’Almost 20 years in the making’: Assunta de Rossi gives birth to first child

Assunta de Rossi and her daughter, Fiore. Image: Instagram/@msderossi

MANILA, Philippines — After almost 20 years, actress Assunta de Rossi finally got her wish to become a mother after she gave birth to her first child, Fiore.

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This is the most beautiful photo for life! Little Fiore and tears of joy in my sister’s eyes. ❤️🥺🙏🏻 Almost 20 years in the making! Miracles happen every day, and this one is the best! Congratulations @assuntaledesma @julesledesma ❤️ and of course to the new granny na mas oa pa sa naganak, @ermatsko 🤣🤣🤣 THANK YOU LORD 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

A post shared by Alessandra De Rossi (@msderossi) on Oct 23, 2020 at 8:15am PDT

Assunta’s sister Alessandra shared the joyous news in an Instagram post on Friday.

“This is the most beautiful photo for life! Little Fiore and tears of joy in my sister’s eyes,” Alessandra said in her post, showing Assunta beside her daughter.

“Almost 20 years in the making! Miracles happen every day, and this one is the best!” she added.

Celebrity publicist Jun Lalin likewise shared a photo of Assunta’s little bundle of joy.

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Congratulations @assuntaledesma and @julesledesma so happy, finally nandito na si Baby Fiore From Assunta: “Name: Giulia Fiorentina Alessandra Born: Oct. 23, 2020, 7:06 AM at Cardinal Santos Medical Center, San Juan Weight: 5 lbs 12 oz Delivered via elective CS at 38 weeks due to myoma uteri.”

A post shared by Jun Lalin (@junlalin) on Oct 23, 2020 at 7:12am PDT

In Jun’s post, he shared that Fiore’s full name is Giulia Fiorentina Alessandra.  She was born at the Cardinal Santos Medical Center in San Juan City at 7:06 a.m. on October 23.

The baby weighed five pounds and 12 ounces, and was delivered via elective Caesarian section at 38 weeks “due to myoma uteri.”

It was in May when Assunta announced she was pregnant with her first child with husband, politician Jules Ledesma.

Assunta previously said that her baby was a “miracle” since she and Jules have been waiting to have a child for 18 years.

The couple tied the knot in 2004.

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