Tom Ellis and Meaghan Oppenheimer; Dolly Ellis-Oppenheimer.Photo:Daniele Venturelli/Getty; Meaghan Oppenheimer/Instagram
Daniele Venturelli/Getty; Meaghan Oppenheimer/Instagram
It’s a girl forTom Ellisand wifeMeaghan Oppenheimer!
TheLuciferactor, 44, revealed on Thursday night that the pair had welcomed their first child together the day prior — and even joked that she may have played a role in ending the strike from SAG-AFTRA, whostruck a tentative deal with Hollywood studiosthe same day.
Ellis shared the news on an Instagram post, showing him and Oppenheimer, 37, lovinglylooking down at the newborn, who was lying in a hospital bassinet. The new parents appeared ecstatic as they both donned wide smiles while gazing down at her.
“Our daughter Dolly Ellis-Oppenheimer was born on November 8th and within five hours of being alive, she single-handedly ended the SAG strike,” Ellis and Oppenheimer both quipped in their captions, adding, “We love her. Huge thank you to our amazing surrogate 💕."
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Tom Ellis and daughter Dolly Ellis-Oppenheimer.Meaghan Oppenheimer/Instagram
Meaghan Oppenheimer/Instagram
“My new wife@moppyoppenheimerwas a little unsure about my choice of transport for the honeymoon,” the Welsh actor said in part in an Instagram caption undera photo of the twostanding on a bridge next to a canoe in their wedding garb.
Oppenheimer, whose screenwriting credits includeFear the Walking Deadon AMC andQueen America(which she created) on Facebook Watch, wore a long-sleeved, lace dress from designer Naeem Khan for the nuptials.
She also posted a photo from the happy day on her Instagram, captioning a photo of the two on the dance floor simply, “Married!!!!!! 🎉❤️.”
Tom Ellis and Meaghan Oppenheimer.Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images
Ellis was previously married to actressTamzin Outhwaitefor eight years before they divorced in 2014. The two share daughters Marnie, 11, andFlorence, 15. Ellis also has another daughter, 18-year-old Nora, from a previous relationship.
The newly minted father of four told PEOPLE in a 2016 interview that while his girls are fans of him as a dad, theydon’t care so much about his actingchops.
“My kids are the least impressed about any work that I do, which is quite amusing,” he said. “Time and time again, if I’m on the telly, I’ll go: ‘Look, it’s Dad on the telly,’ and they’ll sort of look up … give it a cursory glance and then carry on with what they’re doing ‘cause it really doesn’t faze them at all.”
“So yeah, they are my biggest fans as a dad but not as an actor,” Ellis added.
source: people.com
