Poppy Delevingne gives birth to baby girl and shares candid first photograph of her

Poppy Delevingne has given birth to a baby girl.

The model fell pregnant last year despite "making peace" with the fact she may not become a mother. The 39-year-old star, who grew up in central London, shared her happy news on Instagram on Friday, posting a black and white photograph of her holding her daughter's tiny hand.

And Poppy confirmed the tot's name - Kaia Moon Keswick - in the Instagram post, liked by more than 20,000 of the model's fans. The socialite wrote: "20.05.25 The stars aligned, & then there was you. KAIA MOON KESWICK. Welcome to the world, baby bear. You have our hearts, our everything."

Kaia was born on May 20 but Poppy and partner Archie Keswick, a billionaire, announced the happy news yesterday. Kaia is the couple's first child together but Archie also shares two daughters with interior designer Alice Rugge-Price, to whom he was previously married.

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Poppy, who is also an actress, announced in January that she was expecting her first child with Archie, who is a hotel executive. Last year, Poppy noticed, during a fitting for the Burberry show at London Fashion Week, her clothes were fitting tighter than usual. She went on to take a pregnancy test, which confirmed her suspicions. After going for routine scans, she discovered she was pregnant with a baby girl.

And since Poppy gave birth, fans have rushed to congratulate her and Archie. One posted on Instagram: "Huge congratulations to you and A!" Singer Shaznay Lewis, who was in All Saints, posted: "Congratulations!! Welcome to the world baby Kaia! So happy for you! Sending love." A further fan wrote: "Oh I love her name! Congratulations!"

Poppy married James Cook, a former model, who works for his family's aerospace company, in May 2014. They divorced in September 2022, some time after which the socialite started a relationship with Archie.

Earlier this year, Poppy's sisters Cara, 32, and Chloe, 39, were "elated" to find out they were set to be aunties to a girl, with the three of them meeting up in New York City to celebrate Poppy's news. The siblings were thrilled to be welcoming their niece, with Poppy recalling how they spent the day together, with lots of chatting and "stroking" her growing bump.

But speaking in an interview last year, Poppy admitted she thought her time to have a baby may have passed her by and in a bid to "protect" her unborn baby, Poppy and Archie didn't tell even friends and family until she was around four months. Poppy admitted she was "nervous" about her pregnancy.