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Russell Brand reportedly welcomes second baby

Comedian already has a daughter

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Russell Brand has become a father again, according to reports.

The comedian is said to have welcomed his second baby with his wife Laura Gallacher.

The couple already have a 20-month-old daughter called Mabel and their new arrival is also said to be a girl.

russell brand and his wife Laura Gallacher (Credit: Fameflynet)
Russell and Laura are said to have become parents again (Credit: Fameflynet)

Russell, 43, never announced to the public that they were expecting again but Laura, 31, was pictured looking heavily pregnant last month.

Now a source has told The Sun the pair are delighted to be proud parents again.

“Obviously they are over the moon, and Russell will no doubt be gushing about her whenever he next performs stand-up.

“But they did not want to make a big announcement,” they said.

ED! have contacted Russell’s rep for a comment.

Previously the actor has spoken of how becoming a father has changed his life.

“It’s a wonderful experience,” he told ITV News. “I think the best thing about being a dad is having something outside yourself that is more important than you and than West Ham United.

“In some ways it does make me think about the future and the world in a different way.”

He previously told Lorraine Kelly on her show that he would love to expand his family.

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Asked if he would have more children, he replied: “Oh yeah! The actual birth bit is brilliant, surprising, amazing. I saw how mental it was my wife’s birth was a crazy world, I was on the periphery.

“The midwifes were dominating, I was scuttling around, jealous of the oxygen she was on.”

Now it seems his wish has come true with the arrival of daughter number two, whose name is not yet known.

It’s likely couple spent a long time deciding as Russell previously told Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford on This Morning that it took a while to settle on Mabel’s name.

Russell Brand on This Morning (Credit: ITV)
Russell spoke to Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford about fatherhood on This Morning (Credit: ITV)

He said: “As a matter of fact we did deliberate over the name for a long time. I wanted to stare at her to make sure it was the absolutely perfect name for her.

“I don’t think you call them just anything like ‘Clive’ and they’ll adjust. I think you have to look at them and name their essence.”

In the same interview, the author said he’s considering raising his children as gender neutral.

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He said: “Now that I have these very important women in my life I have re-evaluated the way that I unconsciously looked at gender, because now I’ve got a daughter I think ‘wow, I don’t necessarily need to dress her in clothes that are indicative of her gender’. Why would you? Just see how she formulates.”

He added that he’s always “really wanted children from when I was one” but his well-documented struggle with addiction meant it was never an option.

Now he’s turned his life around and married Laura, who is the sister of presenter Kirsty Gallacher, in August 2017, he’s delighted they have been able to have a family.

“Now I am parent I am really grateful and enjoying it,” he said.

Congratulations Russell and Laura!

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Nancy Brown
Associate Editor

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