EXCLUSIVE: Australia’s queen of the screen Cate Blanchett has adopted a baby girl.
This week the Oscar-winning actress has been arriving to collect her sons from their primary school in Sydney, snuggling a newborn to her chest.
The little girl is named Edith Vivian Patricia Upton.
On Saturday Cate’s husband, theatre producer, Andrew Upton, told media the family are deliriously happy with the new addition.
“We’re Thrilled,” Andrew reportedly told The Daily Telegraph.
The couple already have three children – all boys – Dashiell, 13, Roman, 10 and Ignatius, six. Cate has spoken previously in interviews about her desire for a fourth child.
The family have recently announced they will be relocating to the United States, after her husband’s term as artistic director at the Sydney Theatre Company ends in 2015. But Australia is close to their hearts, so they have vowed to return here at a later point.
Cate clearly treasures her family and is regularly seen on the school run, collecting her two youngest boys from primary school, while her oldest is already at high school.
Life with three boys has at times left Cate feeling “a bit demented” as she told W magazine.
But at the time she was quick to add that “the chaos of it is great.” So great, in fact, the couple weren’t ruling out a fourth child.
“Everyone says, ‘Oh, you must have [been trying] to have a girl,'” Cate says. “If the next one was a boy, then that’s just our lot!”
Adopting a baby has proved great joy to many high-profile couples, including Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, Deborra-lee Furness and Hugh Jackman and Madonna.
Recently, the Federal Government announced plans to examine adoption laws in Australia to make it easier for families to adopt babies from both here and overseas.
Australia’s queen of the screen Cate Blanchett has adopted a baby girl. The Weekly contacted Cate’s representatives who have confirmed the parents have adopted a baby girl. A parent at the school told The Weekly Cate has been sharing her happy news with other mums. “She’s really excited and clearly besotted,” said the parent. The little girl is believed to be called Vivienne.
Cate spotted at the airport with baby Edith. The image was posted on Twitter this week.
The happy family at the races. They have since added two new additions, son Ignatius and their new baby girl.
Andrew and Cate met on the set of a TV show, apparently she was initially unimpressed with Mr. Upton. He clearly won her over!
Cate gets a cuddle from her son at the premier of ‘The Hobbit’ in New Zealand.
Cate is pictured here pregnant with her last son, Ignatius on a fun beach trip with her sons.
Cate’s son Ignatius was her adorable date for the Critic’s Choice Awards last year.
Cate looks stunning in these portraits of her first son, Dashiell.
Cate and Andrew take their sons Dashiell and Roman on a trip to the beach in Sydney.
Cate was pregnant and glowing when she won a Spirit Award in 2008.
Cate proudly showed off her baby bump in this Vera Wang look at the 2008 Oscars.
