'We are overwhelmed with joy!' Kosher Soul stars O'Neal McKnight and Miriam Sternoff welcome a baby girl

By Michelle Ganney For Dailymail.com

Published: 19:08 EST, 28 May 2016 | Updated: 19:53 EST, 28 May 2016

Reality star O'Neal McKnight and his co-star wife Miriam Sternoff welcomed a baby girl on Friday.

The event was both blessed and bittersweet as their new daughter was born on the same day as O'Neal's late mother. 

The happy couple welcomed Madeleine Grace McKnight at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles in the early hours of Friday morning, and the proud papa couldn't wait to share the news.

Congratulations! Reality stars O'Neal McKnight and his wife Miriam Sternoff, welcomed their daughter together on Friday

Congratulations! Reality stars O'Neal McKnight and his wife Miriam Sternoff, welcomed their daughter together on Friday

The reality star took to Instagram to post a sweet snap of baby Madeleine along with the loving caption: 'We are overwhelmed with joy! I want to thank everyone for the kind words and blessings that people have been sending our way.

'I watched my daughter enter the world on my late mothers birthday which made today super special. 

'My heart is filled with so much love.Ladies and Gentlemen introducing Madeleine Grace Mcknight aka Maddie,' he wrote.

Ahhh: The Kosher Soul star shared a first look at his adorable baby girl

Ahhh: The Kosher Soul star shared a first look at his adorable baby girl

'My heart is filled with so much love': O'Neal didn't hold back when describing his feelings 

'My heart is filled with so much love': O'Neal didn't hold back when describing his feelings 

A source told US Weekly: 'It was a very emotional ordeal for O'Neal. His late mother Gracie Mae McKnight was born on the same day.'

They continued: 'Now his daughter shares the same birthday as his mom.'

O'Neal also shared: 'Happy Birthday to my mother Gracie Mae Mcknight your Legacy Lives On!' 

It's a girl! The happy couple welcomed their first child Madeleine Grace McKnight at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles in the early hours of Friday morning

It's a girl! The happy couple welcomed their first child Madeleine Grace McKnight at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles in the early hours of Friday morning

Bittersweet: A source told US Weekly : 'It was a very emotional ordeal for O'Neal. His late mother Gracie Mae McKnight was born on the same day'

Bittersweet: A source told US Weekly : 'It was a very emotional ordeal for O'Neal. His late mother Gracie Mae McKnight was born on the same day'

He and Miriam were married in May 2014 and now they are now on Lifetime's all-new docu-sitcom called Kosher Soul.

The show follows Jewish stylist Miriam and southern and African-American comedian O'Neal as they navigate their way through the relationship.

It shows how their very different worlds collide as their friends and family prepare for the couple's nuptials.

Reality stars: They are now on Lifetime's all-new docu-sitcom called Kosher Soul

Reality stars: They are now on Lifetime's all-new docu-sitcom called Kosher Soul

It also follows O'Neal's conversion to Judaism and their future as husband and wife together.

He is converting to her faith as he wants to be accepted by his future wife's mother, Nancy, who wants her future grandchildren to be raised Jewish.

All the while, Miriam is trying to incorporate O'Neal's southern upbringing and traditions into her life.

Two worlds: It shows how their very different worlds collide as their friends and family prepare for the couple's nuptials

Two worlds: It shows how their very different worlds collide as their friends and family prepare for the couple's nuptials

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