Alex Cooper Announces Birth of First Child

Alex Cooper announced on Instagram on October 20 that she and her husband, Matt Kaplan, had welcomed their first child, a baby boy. The Call Her Daddy podcast host shared a photograph of the newborn, whose face was mostly out of frame, and captioned it with a blue heart. The announcement did not reveal the child’s name or exact date of birth. Cooper, 32, and Kaplan, a film producer, announced in May that they were expecting their first child. The couple married in 2024. Cooper had shared updates about her pregnancy on social media, including maternity photographs posted days before the birth announcement. In an Instagram video during her pregnancy, Cooper said she had been diagnosed with gestational diabetes. She described feeling isolated during the first days after receiving the diagnosis, despite support from her family and husband. Cooper also said her initial concern was the baby’s health and that she would do what was needed to protect it. Cooper has discussed the diagnosis publicly, saying she hoped her experience could help other women dealing with the condition feel less alone. Gestational diabetes involves elevated blood sugar during pregnancy; Cooper said she had...