Blake Lively ‘gives birth prematurely’: Actress and Ryan Reynolds welcome first child before New Year

The 27-year-old welcomed her bundle of joy earlier than expected

Actress Blake Lively has given birth to her first child earlier than expected, according to reports.

Page Six reports that the 27-year-old welcomed the tot near her and Ryan Reynolds home in Bedford, New York before the New Year.

Mother and baby, who was due in early 2015, are thought to be “healthy” and “doing well”.


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Blake was spotted out and about in early December

The Gossip Girl star revealed she and husband Ryan were expecting via her website Preserve at the start of October.

The actress, who married the Ryan in front of just 35 guests in 2012, previously told Vogue about what an amazing father she thought he would be.

She said last year: “He's going to be a great father and patriarch - he's so meant to be all those things.”

Meanwhile Safe House star Ryan insisted he would have no trouble with daddy duties.


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A pregnant Blake Lively is craving Chinese food so she calls in a chef

He told PEOPLE: "I don't have a weak stomach. I'm good with diapers and diarrhea and all that kind of stuff because I have lots of nieces and nephews, so I've done it all before."

He added: "I'm just excited about having a buddy. We don't know if it's a boy or a girl yet, but whatever it is, you have this tether to reality that never goes away."

A spokesperson for the couple has been contacted for comment.