Hayden Panettiere welcomes baby girl

15 December 2014 - 10:53 By Bang Showbiz
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Hayden Panettiere. File photo
Hayden Panettiere. File photo
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Hayden Panettiere gave birth to their daughter, Kaya, which is her and her fiancé Wladimir Klitschko's first child.

The Nashville star and her fiancé Wladimir Klitschko welcomed Kaya last Tuesday.

The parents told PEOPLE: "We are over the moon and madly in love!"

The new arrival - which weighed 7 lbs., 14 oz. - is the couple's first child together.

Meanwhile, speaking before the birth, Panettiere revealed that she is "so ready" to become a mother.

She shared: "I'm so ready to hold my baby girl - I'm going to be a very hands on mum.

"I'm thrilled that I am having a girl first because I feel like I know a lot about raising a strong woman. I feel very empowered myself and I think my daughter will, too."

The 25-year-old also previously spoke up about starting a family with her fiancé.

She said: "I've lived a very big life, and I don't feel my age, and I feel like I was born to be a mother.

"Sometimes people speak about [having kids] like, 'Your life ends - you're never going to be able to do anything again!' And I'm like, 'What are you talking about?'

"Motherhood is the most beautiful, exciting thing, and there's nothing that I feel like I can't accomplish while having children in my life."

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