Lily Collins and Charlie McDowell Welcome Baby Via ‘Incredible’ Surrogate: ‘The Center of Our World’

Mar. 15, 2025

Lily Collins and Charlie McDowell, and their daughter.Photo:Gettty;Lily Collins/Instagram

Gettty;Lily Collins/Instagram

Lily CollinsandCharlie McDowellare parents!

“Welcome to the center of our world Tove Jane McDowell,” Collins wrote in a jointInstagramannouncement shared with her husband.

“Words will never express our endless gratitude for our incredible surrogate and everyone who helped us along the way. We love you to the moon and back again,” the caption continued.

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The couple tied the knot in September 2021, theBarcelonastar revealed onInstagram.

“I’ve never wanted to be someone’s someone more than I do yours, and now I get to be your wife,” she captioned a photo of the couple kissing at the altar. “On September 4th, 2021 we officially became each other’s forever. I love you beyond @charliemcdowell…”

McDowell also shared the news onInstagram, writing, “I married the most generous, thoughtful, and beautiful person I’ve ever known. I love you @lilyjcollins.”

“I’m so excited to be your WIFEY,” Collins commented on his post.

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Collins and McDowell, the son of actressMary Steenburgenand actor Malcolm McDowell, were first linked in 2019. Theywent Instagram officialin August of that year, when the actress shared a few snaps of the two in France while filming Netflix’sEmily in Paris.

Sheannounced their engagementin September 2020 onInstagram.

“I’ve been waiting my lifetime for you and I can’t wait to spend our lifetime together…” she captioned two photos from the proposal.

Collins' ring — a rose-cut diamond with a bezel setting and thin gold band — is one of a kind, according to a representative forIrene Neuwirth, who created the piece.

source: people.com