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Charlotte Church has given birth to a baby daughter at her home in Glamorgan, Wales.

The singer and chat show host, who purchased a birthing pool for the delivery, welcomed the baby girl on Thursday night. Two midwives were present while Church was in labour, and her rugby star boyfriend Gavin Henson was also by her side.

A friend of the couple told The Mirror: "They are both thrilled to bits. The baby was a couple of days overdue but Charlotte managed to stay relaxed.

"She was so looking forward to having Gavin at the birth. They both found it emotional. I don't think there was a dry eye anywhere. Maybe it was a blessing Gavin wasn't picked for Wales in the World Cup. She was in labour during Wales v Japan."

Charlotte's daughter weighed just over 6lb. It is not known if the singer will call her baby girl Ava as originally planned.

source: ds