Zawe Ashton ‘gives birth’ as she and fiancé Tom Hiddleton welcome first child-Sabrina Barr-Entertainment – Metro

The couple have been together for several years (Picture: Tolga Akmen/AFP via Getty Images)

Zawe Ashton has given birth to her first child with fiancé Tom Hiddleston, it’s been reported.

Zawe Ashton has given birth to her first child with fiancé Tom Hiddleston, it’s been reported.

In June this year, it was revealed that the couple were expecting their first child together after the actress debuted her baby bump at the premiere of her movie Mr Malcom’s List.

Zawe also confirmed her pregnancy in an interview with Vogue, weeks after their engagement came to light following several years together.

In a statement, a source said that Tom, 41, and Zawe, 38, were ‘thrilled’ to have become parents.

‘Tom and Zawe are loving being new parents and are filled with joy,’ they told Us.

‘They have been having the struggles of new parents and aren’t sleeping much but are thrilled.’

The Loki and Fresh Meat actors were first romantically linked in 2019, after working together on the West End play Betrayal.

The couple were first romantically linked after starring on the West End together (Picture: Joe Maher/Getty Images)

The couple have since kept their relationship largely out of the spotlight, making their red carpet debut at the Tony Awards in September 2021.

After rumours began to swirl in March that they were engaged, Tom told the LA Times newspaper that he was ‘very happy’.

The pair were also reportedly congratulated by friends on their engagement at the Bafta Awards this year.

While Zawe was seen wearing a dazzling diamond ring on her engagement finger at the time, neither she nor Tom spoke out about their engagement at the time.

Zawe confirmed her pregnancy earlier this year (Picture: Jeff Spicer/Getty Images)

Following increased attention on their relationship, it was believed that they were living together in Atlanta, Georgia, while Tom was filming Disney Plus series Loki.

A source previously told The Sun about their relationship: ‘Tom and Zawe have stayed quiet about their relationship but she has spent the last few weeks with him in the US.

‘They are very well suited and enjoy the quieter side of life away from the glitz and glamour of the showbiz world.’

Tom famously dated Taylor Swift in 2016, which seemingly prompted him to become more guarded about his personal life.

‘Yes, I’m protective about my internal world now in probably a different way,’ he told The New York Times after he and Taylor, 32, split.

‘That’s because I didn’t realise it needed protecting before.’

Metro.co.uk has contacted Zawe Ashton and Tom Hiddleston’s representatives for comment.

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