Avril Lavigne welcomes first baby aged 42 with ‘mystery partner’
Well, it seems congratulations are in order for the pop-punk princess as Avril Lavigne has welcomed a ‘princess’ of her own.
The ‘Sk8er Boi’ singer took to Instagram today (13 November) to announce the birth of her baby girl with an unnamed and unidentified partner.
Lavigne shared a snap the newborn’s hand, with hers and a third in black-and-white in carousel of images.
The 42-year-old musician has very much kept her pregnancy and mystery partner under wraps, with their privacy rightly protected.
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But she’s not lost her usual charm, that’s for sure, with one of the snaps being very Lavigne-coded.
The ‘Complicated’ singer included a black-and-white photo of three classic checkerboard pattern Vans lined up in size order on a skateboard. Yes, very 2010s Tumblr coded – that’s the princess of pop-punk for sure.
“Our Mini Princess has arrived,” the Canadian star wrote in the caption, alongside emojis consisting of a pink bow, crown, baby bottle and pink love-heart.
And the second image in the carousel showed Lavigne (again in black-and-white) holding her baby girl, who wears a leopard-print baby grow with a matching bow headband.
Back in May 2024, the ‘Girlfriend’ singer appeared on the Call Her Daddy podcast where she spoke coyly of her love life.
“I never really did the dating thing,” Lavigne admitted. “I was always, like, in a pretty major relationship.”
She was asked if she was seeing anyone at the time but simply shrugged and didn’t give an answer. But she did say that the most important thing in a relationship is ‘finding someone that you’re compatible with’.
“Obviously, it all just sounds cliché,” Lavigne added, “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 was first married to Deryck Whibley from 2006, having began dating when she was 19. She then filed for divorce in 2009, citing ‘irreconilable differences’.
She later dated Brody Jenner, before marrying Nickelback frontman in July 2013 – a year after being together.
Lavigne announced her separation on Instagram in September 2015. And she has previously dated Phillip Sarofim and Pete Jonas.
The singer-songwriter has kept her the identity of her baby’s father private.
Jess Battison
