lucas Winter Cox Gleave, close.
He arrived into the world on January 1 and, as such, Example, real name Elliot Gleave, has had his birth date tattooed onto his forearm.
The London-born chart star has two older sons, Ennio, seven, and Evander, 10, with their birth dates already inked onto his body.
The Kickstarts vocalist was flooded with positive comments from fans after sharing his tender first moments with Lucas.
One fan took to the comments section alongside his “times of recent” upload to write: “Such lovely pictures.”
Another put: “Glad to see you’re doing all well.”
A third then wrote: “Congratulations @example great photos.
“Good work on the Masked Singer. Hopefully catch up with you in the Summer.”
BEAR UNMASKED
Their comments came after the record company founder was exposed as the man behind the Bear mask on the ITV reality series.
Fans had hailed the character the “easiest guess of the season” – particularly after panelist Mo Gilligan, 36, told how he knew the man behind the mask in person.
The character – who performed Shaboozey song Tipsy among others – gave hints about Australia, football and yawning, leading fans to suspect the animal is in fact London rapper Example.
One fan gushed over its simple identity and put: “Masked Singer, Bear is 100 per cent example (Elliot Gleave)!
“He’s a Fulham fan, he has a song with Ed Sheeran about chicken and he’s got a song called Kickstart. He’s the easiest one!”
Who won The Masked Singer 2025?
Much to the delight of telly fans, The Masked Singer came back in 2025.
Twelve celebrities were hidden behind intricate costumes, with their identities concealed.
Pufferfish – This year’s winner had flawless vocals throughout the competition. West End powerhouse Samantha Barks told the audience she’d loved every second of the series.
Dressed Crab – Former American football player turned jazz singer Gregory Porter was the man behind the crustacean. He duetted with Keala Settle, who previously competed as Air Fryer, in the final.
Wolf – Wet Wet Wet heartthrob Marti Pellow was unmasked as the rugged character. McFly’s Danny Jones, who won last year’s show as Piranha, was on the panel in the final and paid his respects to the Scottish crooner.
Bush – she didn’t fool viewers and the judges were so close, but Bush was in fact EastEnders legend Natalie Cassidy. Davina McCall came closest, guessing Morgana Robinson, who does a mean impression of the Sonia actress
Bear – another success for new judge Maya Jama as she guessed correctly that the singing Bear was none other than singer, songwriter Example – real name Elliot Gleave.
Snail – this singer certainly fooled the judges as the mask was lifted to reveal Andrea Corr. Jonathan Ross admitted to being a huge fan of The Corrs.
Kingfisher – everyone was convinced this was Harry Hill, but the mask was lifted to reveal artist Sir Grayson Perry, who is known for his alter-ego Claire.
Teeth – this character baffled judges and viewers with their changing voice. They were finally unmasked as former Bake Off host Mel Giedroyc. None of the panel managed to guess it was her.
Tattoo – despite Davina McCall saying “you sound the same” after this character was unmasked, none of the judges guessed it was 80s singer Carol Decker, whose hit China In Your Hand was a No1 hit for five weeks.
Toad In The Hole – a massive diva strop saw the character storm off the stage after the judges voted them off. They later returned to be unmasked as singer Macy Gray.
Pegasus – the mythical horse was revealed to be Prue Leith, with judge Jonathan Ross correctly guessing her identity.
Spag Bol – this character was first to be unmasked and was none other than Good Morning Britain host Kate Garraway.
Plus there was one extra unmasking this season, with Giant Joel – a caricature of host Joel Dommett – unveiled as double-double Olympic champion Sir Mo Farah.
Previously, Mo had said: “I’ve seen some music clues, I’ve seen they can do different types of music genres.
“I see under there I think it’s my friend Example.”
Example then revealed the real reason he signed up for the series after he was revealed in a brutal double unmasking.
Example responded to one fan: “My kids told me to do it.
“And I love performing. And they pay you.”
