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Culture September 25, 2020

'Supergirl' star Melissa Benoist welcomes son Huxley Robert Wood

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Melissa Benoist has given birth to a baby boy.

The "Supergirl" actress wrote in an Instagram caption Friday that she and her husband, actor Chris Wood, welcomed a son "a few weeks ago."

They named the newborn Huxley Robert Wood.

"This little boy is everything," Benoist wrote.

Added Wood: "He’s amazing and no it’s probably none of your business xo brb see you in 18 years."

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Huxley Robert Wood got here a few weeks ago ♥️ and this little boy is everything

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Our son was born his name is Huxley he’s amazing and no it’s probably none of your business xo brb see you in 18 years

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Benoist, 31, announced her pregnancy in March. A few weeks later, Wood, 32, revealed the baby's sex in an Instagram post.

"My little boy is gonna rock 990s just like his dad and that makes the world feel a little less sad today," he wrote.

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A non-canine child is coming to our family very soon!!! 😱😆😭 @christophrwood has always been an old dad by nature but now he’s going to be a real one!

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My little boy is gonna rock 990s just like his dad and that makes the world feel a little less sad today 😍

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Benoist and Wood, who reportedly met on the set of "Supergirl," were romantically linked for the first time in 2017. They wed last year.