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Lily Collins and Charlie McDowell Welcome First Baby Via Surrogate
Lily Collins's roadworthy to motherhood is afloat of amour.
The Emily successful Paris star and her hubby Charlie McDowell welcomed baby miss Tove Jane McDowell through an "incredible surrogate," the mates announced connected Jan. 31.
"Words volition ne'er explicit our endless gratitude," they wrote successful a associated Instagram post, adding successful a saccharine connection to their daughter, "We emotion you to the satellite and backmost again."
Lily and Charlie's caller summation comes 5 years aft the commencement of their emotion story, which began successful 2019 connected the acceptable of his movie Guilded Rage.
"It was 1 of those situations wherever I knew the 2nd I met him that I wanted to beryllium his woman 1 day," the histrion shared during a 2020 quality connected Live with Kelly and Ryan. "So, it was conscionable a substance of when, really."
One twelvemonth aft going nationalist with their relationship, Lily became a measurement person to her matrimony manifestation erstwhile the manager proposed with a cushion chopped engagement ring during a roadworthy travel to New Mexico.
"It was each precise overmuch pre-planned," she noted. "He acceptable the full happening up without maine knowing."
In September 2021, Lily and Charlie tied the knot astatine Relais & Châteaux's Dunton Hot Springs edifice successful Colorado, with the bride walking down the aisle successful a customized Ralph Lauren gown featuring a laced hood. Though determination was a 40-guest headdress astatine the woodsy ceremony, it nevertheless boasted prima powerfulness arsenic Lily's dad Phil Collins, her Emily successful Paris costar Ashley Park arsenic good arsenic Charlie's ma Mary Steenburgen and stepdad Ted Danson watched the bride and groom speech vows.
"At my son's wedding, helium whispered thing to [Lily] during the vows that nary of america heard," Mary recounted to The Knot successful a 2023 interview. "I loved that truthful overmuch due to the fact that they claimed that small moment. Much of it was shared with us, but that small infinitesimal was conscionable betwixt the 2 of them and I thought that was truly beautiful."
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And overmuch similar their wedding vows, the 2 person mostly kept their family plans to themselves, with Charlie teasing to E! News successful October that they "would similar to determination into that adjacent stage" soon.
"I would autumn into a acheronian spread of nothingness without her," helium gushed of Lily. "She’s amazing."
Likewise, the Mirror Mirror alum is caput implicit heels for Charlie.
"We tin benignant of conquer anything," she told E! successful 2022. "We've been done truthful galore changes globally, personally, and to beryllium capable to person a spouse adjacent to you that makes you laughter successful times erstwhile you request it the astir and helps you emotionally get done things."
As Lily and Charlie instrumentality their archetypal steps successful parenthood, support speechmaking for much celeb couples who welcomed babies via surrogate.
John Legend & Chrissy Teigen
The mates welcomed babe boy Wren Alexander Stephens in June 2023 aft Chrissy gave commencement to older children Luna, Miles and Esti.
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Naomi Campbell
The supermodel confirmed successful June 2024 that she welcomed some her daugther successful 2021 and her lad successful 2023 via surrogate.
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Casey Wilson & David Caspe
The Happy Endings duo welcomed their 3rd child—a babe miss named Frances Rose—with assistance from an "angel" surrogate, Casey shared successful January 2023. "A ample origin of surrogacy was my postpartum slump that I had done some kids," she said. "It's really a precise beardown prime to marque erstwhile you're parenting different kids, and for myself."
Nick Jonas & Priyanka Chopra
"We are overjoyed to corroborate that we person welcomed a babe via surrogate," the vocalist and histrion shared in January 2022. E! News aboriginal confirmed they named her Malti Marie Chopra Jonas.
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Khloe Kardashian & Tristan Thompson
In July 2022, The Kardashians prima welcomed a babe boy, Tatum Thompson, via surrogate with the NBA player, though the brace divided soon aft their lad was conceived.
Rebel Wilson
The Pitch Perfect prima welcomed a girl named Royce Lillian successful November 2022, penning astatine the time, "I can't adjacent picture the emotion I person for her, she's a beauteous miracle!"
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Paris Hilton & Carter Reum
The couple, who wed successful 2021, welcomed their archetypal kid together, a babe lad named Phoenix, via surrogate successful January 2023.
Alec & Hilaria Baldwin
In March 2021, the histrion and his woman announced the arrival of babe no. 6, a girl named Lucia. A root adjacent to the couple confirmed to E! News she was calved via surrogate.
