Robbie Williams announces arrival of baby daughter Theodora Rose
Robbie Williams has become a father for the first time, he revealed last night.
The Take That star announced that his wife Ayda Field gave birth to Theodora Rose Williams yesterday afternoon.
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From @robbiewilliams on Twitter:He wrote on his blog: "Praise be, it's Theodora Rose Williams, affectionately known as Teddy..... Born 3.33pm on 18.9.12, 7Ibs 4OZ.
"Baby, Mummy and Daddy are all rockin.... Thank you for your best wishes XXXX."
Robbie and his US actress wife recently announced that they had chosen a traditional name fortheir daughter.
He said: "No mad celebrity babyname. I dohave a sort of celebrity name but it's not Appleesque. It's a very solid,old-school name."
His former Take That band-mate Gary Barlow and singer Ronan Keating both congratulated the couple on Twitter:
Massive congrats Rob and Ayda.So happy for you
From @GBarlowOfficial on Twitter:Congrats to @robbiewilliams and Ayda.
From @ronanofficial on Twitter:The singer also expressed concern last week that he may miss the London birth while touring in other parts of the UK but said he had a private jet on standby.
He said: "There's a plane on standby and if I get that phone call I've got to go."
Robbie and Ayda have been dating since 2006. The couple married in 2010.