All Saints singer Nicole Appleton gives birth to baby girl at 45, after 'secret' pregnancy

13 March 2020, 10:18

Congratulations are in order for Nicole Appleton, who has given birth to a baby girl after hiding her pregnancy for nine months.

The 45-year-old singer confirmed that she has welcomed a daughter with boyfriend Stephen Haines, after managing to keep it a secret for nine months.

The All Saints star, who was previously married to Oasis star Liam Gallagher, wrote on Instagram: "After hiding my pregnancy for the last 9 months…which was SOOOOO difficult & keeping her a secret from all my friends…

"I can finally announce our incredible news!!..Our little girl ‘Skipper Hudson Haines’ has arrived Stephen & Gene are besotted!!! I’m SOOO HAPPY!!".

Her twin sister Natalie responded with a load of heart emojis, while Natalie's husband Liam Howlett wrote under The Prodigy Instagram account: "Congratulations ! Amazing , unkle L xxx."

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After hiding my pregnancy for the last 9 months...which was SOOOOO difficult & keeping her a secret from all my friends...I can finally announce our incredible news!!..Our little girl ‘Skipper Hudson Haines’ has arrived Stephen & Gene are besotted!!! I’m SOOO HAPPY!! ❤️❤️

A post shared by Nicole Appleton (@ruby1kid) on Mar 12, 2020 at 6:57am PDT

Liam Gallagher’s daughter Molly Moorish also replied: "Ahhh ❤️❤️ congratulations!"

Nicole shared a cute picture of herself and Facebook executive Stephen smiling at their baby, along with a close-up shot of Skipper. She also shared a picture of the bump she had managed to keep under wraps.

If you need someone to keep a secret, go tell Nicole!

The 'Pure Shores' singer is already a mother to 18-year-old Gene, from her relationship with Liam Gallagher. The couple split after discovering he was expecting a child, Gemma, with journalist Liza Ghorbani.