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'Harry Potter' star Rupert Grint announces birth of child with partner Georgia Groome

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ByMary Pat Thompson
April 28, 2025, 6:13 PM

Yer a father, Rupert.

"Harry Potter" star Rupert Grint has welcomed his second child with partner Georgia Groome, a baby named Goldie.

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"'Secret Child Slightly Revealed,'" Grint captioned an Instagram post announcing the birth. "Introducing Goldie G. Grint. A 10/10 baby (so far)."

The actor then thanked obstetrician and gynecologist Dr. Alex Digesu at St. Mary's Hospital in London.

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"Shout out to @alex.digesu for always delivering," Grint wrote.

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Grint is famous for portraying Ron Weasley in all eight films of the "Harry Potter" film franchise. Groome, also an actor, is known for playing Georgia Nicolson in the 2008 film "Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging."

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The couple welcomed their first child, Wednesday G. Grint, in 2020. When Grint joined Instagram in Nov. 2020, he shared a photo of himself cradling Wednesday.

"Hey Instagram....only 10 years late, but here I am," he wrote at the time. "Grint on the Gram! Here to introduce you all to Wednesday G. Grint. Stay safe, Rupert."

"Good Morning America" has reached out to a representative for Grint for more information on the couple's new baby.

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