Michelle Keegan welcomed her baby daughter with her husband Mark Wright last week and shared their happy news to social media on Wednesday.
The actress, 37, and the TOWIE star, 38, shared an adorable picture of their baby girl and her sweet name, Palma – believed to have been chosen because of their love of their go-to holiday destination Majorca.
The pair are now reported to be in a ‘perfect love bubble’ with their new baby daughter and are both fully focusing on being parents rather than work for the foreseeable.
And according to The Sun, Michelle welcomed her first child into the world on March 6 at the ritzy Portland Hospital in London, where Meghan Markle also gave birth.
Meghan welcomed her eldest child Archie there, while the Duchess of York and Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice have also used the exclusive hospital.
And it’s not only royalty who have chosen to give birth at The Portland Hospital as Victoria Beckham, Molly-Mae Hague, Jools Oliver and Jemima Goldsmith have also done so.
At The Portland Hospital birth packages start from £15,000 and can cost up to £30,000.
Michelle Keegan welcomed her baby daughter with her husband Mark Wright last week and shared their happy news to social media on Wednesday
According to The Sun, Michelle welcomed her first child into the world on March 6 at the ritzy Portland Hospital in London, where Meghan Markle also gave birth
Staff offer 24-hour room service in their lavish labour suites, which come complete with Molton Brown toiletries and four-poster cots.
New parents are offered a meal to celebrate the safe delivery of their child, with a menu that boasts lobster, oysters, foie gras, champagne and afternoon tea options – all served on silver platters.
New mothers are also reported to be handed luxury ‘goodie bags’ when they leave The Portland.
These include an invitation to a professional mother and baby photoshoot, more champagne and luxury toys, according to The Sun.
There are reported to be 50 full-time midwives and nursery nurses on duty at all times, happy to change nappies and ‘check in’ on newborns while their exhausted parents try to get some sleep.
Babies are treated to £3,500 Moses baskets designed by luxury furniture brand Dragons of Walton Street, as well as £14,000 four-poster Little Duchess cot.
According to The Mirror the pair are now in a love bubble with their newborn.
A source said: ‘They wanted to keep the news very private and bask in the glory of a new-born without any distractions without the world knowing.
‘They are in a perfect love bubble with no external noises, and it’s been total and utter bliss. It’s such a special time for them both. They are head over heels in love and can’t believe they have created this tiny person. The last week has been utterly wonderful.’
The actress, 37, and the TOWIE star, 38, shared an adorable picture of their baby girl and her sweet name, Palma – believed to have been chosen because of their love of Majorca
Staff offer 24-hour room service in their lavish labour suites, which come complete with Molton Brown toiletries and four-poster cots
The Duchess Of Sussex welcomed son Archie at The Portland in 2019, other famous mothers who have had their babies there include Victoria Beckham and Liz Hurley
New mothers are also reported to be handed luxury ‘goodie bags’ when they leave The Portland
After announcing their baby news on Instagram, Mark and Michelle received hundreds of congratulatory messages
Michelle revealed that she had welcomed a daughter with husband Mark on Wednesday afternoon.
She announced the news with an Instagram post she shared a first look at her newborn and revealed her unusual name.
Michelle captioned the post: Together we have a new love to share… Our little girl. Palma Elizabeth Wright 06.03.25′.
In the sweet black and white photo, the proud new parents held Palma’s tiny hand, with the newborn dressed in a crochet set.
It’s believed the couple chose the name Palma because of their strong links to Mallorca, their go-to holiday destination and the setting for their pregnancy reveal photoshoot.
Former Coronation Street star Michelle, 37, married Mark, 37, in May 2015 and the couple live together in an Essex mansion they built from scratch.
Heart Radio host Mark, who rose to fame on ITVBe series TOWIE, is an uncle to footballer brother Josh’s two children as well as sister Jess’s son and had spoken at length over the years about wanting to become a father himself one day.
After announcing their baby news on Instagram, Mark and Michelle received hundreds of congratulatory messages from friends and family including from Rochelle Humes, Kelly Brook, Vicky Pattison, and best pal James ‘Arg’ Argent.
Arg wrote: ‘I love you and I’m so happy for you both, you’re going to be amazing parents. I can’t wait to be an uncle.’
Mark’s sister-in-law Hollie commented: ‘Josh and Dusty can not wait to meet their new cousin ❤️❤️.’
While Mark’s sister Natalya said: ‘So so happy for you both. The best news ever ✨.’
Rochelle and Marvin added: ‘Over the moon for you both ❤️’, ‘Amazing news guys..so happy for you both ❤️.’
Mark’s brother Josh posted: ‘Over the moon for you both and can’t wait for our boys to meet your little one ❤️.’
Sam Faiers, who previously dated Mark, wrote: ‘❤️ huge congratulations x.’
Last month, Michelle revealed she was looking forward to taking some ‘time off’ to focus on being a mother.
She told MailOnline: ‘I’m going to take a good chunk of time off to enjoy being a mum. I’m never normally at home in the summer, I’ve always been away working, so I can’t wait.’
Meanwhile, Mark gushed he’s ‘ecstatic to be a father’ as he revealed Olly Murs had been giving him parenting advice.
He shared: ‘I’m extremely excited. I can’t wait for it to happen. I’m ecstatic.’
Talking about his close friendship with Olly, Mark revealed that the two have been discussing what it’s like to become a father.
The reality star said: ‘He’s just been telling me how excited I should be, and it’s an amazing ride. I saw him in action as well when we went to the Euros.
‘He’d just had a baby when we were in Germany, and he was telling me everything about it. He was so excited, and he just loves being a dad. He’s a great dad.’
Mark and Michelle’s joyous baby news is no doubt a welcome distraction for the pair after they were caught up in a terrifying home invasion at their £3.5million mansion in Essex last month.
The couple reportedly locked themselves in a bedroom when ‘four masked raiders broke into their home around 6pm’.
Mark and Michelle who were said to be ‘very shaken up’ following the ordeal, allegedly heard their window smash and their security alarm go off before rushing to a bedroom for safety.
It is reported four suspects entered their sprawling property for around a minute but hurried away when Mark started yelling.
According to The Sun, police were alerted via their ‘state-of-the-art security system and arrived at the couple’s Essex mansion within minutes’.
The TOWIE star and his actress wife moved into their stunning home just over two years ago, after purchasing the property in 2019 for £1.3million.
Mark has previously spoken about how him and Michelle met, explaining the couple mixed in ‘similar circles’ but connected for the first time backstage at the X Factor.
There are reported to be 50 full-time midwives and nursery nurses on duty at all times, happy to change nappies and ‘check in’ on newborns
Molly-Mae Hague also welcomed her daughter Bambi at the Portland Hospital (seen with ex Tommy Fury)
They married at St Mary’s Church in Bury St Edmunds and celebrated their nine-year wedding anniversary last May.
During a 2019 interview, Michelle, who was 32 at the time, spoke of her ‘frustration’ over being constantly asked when she and Mark were planning to start a family, saying: ‘In this day and age, you shouldn’t ask questions like that.’
She said: ‘They don’t know the background of what’s happening. It’s no one else’s business.
‘I get so frustrated. I’m asked purely because I’m a woman. But I’m immune to it now – it’s like a reaction and as soon as I hear it I brush it off, as it’s no one else’s business.’
