Naomi Campbell becomes a mother at 50

Naomi Campbell has become a mother at the age of 50, announcing the news with a surprise post on social media.

The supermodel shared a photograph of her baby daughter and described her as “a beautiful little blessing”.

The message did not include any details about the birth, but Campbell has spoken in the past about her desire to become a mother through adoption, surrogacy or IVF.

In a 2017 interview she said: “I think about having children all the time. But now with the way science is I think I can do it when I want.”

Campbell announced the new arrival with an image of her hand cradling the baby’s feet – similar to the first picture posted by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex days after their son, Archie, was born.

The model said: “A beautiful little blessing has chosen me to be her mother. So honoured to have this gentle soul in my life – there are no words to describe the lifelong bond that I now share with you my angel. There is no greater love.”

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Well-wishers who responded to the post included the fashion designers Marc Jacobs and Donatella Versace. Jacobs wrote: “Oh my God!!!!! Today is the day?? How absolutely incredible. How lucky she is and how lucky you are. What a wonderful Mother you will be.”

Edward Enninful, editor-in-chief of British Vogue and one of Campbell’s close friends, said: “Seeing the two of you together made my year. You will bring each other so much joy.”

Campbell’s mother, Valerie, said she was “beyond thrilled” as she had “waited a long time to be a grandmother”.

Although Campbell has previously said she wanted to have a “father figure” for any child she might have, she is not thought to be in a long-term relationship currently.

Her former partners include Flavio Briatore, an Italian businessman, and Vladislav Doronin, a Russian billionaire.

The Streatham-born model is based in New York and made her most recent catwalk appearance in April at Broadway’s Shubert Theatre, when she modelled for Michael Kors.