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Culture May 24, 2024

Sofia Richie Grainge welcomes 1st child with husband Elliot Grainge

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Sofia Richie Grainge and her husband Elliot Grainge have welcomed their first child.

The social media personality and youngest child of music legend Lionel Richie shared the news in an Instagram post shared Friday.

In Richie Grainge's announcement, which featured a photo of hands holding her newborn's feet, she revealed her daughter's name is Eloise Samantha Grainge and she was born on May 20.

"Best day of my life🤍" she wrote in the caption of her post.

PHOTO: Elliot Grainge and Sofia Richie arrive at The 66th Annual Grammy Awards, at the Crypto.com Arena, Feb. 4, 2024, in Los Angeles.
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Elliot Grainge and Sofia Richie arrive at The 66th Annual Grammy Awards, at the Crypto.com Arena, Feb. 4, 2024, in Los Angeles.
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Richie Grainge announced the news of her pregnancy in an exclusive with Vogue in January.

PHOTO: Elliot Grainge and Sofia Richie Grainge attend the 2024 Warner Music Group Pre-GRAMMY Party at Citizen News Hollywood, Feb. 1, 2024, in Los Angeles.
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Elliot Grainge and Sofia Richie Grainge attend the 2024 Warner Music Group Pre-GRAMMY Party at Citizen News Hollywood, Feb. 1, 2024, in Los Angeles.

While speaking about her pregnancy with the outlet, she said that she hopes to "raise a smart, kind person."

"I really value manners and being polite and being kind to everyone because that was instilled in me at a young age," she said. "Being someone’s best friend and helping guide them in life down a certain path. I’m so excited to hold someone’s hand through that, but most of all, to have my lifelong best friend like that."

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Richie Grainge and her husband first began dating in 2021, got engaged a year later and married in a lavish wedding ceremony in the South of France in April 2023.