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Topics: Celebrity, Rebel Wilson
Charisa Bossinakis
Rebel Wilson has revealed the meaning behind her daughter's unique name.
During an interview with People, the Super Fun Night creator shared that she welcomed Royce Lillian Elizabeth Wilson via surrogacy.
The new mum disclosed how she landed on the baby’s regal name.
"I wanted an original name starting with the letter R and so eventually landed on that one," she said.
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The letter ‘R’ also belongs to her girlfriend, fashion designer Ramona Agruma, who helped Wilson plan her baby shower.
However, when deciding on Royce’s middle names, the Pitch Perfect star said: "Lillian and Elizabeth are both family names carried by women in my family who I admire.
"Elizabeth, which is also my middle name, after the late Queen."
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Wilson added that holding her daughter in her arms for the very first time was ‘overwhelming and exciting’.
She said: "My love for her is just overflowing. She is gorgeous and perfect. I felt like, 'Wow, this is such a precious miracle.'"
On Tuesday (November 8), Wilson announced the happy news via Instagram.
She wrote: "Beyond proud to announce the birth of my first child, Royce Lillian, born this past week via surrogate.
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"I can’t even describe the love I have for her, she’s a beautiful miracle! I am forever grateful to everyone who has been involved, (you know who you are), this has been years in the making…but particularly wanted to thank my gorgeous surrogate who carried her and birthed her with such grace and care.
"Thank you for helping me start my own family, it’s an amazing gift. The BEST gift!! I am ready to give little Roycie all the love imaginable. I am learning quickly…much respect to all the Mums out there! Proud to be in your club."
The news comes after Wilson publicly announced her relationship with Agruma in June, writing that she had finally found her ‘Disney princess’ after years of searching for a ‘prince’.
While she was praised by many on social media, Wilson said she felt forced to share the news after Sydney Morning Herald gossip columnist Andrew Hornery reached out to representatives for comment before publicly outing her in a story.
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“I just thought it was kind of grubby behaviour,” she told The Australian.
She added: “Basically, with the situation where a journalist is threatening to out you, you’ve got to hurry, and some people we didn’t get a chance to tell before it came out publicly.
"And that’s not ideal.”