Lily Collins: youngsters thanks to surrogate help

Joyful surprise for actress Lily Collins (35): The “Emily in Paris” actress has become a mother for the first time. , a surrogate mother gave birth to her daughter. “Welcome to the center of our world, Tove Jane McDowell,” wrote Collins about a photo that shows her newborn daughter in a white ceiling on which the name “Tove” is embroidered in golden letters.

In her post, the actress also thanked the surrogate mother for her help: “Words will never be able to express our infinite gratitude for our incredible surrogate mother and everyone who helped us on this way.”

The little girl was born in Northern California at the beginning of the week. Father is Collins’ husband Charlie McDowell (41), with whom Lily Collins has been married since 2021. The two had met in 2019 on the set of the film “Gilded Rage”. The couple comes from prominent families: While Lily Collins is the daughter of Genesis front man Phil Collins (74), McDowell’s parents are the Golden-Globe winner Malcolm McDowell (81) and Mary Steenburgen (71). His stepfather is sitcom legend Ted Danson (77).

As “TMZ” continues, Mary Steenburgen and Ted Danson were spotted shortly after birth during a hospital visit. According to the magazine, the freshly baked parents are “overjoyed” about the arrival of their first child.

The birth comes as a surprise to many because the couple had kept the surrogate mother’s pregnancy secret. In October, Charlie McDowell had only indicated that they wanted to start a family – without mentioning that a baby was already on the road.