Avril Lavigne Announces Birth of First Child, a Baby Girl, With Undisclosed Partner
Photo: New York PostSinger Avril Lavigne, 42, announced on Instagram on Friday, Nov. 13, that she has welcomed her first child, a baby girl, with a partner whose identity she has not disclosed. She posted black-and-white photos: a newborn's tiny hand gripping the fingers of Lavigne and the father, Lavigne cradling the baby, and three pairs of shoes, one much smaller than the others. The baby wore a leopard-print onesie in one image. The Canadian singer had not been known to be in a relationship or pregnant. She had not posted on Instagram since Oct. 23, 2025, when she shared photos from the When We Were Young festival in Las Vegas. She turned off comments on the announcement, so fans responded in surprise on that earlier post. Lavigne was previously married to Sum 41's Deryck Whibley from 2006 to 2009 and Nickelback's Chad Kroeger from 2013 to 2015, and ended an engagement to Mod Sun in February 2023.
Right-leaning outlets frame the news around her disappearance from view. The New York Post headlines her final public outing, in April outside the Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles, and describes her Vetements hoodie dress, adding a Page Six report that she performed at an after-party for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding in July. The Daily Mail stresses that fans were stunned and reviews her marriages, her split from Mod Sun and a brief outing with Tyga, citing an unnamed insider. Billboard, an alternative outlet, takes a different angle, noting her Hot 100 history, the link to her song "Girlfriend" and fans' comments. Left-leaning outlets had not reported this story at the time of writing, while the other outlets had.
How the sides differ Right sources stress her absence from public view and past romances; alternative sources focus on her chart career and fan surprise; left sources have not covered it.
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Not covering this story. None of the left-leaning outlets Crosswire tracks has reported it yet. What one side leaves out can be as telling as what the others report.
Billboard leads with the baby announcement, her Hot 100 career, a lyric reference to her 2007 hit, and fans' surprised comments, with no details on her past relationships.
The New York Post and Daily Mail lead with fans' shock; the Post details her April public outing and a July performance, while the Mail reviews her marriages, engagement and an insider's comment.