Seventies glam rocker Alvin Stardust is over the moon after becoming a father for the fourth time.

The 56-year-old, who comes from Wickford, was ''absolutely thrilled and delighted'' after his wife, 30-year-old Julie Paton, gave birth to baby daughter Millie Margaret May on Monday night at the Royal Surrey Hospital in Guildford.

Stardust, who shot to fame with hits such as My Coo-ca-Choo and So Near To Christmas, has three children from his two previous marriages.

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