Avril Lavigne is a mom: Pop icon, 42, stuns fans by announcing arrival of a baby girl with a mystery man

Get exclusive reporting, celebrity gossip, sensational photos and more every Tuesday morning in our new Spotlight US newsletter HERE Have YOU got a story? Email tips@dailymail.com Published: 11:26 EST, 13 November 2026 | Updated: 11:44 EST, 13 November 2026 Avril Lavigne has stunned fans by revealing that she is now a mom. The 42-year-old Canadian singer announced the arrival of a baby girl in an Instagram post on Friday, without disclosing the identity of the infant's father. 'Our Mini F***ing Princess has arrived,' the pop-punk icon captioned a series of black-and-white images. One photo showed Lavigne tenderly cradling her young daughter who was clad in a leopard print onesie. The Complicated hitmaker was not known to have been in a relationship and was not known to be pregnant. Lavigne was previously married to Sum 41 frontman Deryck Whibley from 2006 - 2009, and to Nickelback rocker Chad Kroeger from 2013 - 2015. Avril Lavigne has announced the birth of her first child (Source: Avril Lavigne Instagram) The 42-year-old Canadian singer announced the birth of her first child in true rockstar style, sharing an expletive-laced Instagram post on Friday (Source: Avril Lavigne Instagram)In February 2023, her fiancé Mod Sun, now 39, said he was 'blindsided' by her decision to end their engagement. Lavigne was spotted out with rapper Tyga, 36, just days later.'Avril didn't cheat on Mod. She was simply over his BS and Tyga was an easy distraction,' an insider shared with the Daily Mail at the time. The exes had previously gotten engaged during a March 2022 trip to Paris. They met in 2021 while recording their duet Flames.Announcing her split from Whibley in a 2009 blog post, the songstress wrote, 'We have been friends since I was 17, started dating when I was 19, and married when I was 21. I am grateful for our time together, and I am grateful and blessed for our remaining friendship.'I admire Deryck and have a great amount of respect for him. He is the most amazing person I know, and I love him with all my heart. Deryck and I are separating and moving forward on a positive note.' 'Our Mini F***ing Princess has arrived,' she wrote (Source: Avril Lavigne Instagram) Lavigne was previously married to Sum 41 frontman Deryck Whibley from 2006 - 2009; pictured in 2007