NEW YORK: British supermodelhas become theof aat the age of 50, she said Tuesday in a surprise announcement on Instagram.
‘A beautiful little blessing has chosen me to be her mother,’ she wrote alongside a photograph of her hand cradling a tiny pair of infant feet.
‘So honoured to have this gentle soul in my life,’ she continued, adding that there were ‘no words to describe the lifelong bond that I now share with you my angel. There is no greater love.’
did not give more details.
She had spoken previously about becoming a mother, telling the Evening Standard magazine in 2017 that ‘I think about having children all the time.’
But she added that ‘with the way science is I think I can do it when I want.’
Celebrities were quick to offer their congratulations.
‘Oh my God!!!!! Today is the day?? How absolutely incredible. How lucky she is and how lucky you are! What a wonderful Mother you will be. Blessings all around,’ wrote designer Marc Jacobs on Instagram.
‘oh my goodness congrats lady! What a blessing!!!’ said actress Zoe Saldana.
YouTube, where Campbell has launched her own channel, also chimed in.
‘Such beautiful news, massive congratulations Naomi,’ the video sharing site’s official Instagram account posted.
The jet-setting, barrier-breaking model still poses for magazine covers, in between charity and NGO work – particularly in Africa – and reality TV appearances.
In 2019, when asked about children bymagazine, she replied: ‘Not yet – I’ll see what the universe brings me.’
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New Beginnings
The year gone by has been a challenging one. The coronavirus pandemic triggered feelings of uncertainty, anxiety, and loss of life and livelihood. The world over, people struggled to hold themselves and their families together.
Amidst this pall of doom, there was some cheer as celebrities across the world of sports, showbiz and entertainment welcomed their tiniest members. From the youngest Reliance heir to Elon Musk’s seventh son, several couples announced new beginnings.
Here’s a round-up of all celebrity babies who entered the world against a pandemic backdrop.
Cameron’s Angel
In early January, Cameron Diaz took to Instagram to reveal that she’d welcomed her first child – a daughter named Raddix Chloe Wildflower – with husband Benji Madden. People magazine reported that using Wildflower is Diaz’s way of thanking her ‘Charlie’s Angels’ co-star Drew Barrymore whose autobiography is titled ‘Wildflower’. The two actresses have been thick since they acted together.
The couple, while posting on Instagram, had refused to post any baby pictures, as a “mark of respect to the little one’s privacy”.
A Daisy Blooms
Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom turned parents in August as they welcomed baby daughter Daisy Dove. The 36-year-old Perry, who was earlier briefly married to Russell Brand, became a mom for the first time. The singer and ‘American Idol’ judge and her actor husband, citing privacy concerns, have not posted any baby pictures online of the new member.
In October, daddy dearest gave a peek into his life with Daisy during an interview with Ellen DeGeneres. In the interview, the ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ star revealed how he had been scoring ‘daddy points’ after helping to get Daisy to sleep. Bloom has a nine-year-old son, Flynn, from an earlier marriage with Miranda Kerr.
Another Musk Is Here
Two months into the lockdown, Elon Musk, again, made news. This time for different reasons. On May 6, the 49-year-old Space X CEO announced on Twitter that he and his partner, Canadian singer Grimes, had become parents to a baby boy. After the couple confirmed that they had decided to name the kid X Æ A-12, it became a Twitter trend.
Grimes, whose real name is Claire Boucher, then explained to fans and followers that Æ, a ligature of a and e known as ash, appeared in Latin and Old English but has mostly fallen out of use. However, in some languages such as Danish, Norwegian and Icelandic, Æ is classed as a letter. The singer has used Æ before, naming a song on her latest album 4ÆM. The A-12 is a Lockheed plane built for the CIA, possibly hinting at Musk’s love for gadgets in the sky.
The Phoenix Rises
In September, the world came to know about Joaquin Phoenix and Rooney Mara’s baby boy, River. Two months later, in an op-ed for People, the couple talk about raising their son for the first time. The couple, who first met during the filming of ‘Her’ in 2012, named the child River, after Phoenix’s younger brother who passed away at the age of 23.
Earlier this year, Mara, who never made her pregnancy official, stepped out with a visible bump. In July 2019, she was spotted sporting a dazzling jewel on her ring finger, fuelling engagement rumours. Since then, the couple have been seen together at the Golden Globes and Oscars red carpet.