Photo dated May 1, 2010 shows US singer and actress Jessica Simpson arriving for the 2010 White House Correspondents in Washington. Simpson gave birth on May 1, 2012 to a bouncing baby girl, she announced on her website with her former NFL fiance Eric Johnson. Simpson, who recently appeared naked and heavily pregnant on the front cover of Elle -- a la Demi Moore -- said she was delighted to welcome Maxwell Drew Johnson, who weighed in at a healthy 9 pounds 13-ounces. AFP PHOTO/FILES/Mandel NGAN
LOS ANGELES—Singer and actress Jessica Simpson gave birth Tuesday to a bouncing baby girl, she announced on her website with her fiancé, former NFL football player Eric Johnson.
Simpson, who recently appeared naked and heavily pregnant a la Demi Moore on the cover of Elle, said she was delighted to welcome Maxwell Drew Johnson, who weighed in at a healthy 9 pounds 13-ounces.
“Eric and I are elated to announce the birth of our baby girl,” who measures 21.75 inches, the 31-year-old singer, actress and reality star later wrote. “This has been the greatest experience of our lives.”
The child is the first both for Simpson and the 32-year-old Johnson, a former football player. The couple began dating in 2010.
Simpson checked into a Los Angeles hospital to give birth with her mother, Tina, and her sister, Ashlee, along with the parents of her fiancé, the celebrity news website TMZ.com reported.