 Actress Billie Piper has given birth to a baby boy by an emergency Caesarean, her husband has confirmed.
Laurence Fox told reporters outside the Portland Hospital in London that the baby boy, named Winston James Fox, weighed 6lb 11oz and was born at 0100 BST on Tuesday. The former pop-star married Fox last December after finalising her divorce from Chris Evans in May 2007. Fox revealed his wife had been in labour for 26 hours before going to hospital. "The emergency caesarean only took about 20 minutes," he said."Billie is happy. Of course she is, she's a mum. I am tired but not as tired as her - I am a proud father.” He said his new-born son was "beautiful" and "sweet". Chris Evans told reporters outside the hospital that mother and baby were "fantastic". The Radio 2 presenter, who is also expecting a baby with his new wife Natasha Shishmanian, said: "Mum is very happy and I am really pleased. There are some tears of joy up there." The star also updated his blog with news of the birth. He wrote: "At the time of this writing, the little fella is not even fifteen hours old." "He is cute as you like and didn't cry once for the few minutes I was there which was just a few moments ago."
Piper shot to fame as a teenage pop star with her hit single 'Because We Want To' in 1998. She met Evans on his Channel 4 show TFI Friday in May 2000 and married him in Las Vegas six months later. She became a household name for a second time in 2005 when she played the role of Rose Tyler in the revamped Doctor Who. Audiotube Newsdesk October 22nd 2008 |
