Joss Stone Shares 1st Photos of Her and Boyfriend Cody DaLuz’s Son Shackleton: ‘He’s a Lovely Little Guy’

24.11.2022 - 00:13 / usmagazine.com

Joss Stone and boyfriend Cody DaLuz are digging on their newborn son! Nearly one month after their little one’s arrival, the couple love being a family of four.

“Shack is doing great, he is a lovely little guy, growing strong and healthy,” Stone, 35, exclusively told Us Weekly of the pair’s son, Shackleton Stoker DaLuz. “I vaguely remember seeing Cody’s smiling face coming towards me and holding Shack [after his arrival] and thinking, ‘Oh my goodness, he looks just like Violet did.’”

The “Right to Be Wrong” songstress and the 31-year-old military vet, who also share 21-month-old daughter Violet, welcomed their second child on October 18 after a challenging childbirth.

“My uterus split after 32 hours of labor,” she recalled to Us. “It was going slowly but well up until that moment. Then, it was all a bit of a rush to get baby safe, luckily, I had the best docs in Tennessee on the team.”

Stone and DaLuz, who have been dating since 2020, opted for a unique name for their baby boy — one that has plenty of “gravitas.”

“Ernest Shackleton was a brave and noble British Antarctic explorer,” the England native explained of her little one’s moniker. “The story that struck me most was of the fact he risked his life to save his crew; It’s a great story. I wanted to give Shack a name that had gravitas, something he could be inspired by and also something that could be shortened [to Shack] and still sound cool. I hope he likes it!”

The Grammy winner announced in April that she and the Rhode Island native were expecting their second child, nearly one year after Violet was born.

“She is totally in love with him, always checking on him, giving him kisses and hugs and constantly trying to sneak into his crib just so she can carefully sit next to