{"id":1107,"date":"2025-03-13T11:18:05","date_gmt":"2025-03-13T11:18:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpnewswire.com\/news\/michelle-keegan-announces-birth-of-her-first-child-in-emotional-instagram-post\/"},"modified":"2025-03-13T11:18:05","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T11:18:05","slug":"michelle-keegan-announces-birth-of-her-first-child-in-emotional-instagram-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpnewswire.com\/news\/michelle-keegan-announces-birth-of-her-first-child-in-emotional-instagram-post\/","title":{"rendered":"Michelle Keegan Announces Birth Of Her First Child In Emotional Instagram Post"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"MarkMark Wright and Michelle Keegan at the National Television Awards in September 2024<\/div>\n
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Michelle Keegan<\/a> has confirmed that she\u2019s given birth to her first child.<\/span><\/p>\n

On Wednesday, the former Coronation Street<\/a> star shared that she and her husband Mark Wright<\/a> had become parents<\/a> to a baby girl.<\/span><\/p>\n

The couple made the announcement in an emotional joint Instagram post, alongside a picture of them both embracing their daughter, who they have named Palma.<\/span><\/p>\n

Michelle and Mark said: \u201cTogether we have a new love to share\u2026 Our little girl, Palma Elizabeth Wright.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

They also revealed that Palma was born a week ago, on Thursday 6 March.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Michelle and Mark confirmed they were expecting a baby<\/a> towards the end of last year.<\/span><\/p>\n

The two are <\/span>thought to have been together since late 2012, and eventually tied the knot in May 2015.<\/span><\/p>\n

Over the course of their relationship, both Michelle and Mark have been open about their hopes to become parents one day.<\/span><\/p>\n

Michelle told <\/span>Women\u2019s Health<\/span><\/a> back in 2018: \u201cI\u2019ve always been broody. I love kids, and I want four, so hopefully in the near future.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

A year later, during an interview with <\/span>The Sun<\/span><\/a>, Mark explained: \u201cWe say we\u2019re going to try [for a baby] every year but something comes up with work.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSo it\u2019ll be Michelle filming in South Africa [for Our Girl] and then I got the job in Los Angeles [presenting for Extra] \u2013 so we think, \u2018right, we\u2019ll try next year\u2019.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

More recently, Michelle has spoken out about the frustration she feels about the pressure people put on her by asking if she and Mark wanted to start a family, branding such questions sexist.<\/span><\/p>\n

She told <\/span>The Mirror<\/span><\/a>: \u201cIt\u2019s horrible. People don\u2019t know if we\u2019re trying. They don\u2019t know the background of what\u2019s happening. In this day and age, you shouldn\u2019t be asking questions like that.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m asked purely because I\u2019m a woman. But I\u2019m immune to it now \u2013 it\u2019s like a reaction, and as soon as I hear it I brush it off as it\u2019s no one else\u2019s business.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

She also told Women\u2019s Health in 2020<\/span><\/a>: \u201cI get asked about children whereas Mark wouldn\u2019t for example. \u2018Why haven\u2019t I had a child? When am I going to have a child?\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know what they want me to say. I don\u2019t know what the right or wrong answer is.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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