Lily Collins and Charlie McDowell welcome first child via surrogacy – See first pic

New Delhi: Emily In Paris star Lily Collins has welcomed her first child with her husband Charlie McDowell via surrogacy. The couple announced the arrival of their daughter, Tove Jane McDowell, on social media. The actress, 35, and filmmaker, 41, shared the first picture of their baby girl on Instagram.

Lily Collins and Charlie McDowell first met on the sets of Gilded Rage in 2019 and they soon fell in love. Speaking on Live with Kelly and Mark, Collins admitted that she knew she wanted to marry him from the moment she met him. Let’s delve into further details!

It’s a baby girl for Lily Collins

The Emily in Paris star Lily Collins and her husband-filmmaker Charlie McDowell welcomed their first child, a baby girl named Tove Jane McDowell. The 35-year-old actress took to Instagram to share an adorable picture of her little girl, snuggled up in a bassinet and covered in a blanket, with Lily’s hand on her daughter. Sharing a joint post with Charlie, she wrote, “Welcome to the center of our world Tove Jane McDowell.”

She continued, “Words will never express our endless gratitude for our incredible surrogate and everyone who helped us along the way. We love you to the moon and back again.”

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According to TMZ, Lily Collins welcomed her daughter earlier this week in Northern California. In 2017, Lily opened up about wanting children in future. In an interview with US Weekly, she explained that the desire to start the family helped her overcome her struggle with eating disorders. She shared that she wanted children and didn’t want her past issues to affect her future.

About Lily and Charlie

Initially, Lily Collins and Charlie McDowell kept their relationship under wraps and made it Instagram official in August 2019. In 2020, Charlie, who is the son of Mary Steenburgen and Malcolm McDowell, proposed to Lily with a one-of-a-kind rose-cut diamond ring. A year later, the couple got married in a private ceremony.