Hilary Duff welcomes fourth child and reveals unique baby name
Actress Hilary Duff has announced the arrival of her fourth child, revealing the unique name for her baby girl.
The newborn is her third child with husband Matthew Koma, who she also welcomed Mae James, two, and Banks Violet, five, with.
Duff, 36, also shares son Luca, 11, with her ex-husband Mike Comrie.
Taking to Instagram, the Lizzie McGuire star introduced her daughter, Townes Meadow Bair, in a series of black and white photos of the water birth
Revealing the tot was born on May 3, she also penned alongside the post: “Townes Meadow Bair, now we know why she made us wait so long… She was perfecting those Cheeks!
“I have been dreaming of holding you in my arms for months and the past 5 days of getting to know you, stare at you and smell you has been pure moments of magic.
“We all love you like you’ve been here all along beauty.”
After sharing her joyous news, fans and famous faces rushed to celebrate the new arrival in the comments.
One fan penned: “Omg I’m crying for you!!!!!! Congratulations and welcome sweet baby!!!!”
“Sweet little baby Townes!!! Congratulations to you all. Love you!!,” another penned.
A third added: “AHHHH she is absolutely beautiful and congratulations Hilary, Matthew and Family!! I am so happy for y’all.”
Duff confirmed her pregnancy at the end of last year, while sharing a snippet of her family’s Christmas card on social media.
The front of the card showed the star clad in pink pyjamas while cradling her baby bump beside her husband, their two daughters and her son.
“So much for a silent night,” was written across the front while a message inside added: “Buckle up buttercups! We’re adding one more to this crazy crew!”
Duff previously admitted that “4 kids is a truly wild choice”, in an Instagram tribute to Koma.
She wrote: “While you rage the farmers market with the kids after 4 nights of shows and late nights so I can get some sleep and not hear mom mom mama mommy mooooom just know this only works because of you.
“Also on a separate note… Why can I sleep during the day this late in pregnancy and not at night.”
Duff also bemoaned how long her pregnancy had lasted, sharing photos from an acupuncture session and saying she was “gently trying to give baby the eviction notice”.
The actress is best known for playing the title role in US comedy series Lizzie McGuire and the spin-off movie, as well as the film A Cinderella Story.
Recently she has starred in the TV series Younger and How I Met Your Father, a spin-off of the hit series How I Met Your Mother.
