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Carrie Fisher's daughter Billie Lourd announces birth of 1st child with sweet photo

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Billie Lourd shares how filming ‘Star Wars’ scene was bittersweet in exclusive clip
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ByCarson Blackwelder
September 25, 2020, 1:59 AM

Surprise! Billie Lourd announced Thursday she had welcomed her first child, a son, with fiancé Austen Rydell.

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The daughter of the late Carrie Fisher revealed the big news on Instagram, with a photo of her newborn's tiny feet. The post came as a surprise to fans, as Lourd never publicly announced her pregnancy.

Billie Lourd attends the Tom Ford AW20 show at Milk Studios on Feb. 7, 2020 in Hollywood, Calif.
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In the caption, the 28-year-old new mom told her 1.4 million followers she and Rydell, 28, had named their bundle of joy Kingston Fisher Lourd Rydell.

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Kingston is wearing what looks like a space-themed onesie in the snap, so it appears the force is strong with him -- after all, both his mom and his grandmother starred in the "Star Wars" franchise.

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Lourd's "Scream Queen" co-star Emma Roberts, who is currently expecting her first child, reacted with excitement in the comments, writing, "Screaming!!! Love you guys so much." She also got a "mazel tov" and a "congrats" from her two "Booksmart" co-stars Beanie Feldstein and Kaitlyn Dever, respectively.

The "American Horror Story" actress and Rydell got engaged in June.

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