'We had a little girl': Model Lily Cole gives birth to her first child with boyfriend Kwame Ferreira

Model Lily Cole has given birth to a baby girl, who she has named Wylde.

Lily and her boyfriend Kwame Ferreira welcomed their daughter into the world on Friday and couldn't wait to share the news.

The 27-year-old Cambridge graduate, who met Kwame in 2012 when they worked together, wrote on Twitter: 'Delighted to say we had a little girl.'

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Mother-to-be: Lily Cole has give birth to her first child with boyfriend Kwame Ferreira

Mother-to-be: Lily Cole has give birth to her first child with boyfriend Kwame Ferreira

Lily announced that she was expecting her first child with boyfriend Kwame in March.

The flame-haired beauty used her very own site, Impossible.com, to share the news with a simple message written on a Post-It note along with a toy dinosaur that said: 'I am having a baby'.  

Lily met Kwame when she was in the process of developing her website Impossible.

Speaking of her excitement, she said on her website: 'The first known impossible baby is being born!'

Delight: The model took to her Twitter page to share the news with her 

Delight: The model took to her Twitter page to share the news with her 

Baby joy: Lily shared a picture of the baby's hand pulling on her famous auburn tresses

Baby joy: Lily shared a picture of the baby's hand pulling on her famous auburn tresses

She added: 'After working together for a long time Kwame and I fell in love, and I am very happy to share our news that we are expecting our first child together…'

Kwame is the 36-year-old founder and CEO of Kwamecorp, a global innovation company that consults for technology giants including Samsung and Intel.

The pair met in 2012 and consulted on the website, which first launched at her old university of Cambridge.  

Vision: Lily pictured with Kwame Ferreira (far left) speaking about their Impossible start up at the Apple Store, Regent Street in Central London

Vision: Lily pictured with Kwame Ferreira (far left) speaking about their Impossible start up at the Apple Store, Regent Street in Central London

Big news: Model Lily  announced that she was expecting her first child with boyfriend Kwame with a cute dinosaur picture in March

Big news: Model Lily announced that she was expecting her first child with boyfriend Kwame with a cute dinosaur picture in March

Kwame, who is an investor in Lily's company, has created 12 start ups with his business in as many months, to prove his commitment to emerging businesses.

Lily, who started modelling at the age of 14, has previously dated Jude Law and Twitter's Jack Dorsey. 

After a hugely successful career as a model Lily went on to start her own ethical knitwear label, The North Circular, in 2009.

Sharing the joy! Lily's note appeared on her site Impossible.com on Saturday afternoon 

Sharing the joy! Lily's note appeared on her site Impossible.com on Saturday afternoon 

Excited: The catwalk and cover star has received well-wishes from fans and peers alike 

Excited: The catwalk and cover star has received well-wishes from fans and peers alike 

 

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