Chanel Iman and Sterling Shepard Have Welcomed Their First Child
Congratulations to Chanel Iman and Sterling Shepard, who have welcomed their first child, Cali Clay Shepard. The Victoria’s Secret Angel and New York Giants wide receiver announced the happy news on Instagram over the weekend.
“You were worth every push[,] every contraction! Welcome to our world @caliclayshepard[.] Love mommy and daddy @sterl_shep3,” Iman wrote alongside a pic of the three in her hospital bed. She revealed in a follow-up post showing Cali Clay snuggling on her chest that the baby’s official birthday was August 10, 2018. Shepard broke the news to his fans with this photo as well, captioning it, “Everything I do is for you two. My world!”
Fittingly, for the child of a supermodel and a football star, at just three days old, the newborn already has her own Instagram account. And less than 24 hours after her social media debut, the infant has amassed 6,744 followers and counting. Meanwhile, she’s only following three people: her mom, her dad, and fellow famous baby Naleya Rose van der Wiel, the child of model Rose Bertram and football player Gregory van der Wiel.
Iman revealed she was pregnant back in May, with a series of Instagram posts on Mother’s Day, all taken by photographer James Macari. “Daddy and Mommy can’t wait to meet you,” she captioned a black-and-white photo of her gazing down at her belly. “As I approach motherhood I want to wish a Happy Mother’s Day to all mothers and mommies to be [sic].” She followed that up with two more posts: Alongside a photoshoot of her and Shepard in matching jeans, she wrote, “We both are blessed in many different ways, that our love has created a wonderful new life and can’t wait for this ultimate blessing to arrive. We thank God for allowing us this opportunity to become parents and can’t wait to hold our baby in our arms!” She then wrapped up the very editorial announcement with one more photo of herself smizing and showing off her belly. “Our fairytale continues as we wait for the birth of our baby,” she wrote in the caption. “Our love grows each day, @sterl_shep3 and I can’t wait to share it with our little one.”
A Guide to the Many, Many New Celebrity Babies of 2018 (So Far)
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Midway through October, the actress Yvonne Strahovski, whom you may recognize as Serena Joy in The Handmaid’s Tale, gave birth to her first child with her husband Tim Loden. The boy’s name hasn’t been officially announced, but it might end up being quite interesting, given Strahovski’s caption on Instagram: “Welcome to the world Peanut.”
Just days after attending Princess Eugenie’s wedding, Pippa Middleton gave birth to her first child with her husband, James Matthews. The baby is also a first for Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis, as the newborn is their first-ever first cousin.
Almost immediately after Kate Hudson gave birth to Rani Rose Hudson Fujikawa with her boyfriend Danny Fujikawa at the start of October, she posted on Instagram to share the story behind her newborn daughter’s lengthy name. Pronounced “Ronnie,” “Rani” is in fact a tribute to her grandfather Ron Fujikawa.
Owen Wilson, who has two sons from previous relationships, welcomed another child into his family with the birth of Lyla Aranya Wilson, his newborn daughter with Varunie Vongsvirates, whom he appears to have been dating for years.
Pretty Little Liars star Troian Bellisario and Suits actor Patrick J. Adams welcomed their first daughter on October 8, 2018. The couple has been married since December 2016.
Rachel Weisz, 48, gave birth to her first child with husband Daniel Craig, 50, in August 2018. The couple has been married since 2011.
Hugh Dancy and Claire Danes are the proud parents of a baby boy…again! The actors welcomed their second son in August.
Top model Kasia Struss welcomed her baby Alice into the world in August, sharing a sweet snap of the baby on August 5, 2018.
NBA MVP Stephen Curry and his wife Ayesha Curry’s third child, a boy named Canon, was born on July 2nd. The couple revealed the news on Instagram later that week.
Ever since his wife Crystal Smith delivered Roman Alexander-Raj Smith, her second child—following another son named Prince—with Ne-Yo. He now has four kids in total, and already isn’t opposed to a fifth, telling Us Weekly, “if wifey decides she wants to go through that again, I’m not gonna stand in her way.”
