Avril Lavigne announces the birth of her daughter with a Sk8er Boi-style photo

Surprise: Avril Lavigne is a mom. On November 13, the 42-year-old singer announced on Instagram that she has welcomed a baby girl. She had not shared that she was expecting.

"Our Mini ****ing Princess has arrived," she wrote. The post includes a photo of her holding the baby's hand and another of her cradling her little one.

Then comes the nod to her pop-punk roots. Her third image shows three pairs of black-and-white checkered slip-on shoes, a wink at her "Sk8er Boi" days. Two pairs are adult size and one is tiny, standing in for her new family of three.

Avril didn't name her partner. Reports say he or she is a private person, not a celebrity, and that the couple have been seriously dating for the last few years. They are said to be thrilled about their baby girl.

It's a quiet new chapter. Her last public romance, with rapper Mod Sun, ended in 2023, a year after her album Love Sux.