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Rebel Wilson has revealed the birth of her first child, Royce Lillian, saying the baby girl was born in the past week via surrogacy.
The Australian actress made the announcement via social media earlier this morning, saying she was “beyond proud” to share the news with the world.
“I can’t even describe the love I have for her, she’s a beautiful miracle,” she said on Instagram.
“I am ready to give little Roycie all the love imaginable. I am learning quickly…much respect to all the Mums out there! Proud to be in your club.”
Wilson also went onto thank her surrogate for ensuring the safe delivery of her child.
“I am forever grateful to everyone who has been involved, (you know who you are), this has been years in the making…but particularly wanted to thank my gorgeous surrogate who carried her and birthed her with such grace and care.
“Thank you for helping me start my own family, it’s an amazing gift. The BEST gift!!”
Beyond proud to announce the birth of my first child, Royce Lillian, born this past week via surrogate ? she’s a little miracle! pic.twitter.com/KXH6FfqBYq
— Rebel Wilson (@RebelWilson) November 7, 2022
The news comes just days after fans thought Wilson and girlfriend Ramona Agruma were engaged.
Wilson denied the rumours saying on social media “Thanks for the well wishes but we are NOT engaged”.
The pair have been publicly together since April this year but revealing their relationship wasn’t without controversy.
Sydney Morning Herald columnist Andrew Hornery had inside information of the relationship and told Wilson she had two days to respond to his query.
Instead she revealed the relationship on Instagram, with Hornery writing an article the next day that stated it was a “big mistake” that she opted to reveal it herself.
The 42-year-old actress said she felt pressure from to “out” herself.
“I just thought it was kind of grubby behaviour,” she said.
“Basically, with the situation where a journalist is threatening to out you, you’ve got to hurry, and some people we didn’t get a chance to tell before it came out publicly. And that’s not ideal.”
The Australian Press Council agreed with the comedian in a ruling last week, saying that there was a breach of privacy, a core principal of the Press Council.
“The tenor of the publication’s communications with Ms Wilson concerning a deeply personal matter, and the associated commentary on a matter which had no apparent connection to her public activities, intruded on her reasonable expectations of privacy,” the council said.
“The council considers that, taken collectively, the article’s reference to ‘outing’ same-sex celebrity couples, its reference to giving Ms Wilson two days to respond to information concerning her relationship, and its forthright criticism of her for not responding, was likely to cause substantial offence and distress.”
