Athiya Shetty, husband KL Rahul blessed with baby girl

Taking to Instagram, the couple shared the good news in a joint post on Monday.

Actress Athiya Shetty and cricketer husband KL Rahul welcomed their first child, a baby girl on March 24, 2025.

Taking to Instagram, the couple shared the good news in a joint post on Monday.

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Bollywood celebrities quickly began pouring their love for the new parents in the comment section with their congratulatory messages. Kriti Sanon wrote, "Omg!!! Congrats you two " Shanaya Kapoor wrote, "Congratulations." While Arjun Kapoor commented, "#squishy !!!Congratulations guys." Actress Sophie Choudry also commented, "So much love you guys!!!! God bless your little angel."

Athiya Shetty and KL Rahul announced their pregnancy in November 2024 through an Instagram post that read, "Our beautiful blessing is coming soon. 2025."

The couple recently delighted fans by sharing pictures from their pregnancy photoshoot, capturing this special phase of their lives.

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Their love story reportedly began in 2019, and after dating for several years, they exchanged vows on January 23, 2023, in an intimate wedding ceremony surrounded by close family and friends. Now, as they embark on this new journey of parenthood, their well-wishers wish the best for them with the arrival of their little one.

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KL Rahul was set to make his highly anticipated debut for his new IPL franchise on Monday, but his absence from Delhi Capitals' playing XI in their season opener against Lucknow Super Giants at the ACA-VDCA Stadium in Visakhapatnam raised eyebrows.

While captain Axar Patel did not address Rahul’s absence during the toss, reports suggest that he missed the match due to personal reasons. To the delight of fans, it appears that Rahul was attending to his father-to-be duties, adding a heartwarming reason behind his absence from the game.