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Kristen Wiig & Avi Rothman
The Bridesmaids prima and her hubby welcomed twins via surrogate successful 2020.
Kandi Burruss
The Real Housewives of Atlanta prima welcomed daughter Blaze Tucker via surrogate successful Nov. 2019.
Kim Kardashian & Kanye West
Following 2 high-risk pregnancies, The Kardashians prima and the rapper, who person since divorced, enlisted the assistance of a gestational bearer to invited girl Chicago West successful January 2018 and and a babe boy, Psalm West, successful May 2019.
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Gabrielle Union & Dwyane Wade
The Bring It On star and the retired NBA subordinate welcomed a steadfast babe girl, Kaavia, via surrogate connected Nov. 7, 2018. "Our occurrence babe arrived past nighttime via surrogate and 11/7 volition everlastingly beryllium etched successful our hearts arsenic the astir loveliest of each the beauteous days," the actress shared.
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Andy Cohen
The Watch What Happens Live host became a first-time dada with the accomplishment of his son, Benjamin Allen successful February 2019. "I'm successful love," helium wrote connected Instagram, adding, "And speechless. And eternally grateful to an unthinkable surrogate. And I'm a dad. Wow." Three years later, girl Lucy joined their family.
Tyra Banks
The supermodel and Erik Asla welcomed their archetypal child, York Banks Asla, via a surrogate successful 2016.
Neil Patrick Harris
The histrion and husband David Burtka welcomed their twins Gideon and Harper via a surrogate successful 2010.
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Nicole Kidman & Keith Urban
The couple welcomed daughter Faith successful December 2010 via a surrogate. She joined the pair's first child together, daughter Sunday Rose, and Kidman's eldest children with ex Tom Cruise, Connor and Isabella.
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Sarah Jessica Parker & Matthew Broderick
The Sex and the City prima and the Ferris Bueller's Day Off alum welcomed twins Tabitha and Loretta in 2009. They joined large brother James.
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Elton John
The legendary British vocalist and hubby David Furnish welcomed sons Zachary and Elijah via surrogate successful 2010 and 2013, respectively.
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Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show big and woman Nancy Juvonen welcomed 2 daughters, Winnie and Frances, via a surrogate successful 2013 and 2014.
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Elizabeth Banks
The Pitch Perfect star and husband Max Handelman welcomed 2 sons, Felix and Magnus, via a surrogate successful 2011 and 2012.
Lucy Liu
In 2015, the notoriously private Charlie's Angel histrion announced the commencement of her son, Rockwell Lloyd Liu, via surrogate.
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Ricky Martin
The Latin performer became a begetter to twins Matteo and Valentino successful 2008.
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Jordana Brewster
The Fast & Furious prima and then-husband Andrew Form welcomed two sons, Julian and Rowan, via a surrogate successful 2013 and 2016.
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Ellen Pompeo
The Grey's Anatomy prima and husband Chris Ivery revealed successful 2014 they precocious welcomed girl Sienna via surrogate. The histrion gave commencement to their archetypal child, girl Stella, successful 2009, and the mates welcomed a 3rd child, son Eli, successful 2016.
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Ryan Murphy
The Glee creator and hubby David Miller welcomed sons, Logan and Ford via a surrogate successful 2012 and 2014, and lad Griffin joined their household successful 2020.
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George Lucas
The Star Wars creator and wife Mellody Hobson welcomed their archetypal child, daughter Everest, via a surrogate in 2013.
Shayne Lamas
In 2015, a twelvemonth aft suffering a miscarriage, The Bachelor prima and Lorenzo Lamas' daughter Shayne Lamas and husband Nik Richie welcomed their 2nd child, lad Lyon, via a surrogate —the world star's stepmother, Shawna Craig. The kid joined large sister Press Dahl.
Amy Smart
After battling fertility struggles for years, the histrion and husband Carter Oosterhouse welcomed daughter Flora via surrogate successful December 2016.
Katey Sagal
The Married...With Children star and hubby Kurt Sutter welcomed daughter Esme Louise successful 2007 via a surrogate.
Lisa Hochstein
The Real Housewives of Miami star struggled with infertility earlier she and hubby Lenny Hochstein welcomed their archetypal child, lad Logan, via a surrogate successful 2015. Just a fewer years later, girl Elle joined their family.
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