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| Billie Piper gives birth to son | Billie Piper gives birth to son |
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| Actress Billie Piper has given birth to a baby boy by an emergency Caesarean, her husband has confirmed. | Actress Billie Piper has given birth to a baby boy by an emergency Caesarean, her husband has confirmed. |
| Laurence Fox told reporters outside the Portland Hospital in London that the couple have named the baby Winston James Fox. | Laurence Fox told reporters outside the Portland Hospital in London that the couple have named the baby Winston James Fox. |
| He said the baby weighed 6lb 11oz and was born at 0100 BST on Tuesday. | He said the baby weighed 6lb 11oz and was born at 0100 BST on Tuesday. |
| 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. | 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. |
| 'Beautiful and sweet' | 'Beautiful and sweet' |
| Fox revealed his wife had been in labour for 26 hours before going to hospital. | Fox revealed his wife had been in labour for 26 hours before going to hospital. |
| "The emergency caesarean only took about 20 minutes," he said. | "The emergency caesarean only took about 20 minutes," he said. |
| "Billie is happy. Of course she is, she's a mum. I am tired but not as tired as her - I am a proud father. | "Billie is happy. Of course she is, she's a mum. I am tired but not as tired as her - I am a proud father. |
| Archive footage of Billie Piper and Laurence Fox's wedding in December 2007 | |
| He said his new-born son was "beautiful" and "sweet". | He said his new-born son was "beautiful" and "sweet". |
| Asked when Piper would be out of hospital, he said: "Well, she has been cut apart, so probably overnight. I will be with her for the length of it." | Asked when Piper would be out of hospital, he said: "Well, she has been cut apart, so probably overnight. I will be with her for the length of it." |
| The proud father showed reporters outside the hospital a picture of new-born Winston on his mobile phone. | |
| There were also some smaller thumbnail pictures of a smiling Piper holding her son, but he did not show these in full. | |
| He said they were personal "secret" photos and would not be released to the media. | |
| Chris Evans told reporters outside the hospital that mother and baby were "fantastic". | Chris Evans told reporters outside the hospital that mother and baby were "fantastic". |
| The Radio 2 presenter, 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." | The Radio 2 presenter, 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." |
| Teenage pop star | Teenage pop star |
| The star also updated his blog with news of the birth. | 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 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."Fox 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. |
| 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. | 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 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 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. | 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. |
| Piper 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. |