Avril Lavigne Announces Arrival of First Child

Avril Lavigne announced on Instagram on Friday, November 13, that her first child, a baby girl, had arrived, sharing photographs of herself with the newborn. The singer did not identify the child’s father or name a partner in the post.

The black-and-white images included a close-up of the baby’s hand held by Lavigne and an adult, a photograph of Lavigne cradling the child, and three pairs of checkerboard Vans in different sizes. The baby wore a leopard-print outfit in one image. Lavigne captioned the post, “Our Mini Fucking Princess has arrived,” echoing a lyric from her 2007 single “Girlfriend.”

The announcement offered no further details about the birth or the family’s plans. Lavigne’s comments on the post were disabled. She had not publicly shared that she was expecting, according to reports, and her partner’s identity remains undisclosed.

Lavigne, 42, has generally kept her personal life out of public view. Her last publicly reported relationship was with rapper Tyga in 2023. She was previously engaged to musician Mod Sun, and was married to Sum 41 singer Deryck Whibley from 2006 to 2009 and Nickelback frontman Chad Kroeger from 2013 to 2015.