Ireland Baldwin attends the Premiere of YouTube Original's "Justin Bieber: Seasons" at Regency Bruin Theatre on January 27, 2020 in Los Angeles, California© Getty

Alec Baldwin becomes grandfather as daughter Ireland welcomes baby girl – see photo & her unique name

The model is the Rust actor's first and only daughter with ex-wife Kim Basinger

Beatriz Colon - New York
New York WriterNew York
May 18, 2023

Congratulations are in order for Ireland Baldwin and her boyfriend RAC! The couple have welcomed their first child together, a baby girl.

The birth of the little girl makes exes Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger official first-time grandparents. Kim, who was married to the actor from 1993 until 2002, doesn't have any other children, while Alec is a father to seven more "Baldwinitos" with wife Hilaria Baldwin.

Ireland, 27, announced the news of the arrival of her daughter on Instagram, revealing that she and her boyfriend, whose real name is André Allen Anjos, decided to stay somewhat on theme when it came to naming their first daughter.

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Sharing a photo of herself cuddling with her newborn in a hospital bed with RAC next to her, she revealed that they named their daughter Holland. The now family-of-three lives in Oregon, and little Holland will be coming home to her parents' six dogs.

Ireland and her boyfriend were quickly flooded with congratulatory messages in the comments section under the post from celebrity friends and fans alike, with fellow nepo-baby Rumer Williswho recently also became a first-time mom – writing: "Omg omg hi sweet girl. We can't wait to squeeze you," as Sailor Brinkley, Christie Brinkley's daughter, wrote: "Happy birthday sweet angel Holland… I love you already," plus, Mehmet Oz' daughter Daphne Oz exclaimed: "Congratulations!!!" next to a string of red heart emojis.

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The first-time mom previously opened up about choosing her baby's during an appearance on the GirlBoss Radio podcast, revealing the name at the time when she said: "We're naming her Holland. I'm Ireland, so another country name because we wanted to keep that consistent."

She added: "And then I love the actress Holland Taylor," explaining: "I've always loved that name since I was young, I just thought that was such a classy, beautiful name, so we're going with Holland."

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The model and her boyfriend, 38, first announced they would soon become parents on new Year's Eve 2022, with a joint Instagram post featuring a sonogram photo, captioned: "Happy New Year," next to a red heart emoji.

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The announcement came just three months after her stepmother, Hilaria (born Hillary) welcomed Alec's seventh child, Ilaria Catalina Irena, in September. The couples' seven kids are Carmen Gabriela, nine, Raphael Thomas, 7, Leonardo "Leo" Ángel, six, Romeo Alejandro David, four, Eduardo "Edu" Pao Lucas, two, Marilu, two, plus Ilaria.

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Ireland has publicly opened up about her seven little half-siblings, writing in a 2022 statement on Instagram: "I get countless messages from people who are kind of alarmingly obsessed with my father and his family."

She added: "I think a lot of people assume my take on any of this, well here it is for free – it's none of my business… I don't care."

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