Happy news: Rachel Stevens gave birth to a healthy baby girl, Amelie, in the early hours of this morning, pictured here heavily pregnant last week in London
Pop star Rachel Stevens has given birth to a baby girl.
The former S Club 7 singer, 32, and her husband Alex Bourne welcomed their new arrival in the early hours of this morning at London's exclusive Portland Hospital.
Liz Matthews, Rachel's publicist, said in a statement: 'Rachel Stevens and Alex Bourne are delighted to announce the birth of their daughter Amelie.
'She arrived this morning at 2.05am. Mother and baby are both doing really well.'
The former Strictly Come Dancing contestant and Bourne wed in a lavish ceremony in London last summer following their engagement in Italy the year before.
She announced she was pregnant in May - but the couple decided not to find out the sex of the baby
The happy couple: Rachel with husband Alex Bourne last week after enjoying a romantic meal together at The Ivy in London
However in a recent interview Rachel admitted that her family were convinced she was having a baby girl.
‘Neither of us mind what we have but most people think that I’m having a girl, but I really don’t know,' she said at the time.
The happy news comes just days after Rachel and Alex were spotted dining out at The Ivy in London for a romantic dinner
'Mother and baby doing well': The former Strictly Come Dancing star gave birth in the exclusive Portland Hospital in London
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