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Actress Billie Piper has given birth to a baby boy, her ex-husband Chris Evans has confirmed. Actress Billie Piper has given birth to a baby boy by an emergency Caesarean, her husband has confirmed.
The Radio 2 presenter told reporters outside London's Portland Hospital that said mother and baby were "fantastic". Laurence Fox told reporters outside the Portland Hospital in London that the couple have named the baby Winston James Fox.
Piper, 26, who starred in Secret Diary of a Call Girl married Evans in 2001 but they divorced six years later. He said the baby weighed 6lb 11oz and was born at 0100 BST on Tuesday.
The former Doctor Who star tied the knot with actor Laurence Fox in December 2007, but has remained close friends with her ex. Piper, 26, who stars in Secret Diary Of A Call Girl married Fox last December. News of the birth was first revealed by her former husband, Chris Evans.
Teenage pop starTeenage pop star
The Radio 2 presenter told reporters outside London's Portland Hospital that said mother and baby were "fantastic".
Evans, who is also expecting a baby with his new wife Natasha Shishmanian, said: "Mum is very happy and I am really pleased. There are some tears of joy up there."Evans, who is also expecting a baby with his new wife Natasha Shishmanian, said: "Mum is very happy and I am really pleased. There are some tears of joy up there."
He added that Piper would not leave hospital until Tuesday evening at the earliest. The star also updated his blog with news of the birth.
He wrote: "At the time of this writing, the little fella is not even fifteen hours old.
"He is cute as you like and didn't cry once for the few minutes I was there which was just a few moments ago."
Fix and Piper had a church wedding last DecemberFix and Piper had a church wedding last December
Piper shot to fame as a teenage pop star with her hit single Because We Want To in 1998.Piper shot to fame as a teenage pop star with her hit single Because We Want To in 1998.
The star has told the Daily Mail she was "terrified" when she first met Evans on his Channel 4 show TFI Friday in May 2000. She met Evans on his Channel 4 show TFI Friday in May 2000, and later revealed to the Daily Mail that she was "terrified" of their encounter.
But the couple hit it off and, six months later, travelled to Las Vegas where they got married with only six friends in attendance. But the couple hit it off and, six months later, travelled to Las Vegas where they married with only six friends in attendance.
Following the ceremony, the couple travelled for 18 months before returning to the UK where Piper kicked off her acting career with a role in BBC's The Canterbury Tales. Following the ceremony, the pair travelled for 18 months before returning to the UK where Piper kicked off her acting career with a role in BBC's The Canterbury Tales.
She became a household name for a second time in 2005 when she played the role of Rose Tyler in the revamped Doctor Who.She became a household name for a second time in 2005 when she played the role of Rose Tyler in the revamped Doctor Who.
The star married her second husband, Fox, on New Years Eve at a church in West Sussex. Piper married her second husband, Fox, on New Years Eve at a church in West Sussex.