Avril Lavigne, 42, announces arrival of first baby with mystery partner

Avril Lavigne has revealed that she's secretly welcomed a baby girl.

The 42-year-old singer took to Instagram on Friday (13 November) to drop the unexpected bombshell, as she posted a slew of pictures of her newborn to her 13.9 million followers.

She wrote in the caption: "Our Mini F***ing Princess has arrived," alongside a bow, crown, baby bottle, and pink heart emojis.

Lavigne, who hadn't disclosed her pregnancy and has kept her partner a mystery, shared three black-and-white photos - a close-up of her sweetly holding her baby girl's hand, another of the star cradling her daughter close to her chest, and the third was a still of three pairs of checkered Vans shoes sitting on a skateboard.

As we say, the Canadian singer has not yet identified the baby’s father, and she's also held off on revealing the little one's name.

In May 2024, when she appeared on the Call Her Daddy podcast, Lavigne was quizzed on whether she's currently seeing anyone, to which the singer cryptically shrugged and declined to answer.

As reported by PEOPLE Magazine, she told host Alex Cooper: “I never really did the dating thing. I was always, like, in a pretty major relationship.”

She added: "I would date me. I cook. I’m a really big cook, really big into, like, the house and decorating, and I have a lot of fun with that.

“The most important thing is finding someone that you’re compatible with.”

The 'Sk8er Boi' singer gushed: “Obviously, it all just sounds cliché, someone that is trustworthy, ‘cause if you don’t have that, you’re just never going to feel grounded in the relationship, and you’re going to be spinning.”

Lavigne has been married twice - she first walked down the aisle with singer Deryck Whibley in 2006, whom she was with until 2010.

In 2013, she tied the knot with Nickelback lead singer Chad Kroeger; however, they got divorced after two years of marriage in 2013.

More to follow.