Avril Lavigne has announced the birth of her first child.
The “Complicated” singer, 42, revealed on Instagram Friday that she welcomed a baby girl with an unnamed partner. She shared the news alongside the first photographs of her newborn daughter.
“Our Mini F—ing Princess has arrived 🎀👑🍼🩷,” Lavigne wrote on Instagram.
The post included multiple images introducing her child to the world. One photograph showed Lavigne and her partner each holding one of their daughter’s tiny hands. Another captured the Canadian singer cradling the infant, who was dressed in a cheetah-print outfit.
A third image offered a glimpse of family life to come: three pairs of Vans sneakers arranged together, seemingly representing Lavigne, her mystery partner, and their new daughter.
The identity of Lavigne’s partner remains undisclosed. The father was not named in her announcement, and no details about their relationship timeline or his background were shared.
This marks Lavigne’s first child. The singer, who turned 42 in September, has been married twice before — first to Sum 41 frontman Deryck Whibley from 2006 to 2010, then to Nickelback’s Chad Kroeger from 2013 to 2015 — but did not have children during either marriage.
Lavigne’s pregnancy had not been publicly announced prior to Friday’s reveal, making the birth a surprise to fans and followers. The covert nature of both the pregnancy and her current relationship stands in contrast to the highly publicized romances that dominated coverage of her earlier years.
The “Sk8er Boi” singer has maintained a lower personal profile in recent years while continuing to release music, including her seventh studio album “Love Sux” in 2022. She has also been open about her lengthy battle with Lyme disease, which she has said impacted her ability to perform and record for several years.
Her Instagram post’s exuberant tone and stacked emojis — pink bow, crown, baby bottle, and pink heart — signaled clear joy about the new arrival. The “Mini F—ing Princess” phrasing echoed the defiant, unfiltered persona that has defined her public image since her 2002 breakthrough.
Lavigne has not yet shared her daughter’s name or additional details about the birth.