Rebel Wilson stunned fans on Monday by announcing the surrogate birth of her first child.
The 42-year-old Australian actress, who has previously spoken openly about her reproductive issues, posted a charming first photo of her newborn daughter, Royce Lillian, on Instagram, with the tiny beauty covering her face with her palm and wearing unicorn socks and a light pink onesie.
“Beyond proud to announce the birth of my first child, Royce Lillian, born this past week via surrogate ?” Wilson captioned the shot. “I can’t even describe the love I have for her, she’s a beautiful miracle! 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!!”
The new mom is excited to give her daughter “all the love imaginable” and adds that she’s “learning quickly.”
“Much respect to all the Mums out there! Proud to be in your club. ???” Wilson concluded her post.
Wilson’s path has been long, and she has been open with her followers about her wish to have a child.
Wilson declared 2020 her “Year of Health” to increase her reproductive prospects.
“That’s, kind of, what started it, if I lost some excess weight, it would give me a better chance for freezing eggs and have the eggs be a better quality,” she said on an Instagram Live in 2021. “So that’s what, at first, it wasn’t even really myself, it was more thinking of the future mini-me really.”
In an emotional post in May 2021, she also revealed that she’d had a setback in her reproductive journey.
“? I got some bad news today and didn’t have anyone to share it with…but I guess I gotta tell someone,” she wrote on Instagram at the time.
Wilson is now involved with Ramona Agruma. She has not stated if Agruma would be a co-parent in the life of her child.