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Orlando Bloom and Katy Perry welcome first child together

Kent actor Orlando Bloom has become a dad for the second time.

His popstar fiancée Katy Perry has given birth to their first child together, a baby girl named Daisy Dove Bloom.

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#Repost @unicef ・・・ Welcome to the world, Daisy Dove Bloom! We are honoured to introduce Goodwill Ambassadors @KatyPerry and @OrlandoBloom’s new bundle of joy.⠀ ⠀ “We are floating with love and wonder from the safe and healthy arrival of our daughter,” Katy and Orlando told us.⠀ ⠀ “But we know we’re the lucky ones and not everyone can have a birthing experience as peaceful as ours was. Communities around the world are still experiencing a shortage of healthcare workers and every eleven seconds a pregnant woman or newborn dies, mostly from preventable causes. Since COVID-19 many more newborn lives are at risk because of the increased lack of access to water, soap, vaccines and medicines that prevent diseases. As parents to a newborn, this breaks our hearts, as we empathize with struggling parents now more than ever.⠀ ⠀ “As UNICEF Goodwill Ambassadors, we know UNICEF is there, on the ground, doing whatever it takes to make sure every expecting mother has access to a trained health worker and access to quality healthcare. In celebration of the heart we know our daughter already has, we have set up a donation page to celebrate DDB’s arrival. By supporting them, you are supporting a safe start to life and reimagining a healthier world for every child. We hope your ♥️ can bloom with generosity.⠀ ⠀ Gratefully-⠀ ⠀ Katy & Orlando.”⠀ ⠀ Please tap the link in our bio to support the most precious gift: a healthy child.

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The announcement was made on behalf of the couple by children's charity Unicef, for which the couple are goodwill ambassadors.

It shared a post of a black and white photograph of the couple holding hands with their newborn daughter on Instagram.

In the photo Perry's thumbnail features a decorated daisy in a nod to the name the couple have chosen for her baby.

Canterbury -born star Bloom, 43, is already a father to nine-year-old son Flynn with ex-wife Miranda Kerr.

The celebrity couple started dating in 2016 before getting engaged in February last year.

Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom shared the news of their new arrival on Instagram in a post by Unicef. Photo: Unicef/Instagram
Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom shared the news of their new arrival on Instagram in a post by Unicef. Photo: Unicef/Instagram

Resharing the organisation's post on Instagram ,Orlando and Katy told the charity: “We are floating with love and wonder from the safe and healthy arrival of our daughter.

"But we know we’re the lucky ones and not everyone can have a birthing experience as peaceful as ours was.

"Communities around the world are still experiencing a shortage of healthcare workers and every eleven seconds a pregnant woman or newborn dies, mostly from preventable causes.

"Since COVID-19, many more newborn lives are at risk because of a greater lack of access to water, soap, vaccines and medicines that prevent diseases.

"As parents to a newborn, this breaks our hearts, as we empathize with struggling parents now more than ever.

Canterbury-born actor Orlando Bloom has become a dad for a second time
Canterbury-born actor Orlando Bloom has become a dad for a second time

"As Unicef Goodwill Ambassadors, we know Unicef is there, on the ground, doing whatever it takes to make sure every expecting mother has access to a trained health worker and access to quality healthcare."

A page has been set up on the Unicef website to celebrate their new arrival, with an option to donate either a one-off payment or regularly to the charity

Click here to view the fundraiser.

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