People are loving Sofia Richie’s Bridgerton baby name after birth of first child announced-Ruth Lawes-Entertainment – Metro

Elliot Grainge and Sofia Richie are now new parents (Picture: Theo Wargo/Getty Images)

Sofia Richie has given birth to a baby girl and revealed her daughter’s Bridgerton-inspired name.

The model, 25, announced the arrival of her first child with music executive husband Elliot Grainge, 30, on Instagram.

Sofia also said they had named their bundle of joy Eloise – which could be a nod to Eloise Bridgerton in hit Netflix period drama Birdgerton.

Alongside a black-and-white image of the baby’s feet, Sofia wrote on the social media site: ‘Eloise Samantha Grainge 5•20•24 best day of my life.

The influencer was inundated with congratulatory messages from her friends and loved ones, including A-List celebrities Kylie Jenner and Katy Perry.

The Kylie Cosmetics founder wrote: ‘Congratulations.’

Sofia announced the birth of her first child in an adorable Instagram post (Picture: Emma Bassill)

Elliot and Sofia tied the knot in a lavish ceremony last year (Picture: Matt Baron/BEI/Shutterstock)

The Roar pop superstar commented: ‘Our QUEEN.’

Many of her 11M followers also praised

@Mamabouch penned: ‘Congratulations love her name.’

Echoing their sentiment, @katieoshag added: ‘Congratulations!!! Great name.’

Referring to celebrities’ (looking at you, Elon Musk) tendencies to give their children out-there names, @rosemarycastaneda1990 commented: ‘Thank you for naming your beautiful baby girl a normal name!’

Sofia is the daughter of music legend Lionel (Picture: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic)

It comes after Sofia’s dad, music legend Lionel Richie, 74, admitted he was ‘freaked out’ that his daughter was having her own baby.

He told Extra TV: ‘I’m watching my baby having a baby. Yikes! I mean, that just kind of freaked me out a little bit.

‘But at the same time, Elliot and Sofia are such a force. This little baby is gonna be souped up like you’ve never seen before. It’s amazing.’

It is not Lionel’s first rodeo, though, as he is already grandfather to Harlow, 16, and Sparrow, 14, through his adoptive daughter Nicole Richie.

Sofia’s big sister is The Simple Life queen Nicole (Picture: Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images)

Sofia announced her pregnancy at the start of this year and said she had been trying to start a family with Elliott since their marriage in April 2023.

‘When we turned over all three tests at the same time they were all positive,’ she told Vogue Magazine.

‘He was so excited, and we both cried. It was crazy and overwhelming and so hard not to scream it from the rooftops. But knowing I was so early, I was so protective – even with my friends.’

Despite their wedding catapulting Sofia to new heights, she went above and beyond to keep the news of her pregnancy quiet and only told their parents for the first two months.

Sofia and Elliot had been friends for years before they eventually started dating at the beginning of 2021, following the star’s split from Scott Disick.

The music mogul, who is notoriously private, popped the question in 2022 – with Sofia sharing the romantic moment on Instagram beside the message: ‘Forever isn’t long enough.’

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