After some “home-birth realness,” Kimberley and James Van Der Beek gave birth to their fifth child—a daughter named Gwendolyn who, given the family’s track record, will likely soon be blonde.
In early June, in Berlin, Veronika Heilbrunner gave birth to her first child with her husband and fellow street-style star Justin O’Shea. Here, he celebrates his first Father’s Day on their son’s Tiffany & Co. baby nap mat—an auspicious sign that the family’s fashion legacy will continue.
In what may be the closest we ever get to a Devil Wears Prada sequel, in April, Emily Blunt’s sister Felicity Blunt gave birth to a baby girl with her husband Stanley Tucci, who’s now a father of five.
Watch out, Jaden Smith—there’s a new Jayden in town. That’s as of the end of May, when the Topshop heiress Chloe Green gave birth to her first child, a baby boy, with Jeremy Meeks, aka the Hot Felon, whom she’s been dating since last May.
Just before May came to an end, as she put it, two became three for America Ferrera and her husband Ryan Piers Williams; she announced the birth of their son Sebastian Piers Williams on May 29—along with the fact that they’ve already nicknamed him Baz.
Just when you thought Chrissy Teigen, John Legend, and their daughter Luna couldn’t get any cuter, in late May, the family managed to take up a notch by adding the newborn Miles Theodore Stephens into the mix, who so far seems to be getting along with his older sis just fine.
The model Miranda Kerr not only gave birth to her and her husband Evan Spiegel’s son named Hart this May; she also gave birth to the baby who just might end up being the heir of Snapchat.
In January, Kirsten Dunst kicked off the year by confirming those pesky pregnancy rumors via none other than a photo shoot for Rodarte. She gave birth this May, choosing with her fiancé, the actor Jesse Plemons, to name their son Ennis Howard Plemons.
Kate Middleton shut down London for a day this April when she gave birth to His Royal Highness Prince Louis of Cambridge, her third child with Prince William, whom Princess Charlotte has certainly taken to.
Coco Rocha and her husband James Conran already had a three-year-old daughter named Ioni when the model gave birth to their son Iver Eames Conran in April. Now, less than a year later, he even has his own Instagram.
There’s no better proof that Nicholas Hoult, the boy who starred in About a Boy has moved on from his childhood days, than the fact that as of this spring, he’s now a dad, having had a child with his girlfriend, the model Bryana Holly.
Where to begin with Khloé Kardashian’s baby, True Thompson? After months and months of rumors—and a last-minute, action-packed scandal with her NBA star boyfriend, Tristan Thompson, Kardashian gave birth in April, in Cleveland.
Though she’s managed to keep it entirely out of the spotlight, Rachel McAdams reportedly gave birth to a baby with her boyfriend, the screenwriter Jamie Linden, some time before April of this year. (They’ve kept things so under the wraps, in fact, that they have yet to make a requisite couple appearance on the red carpet.)
The birth of Seth Meyers and Alexi Ashe’s second child together didn’t go quite as smoothly as the first; Ashe actually delivered Axel Strahl Meyers this May in the lobby of their apartment building.
Having conquered fashion blogging, Chiara Ferragni, aka The Blonde Salad, gave birth to her first child, whom she’s nicknamed Leo, this March. (She’s currently engaged to the Italian rapper fiancé Fedez.)
Actor Eddie Redmayne and PR executive Hannah Bagshawe, who’ve been married since 2014, welcomed their son Luke Richard into their family, which also includes their daughter Iris Mary, this March.
Just after Valentine’s Day, Behati Prinsloo gave birth to her second child with Adam Levine, a daughter named Gio Grace who, according to the model, has her father’s toes.
Vanessa Nadal, an attorney and a scientist who happens to be married to Hamilton mastermind Lin-Manuel Miranda. gave birth to their second child, Francisco Miranda, in early February.
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