Shilpa Shetty has announced that she has welcomed a baby girl, born via a surrogate.
The Bollywood and Celebrity Big Brother icon took to her Instagram page to announce that she and husband Raj Kundra have become parents once more to their daughter, Samisha.
She shared an adorable snap of Samisha wearing a white babygrow with bunny rabbits embroidered on the front as the adorable baby held onto her mum’s hands with her miniature fingers.
Shetty, 44, who is best known for her role in Bollywood films and her appearance on Celebrity Big Brother started her post praising God for the arrival of her daughter.
Shilpa announced the news on her Instagram page (Image: Shilpa Shetty/Instagram)
The mum-of-two said: “Om Shri Ganeshaya Namah.
“Our prayers have been answered with a miracle…
“With gratitude in our hearts, we are thrilled to announce the arrival of our little Angel, Samisha Shetty Kundra.”
Shilpa now shares two children with her husband Raj Kundra (Image: Shilpa Shetty/Instagram)
The actress added that her daughter had been born on February 15th.
Shilpa explained that her daughter’s name has two meanings; “Sa” means “to have” in Sanskrit and “Misha” is Russian for “someone like God”.
She added: “You personify this name – our Goddess Laxmi, and complete our family.
The famous actress married her husband in 2009 (Image: Shilpa Shetty/Instagram)
“Please bestow our angel with all your love and blessings.”
She signed her post off from the “ecstatic parents” and her daughter’s “overjoyed brother Viaan-Raj.
Shilpa and Raj married in 2009 and went on to have their son Viaan-Raj in May 2012.
Despite a successful Bollywood career, Shilpa shot to fame in the UK on Celebrity Big Brother (Image: PA Archive/PA Images)
Despite having an iconic Bollywood career, Shilpa rocketed to fame in the UK after she became caught up in a race row with Jade Goody on Big Brother in 2007.
Jade was accused of calling the actress “Shilpa poppadom”.
Despite their feud, Shilpa went on to win the series and she later made peace with Jade before her death in 2009.
Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
