Posted: 23:55, August 12, 2022 | Updated: 00:28, 13 August 2022
Downton Abbey star Tuppence Middleton has given birth to her first child.
The 35-year-old actress, who played the illegitimate daughter of Lady Queen Mary in the latest film A New Era, welcomed a baby with Swedish director Mans Marlind, who is 18 years her senior.
The pair’s relationship was first revealed in March, with Tuppence revealing her pregnancy while attending the premiere of Downton a month later.
Baby news! Downton Abbey star Tuppence Middleton, 35, welcomed her first child with Swedish director Mans Marlind, 53, as they were spotted with a pram in London.
Tuppence and Mans were seen riding a pram as they went for a walk in north London.
In April, Tuppence attended the premiere of New Era with Mans, but refused to confirm that he is her partner.
Richard Eden revealed in his column for the Daily Mail that Tuppence had a Swedish beau – with fans desperate to know his identity.
Expectant mother: The 35-year-old actress kept her pregnancy under wraps until Downton Abbey: A New Era premieres in April
When asked, she simply explained: “My partner lives in Stockholm and I travel between them [the UK] and there.’
During the evening, a Tuppence-to-be proudly flashed her stomach as she wowed in a gorgeous black Valentino dress from the Pre Fall 22 Promenade collection.
While her partner looked dapper in a black suit, teamed with a matching waistcoat and patterned tie.
It seems their relationship is strictly platonic, as it was revealed last week that Måns and Tuppence are to join forces in a new project adapted from a Finnish book.
According to literary agent Elina Ahlbäck, the pair have acquired the film and television rights to their 2000 novel Troll, a Love Story (original title Tammi in Finnish).
Tuppence, who previously starred in Måns’ international series Shadowplay, is set to direct.
Måns told Nordisk Film & TV Fond: “We’ve been looking for something to do together for quite some time and suddenly Johanna’s wonderful book came to mind.
Notorious for keeping her private life out of the public eye, the actress was previously in a relationship with performance painter Robert Fry from 2016 to 2019 – with her relationship history since then remaining unknown.
Red carpet: Despite appearing on the red carpet together, she has previously hinted that Måns – who is 18 years her senior – is not the father of her child
