Gemma Arterton And Rory Keenan Quietly Welcome Baby (2024)

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Gemma Arterton and her Irish husband Rory Keenan have welcomed their first child together. The actress was delighted to confirm their son’s arrival while chatting to Zoe Ball on her Radio 2 Breakfast Show on Wednesday.

‘I just had a baby. We are very very happy, he was born just before Christmas. A little Christmas elf,’ the former Bond girl, who married Rory in Wicklow in 2019, said.

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Zoe went on to congratulate Gemma and say that she looked ‘utterly fabulous’ in her pink outfit so soon after giving birth. Gemma brushed off the compliment and joked that it’s the ‘power of the paintbrush’.

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Gemma had gone public with her pregnancy at the Raindance Film Festival awards in November and was glowing in a black dress which showcased her bump.

She’s perhaps best known for her part in the 2008 Bond film Quantum Of Solace where she played Strawberry Fields after beating 1,500 other applicants to be cast in the role.

During her career, Gemma has also had roles in films including St Trinian’s and Kingsman: The Secret Service and is now promoting her latest role in Sky TV series Funny Woman.

Gemma and Rory are very private about their family life and quietly tied the knot in 2019. It’s thought that they met while both appearing in West End play St Joan by George Bernard Shaw in 2017.

Their wedding was held at Ballybeg House in Co Wicklow. Gemma was previously married to Italian businessman Stefano Catelli and their divorce was granted in 2015.

Rory, who is from Dublin and attended Trinity College, has been in shows such as Peaky Blinders and Birdsong. Most recently he's been appearing in Channel 4's dark drama Somewhere Boy.

He previously dated Amy Huberman and they starred alongside each other in Striking Out.

Gemma has spoken about having children in the past and told The Times in 2013: ‘I don't think you can ever plan the right, exact time. I don't feel ready for kids because I want to know that I can come back and still be valuable to the industry.'

Congratulations on your little boy, Gemma and Rory!

See more pictures in the gallery below:

Stella Artois, the Official Beer of the Wimbledon Championships, host Gemma Arterton and Rory Keenan on the Gentleman's Final on July 14, 2019. Pic: Getty Gemma Arterton and Rory Keenan seen walking through Covent Garden on November 04, 2022 in London, England. Pic: GC Images Gemma Arterton attends the Raindance Awards Ceremony 2022. Pic: Getty Rory Keenan (L) and Gemma Arterton attend the press night after party of "Long Day's Journey Into Night" in 2018 in London. Pic: Getty Gemma Arterton is seen arriving at BBC Radio on February 8, 2023 in London. Pic: GC Images

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