Matilda Carmine Richie Pelphrey: Kaley Cuoco and Tom Pelphrey announces the birth of their first child

Kaley Cuoco surprised her followers with the pregnancy announcement in October when she shared a slideshow

PUBLISHED APR 1, 2023

Kaley Cuoco, 37, became mother for the first time as she welcomed her daughter Matilda Carmine Richie Pelphrey on Thursday, March 30 (kaleycuoco/Instagram)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Kaley Cuoco and her boyfriend Tom Pelphrey have welcomed their first child together. The ‘Harley Quinn’ star shared the news on her Instagram account, where she wrote, “Introducing, Matilda Carmine Richie Pelphrey, the new light of our lives!” Cuoco also posted a series of photographs on her social media handle of her newborn daughter on Saturday, April 1. “We are overjoyed and grateful for this little miracle 💓 Thank you to the doctors, nurses, family and friends who have helped us immensely over the last few days. We are blessed beyond belief 💗.”

‘The Bing Bang Theory’ alum also took the moment to shower love at her boyfriend, “@tommypelphrey didn’t think I could fall even more in love with you, but I did.” The baby was on Thursday, March 30, as per the dateline of the photograph, as per Page Six. Cuoco surprised her Instagram followers with the pregnancy announcement in October when she shared a slideshow with the caption, “💕Baby girl Pelphrey coming 2023.💕 “beyond blessed and over the moon,” she continued. “I 💓you @tommypelphrey !!!”

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'It was very magical. … It was perfect'

Tom Pelphrey, on his Instagram account, shared, “And then it was even MORE BETTER. 🎀🎀🎀. Love you more than ever @kaleycuoco ♥️🙏♥️ Kaley Cuoco has called it ‘love at first sight,’ while talking about how it all started with Tom Pelphrey to Extra. “My manager actually took me as her guest to the ‘Ozark’ premiere, and I met him there. It was like the angels started singing. I was like, ‘Hallelujah.’ It was very magical. … It was perfect,” she said. While Pelphrey told the outlet, “We’re so excited. It’s the most incredible thing,” while talking about Cuoco’s pregnancy back in October. He concluded by saying, “Very blessed, very fortunate [and] very lucky.”

'We did a thing ... again'

A couple of weeks ago, the couple adopted a rescued puppy. "We did a thing ... again. Welcome Miss Opal (little widdle girl) into our growing family," Cuoco, 37, wrote on her Instagram account. The actress shared photographs and further said, “Thank you @deityanimalrescue and an amazing foster @thisisdarragh for bringing this angel to us!"