New Girl! Zooey Deschanel gives birth to a daughter... and reveals that she has secretly wed Jacob Pechenik

Zooey Deschanel is now a married mother-of-one.

The 35-year-old confirmed through her rep on Monday that she and partner Jacob Pechenik have welcomed a daughter - their first child together.

In the same announcement she revealed the couple had also wed in a secret ceremony.

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Double whammy: Zooey Deschanel and Jacob Pechenik have welcomed a new daughter on the same day they confirmed that they were wed in secret

Double whammy: Zooey Deschanel and Jacob Pechenik have welcomed a new daughter on the same day they confirmed that they were wed in secret

The two have kept - in celebrity terms anyway - extremely quiet about news of their relationship or the pregnancy.

The New Girls star began dating The Skeleton Twins producer in mid 2014.

In January of this year she announced that the two were expecting a baby, before confirming a week later that they had gotten engaged. 

Jacob had popped the question on her birthday: January 17.

Hush hush: The 35-year-old, pictured in LA in March, had kept pretty quiet about news of her relationship and pregnancy

Hush hush: The 35-year-old, pictured in LA in March, had kept pretty quiet about news of her relationship and pregnancy

Since then, Zooey has kept almost everything a secret - including some things from herself.

She told Jimmy Kimmel that she didn't want to know the gender of the baby until it was born.

'We are going to be surprised,' she told Jimmy Kimmel back in March, one of her most recent appearances. 'It's more fun, you know? Make it into a game.' 

Happy birthday: The New Girls star began dating The Skeleton Twins producer in mid 2014, and he asked her to marry him on her birthday on January 17

Happy birthday: The New Girls star began dating The Skeleton Twins producer in mid 2014, and he asked her to marry him on her birthday on January 17

The pair are currently working together on comedy film Rock The Kasbah - with Zooey starring and Jacob producing - along with Bill Murray, Bruce Willis and Kate Hudson.

Zooey was married once before, to Death Cab for Cutie and The Postal Service lead vocalist Ben Gibbard.

The two wed in September 2009 but filed for divorce in December 2011, citing irreconcilable differences. 

Upcoming: The pair are currently working together on comedy film Rock The Kasbah - with Zooey starring and Jacob producing - along with Bill Murray, Bruce Willis and Kate Hudson

Upcoming: The pair are currently working together on comedy film Rock The Kasbah - with Zooey starring and Jacob producing - along with Bill Murray, Bruce Willis and Kate Hudson

Co-stars: The star recently posted an Instagram shot with Willis and Murray, as well as co-stars Danny McBride and Scott Caan

Co-stars: The star recently posted an Instagram shot with Willis and Murray, as well as co-stars Danny McBride and Scott Caan

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