Ellie Goulding and Paloma Faith have both shared joyful baby news, with the singers announcing the arrivals of their new children in two deeply personal updates that quickly sent fans into a frenzy.
Ellie, 39, revealed that she had welcomed her second child, a baby girl, sharing a tender first glimpse of the newborn on Instagram. The photo did not show the baby’s face, instead capturing her tiny arm peeking out from a knitted jumper. Alongside the image, Ellie wrote: “On Friday I gave birth to a beautiful healthy baby girl. We are totally obsessed with her.”
The star said the moment felt even more meaningful because it came as she spent International Women’s Day surrounded by female medical staff who cared for her and her daughter. She wrote that it was fitting to spend the occasion with “the incredible female team at St Mary’s, who provided me and my baby with extraordinary care and kindness.”
Ellie also revealed that her eldest child, Arthur, has been overjoyed by the new arrival. She said: “This addition to my family fills me with so much joy, especially as Arthur is so so happy to become a big brother to this little angel.” She also tagged boyfriend Beau Minniear, the baby’s father, in the touching announcement.
The singer later shared more sweet details from the family celebration, including a black-and-white cake decorated with the words “Welcome baby sister,” flowers sent to mark the birth, and a banner reading “Oh baby baby.” The post painted a warm picture of a family settling into a new chapter, with Arthur clearly thrilled by his new role as big brother.
Just weeks before the birth, Ellie had celebrated her pregnancy with a playful and glamorous baby shower at Soho’s Union Club. Wearing a pink-and-white Versace mini dress, she embraced a wildly unconventional theme featuring Greggs treats, branded McDonald’s fries and margaritas on tap. The party even saw boyband Blue join in for an impromptu singalong, with Brook Nader joking online: “Don’t bother inviting me to a baby shower if it ain’t this fun.”
But while Ellie’s update was wrapped in softness, celebration and a look ahead to family life with Beau, it also comes during a reflective period in her career. The singer has been working on new music inspired by the breakdown of her marriage to ex-husband Caspar Jopling, the father of her son Arthur. Speaking previously, Ellie admitted: “I didn’t know it was going to be a divorce album, but that’s the way it started heading.”
She added: “When I married my ex-husband, I thought it was for life. That will never go away and that will always stay with me.” Even so, Ellie said she now feels freer creatively and emotionally, explaining that the music helped her process a difficult period while stepping into a very different new chapter.
Paloma Faith, meanwhile, also delighted fans by announcing that she had given birth to her third child, a baby boy, and her first with partner Stevie Thomas. The singer, 44, shared a candid and emotional post after welcoming the baby on Friday, admitting the experience had been far from easy.
Alongside a first picture of her newborn son, Paloma wrote: “On Friday March 6th I had my third baby, a little boy. He was a bit early and ended up in NICU for 3 days.” She went on to praise the midwives and medical team around her, calling them incredible as she prepared to finally bring her son home.
In typical Paloma style, the announcement mixed brutal honesty with tenderness. She told followers: “As usual it’s not easy, I’m engorged already, day three intrusive thoughts, in love with my partner and my kids more than ever. Just taking it all slow. C-sections ARE PAINFUL! He’s perfect and wonderful. Breastfeeding is hard.”
The raw update prompted an outpouring of support from celebrity friends and fans alike. Alan Carr commented: “Oh how wonderful. Congratulations darling!” while others sent love to the singer as she recovered and adjusted to life with a newborn again.
Paloma has been open throughout her pregnancy, having first announced in October that she and Stevie were expecting their first child together. The couple went public with their relationship last year after Paloma’s split from Leyman Lahcine in 2022, with the new baby marking a major milestone in their romance.
Her pregnancy journey also reflected the outspoken, unconventional approach that has long defined her public image. In one recent social media clip, Paloma mocked the idea of traditional gender reveal culture, sarcastically asking whether anyone in 2026 really still cared, before launching into a fierce rant about identity and outdated attitudes. It was another reminder that even in the middle of motherhood, she remains every bit as unfiltered as ever.
She has also previously explained why she refused to publicly disclose the gender of her eldest child when they were younger, saying she did not believe celebrity culture was healthy for a child. That belief, along with her willingness to discuss the physical and emotional realities of motherhood, has made her latest baby update feel unusually personal and striking.
Though Ellie and Paloma shared very different tones in their announcements, one polished and dreamy, the other raw and unsparing, both women offered fans a rare intimate glimpse into major turning points in their lives.
For Ellie, it was the image of a tiny arm, a delighted big brother and a new beginning after heartbreak. For Paloma, it was a painful recovery, three days in NICU and a fiercely honest portrait of what the first days of motherhood can really look like.
Together, their announcements captured two sides of the same life-changing moment — the beauty, the chaos, the emotion and the overwhelming love that comes with welcoming a new baby.
