Zawe Ashton made her first public appearance after quietly welcoming her second child with her fiancé Tom Hiddleston.
The actress, 41, put on a stylish display in a black strapless dress with dramatic ballooned sleeves.
The star stood hand in hand with Tom, who looked dapper in a burgundy velvet suit as they attended their first event since confirming she had given birth to their second child.
The couple, who are incredibly private, already have one child who was born in October 2022.
And earlier this week Zawe revealed she had welcomed her second child as she visited the Little Village baby bank charity.
Sharing the post on Instagram, Zawe wrote: ‘Today, I chose to mark a milestone in postpartum recovery with a trip to one of the @littlevillagehq baby banks, dedicated to supporting families all year round.’
Zawe Ashton has made her first public appearance after welcoming her second child as she joins her fiancé Tom Hiddleston at GQ Men Of The Year
The star stood hand in hand with Tom, who looked dapper in a burgundy velvet suit as they attended their first event since confirming she had given birth to their second child
She added: ‘Throughout my recovery, I have thought deeply about the children in our world facing the most devastating living conditions and those tirelessly working to protect them. I’ve reflected deeply on the ongoing war against children, a fight I am fiercely committed to.’
Friends and fans then rushed to the comments to congratulate the star on the new addition to her family.
Broadcaster June Sarpong wrote: ‘You look STUNNING ❤️Congratulations Honey!!’ as Zawe replied: ‘love you Miss June X’.
Others penned: ‘congrats for the second child, enjoy your time❤️’; ‘So good to see you ! Stunning congratulations’.
The Daily Mail have contacted Zawe’s representatives for comment.
Zawe revealed she was expecting her second child in an interview with Vogue back in June.
And in July she finally set the record straight about her relationship with Tom after sparking speculation they’d secretly tied the knot by calling him her ‘husband’.
The star admitted her slip-up sent their loved ones into a furious tailspin.
Earlier this week Zawe revealed she had welcomed her second child as she visited the Little Village baby bank charity
The actress, 41, put on a stylish display in a black strapless dress with dramatic ballooned sleeves and silver pointed heels
The couple, who are incredibly private, already have one child who was born in October 2022
Friends and fans then rushed to the comments to congratulate the star on the new addition to her family
In July Zawe finally set the record straight about her relationship with Tom after sparking speculation they’d secretly tied the knot by calling him her ‘husband'(pictured in June)
‘We’ve been engaged for a long time, and there have been publications that have named us husband and wife already,’ Zawe said.
‘Those text messages [from friends and family] were very… there were some toxic paragraphs that were thrown my way. Like, okay… no, it didn’t happen. We didn’t do it in secret. We haven’t eloped.’
Speaking on an episode of Lily Allen and Miquita Oliver’s Miss Me? podcast, The Marvels star added: ‘It’s just a semantics thing. We call each other husband and wife.
‘At some point, you’re like, girlfriend, boyfriend… We just had a kid with another one on the way.’
‘It’s p***ing off people who are actually married,’ she said. ‘They’re like, “You realise that’s not real yet?”
‘We’ve talked about [marriage]. I think the spiritual bond and the anchoring for what it does for you as a couple and as a family is really appealing to both of us.’
The pair first met in 2019 while starring together in the Harold Pinter play Betrayal in London’s West End before taking the production to Broadway.
They were romantically linked soon after, making their red carpet debut as a couple at the Tony Awards in September 2021.
In March 2022, it was reported that they were engaged after Zawe was spotted wearing a diamond ring at the BAFTAs. They quietly welcomed their first child later that year.
The Hackney-born actress also admitted that while she’s thought a lot about weddings, the idea of marriage comes with more complex emotions.
She said: ‘The wedding is a fantasy, right? And marriage is a reality. I’ve thought a lot about weddings. I’ve thought a lot less about the reality of what marriage is because I probably find that a little bit more scary.’
