Ice-T and Coco Austin welcome baby girl

CHRISTMAS has come early for rapper Ice-T and model Coco Austin who have welcomed a gorgeous baby girl.

CHRISTMAS has come early for Ice-T and Coco Austin.

The celebrity couple, who currently host the morning talk show Ice & Coco, welcomed a baby girl on Saturday morning.

Their daughter, named Chanel Nicole after Coco’s love of shoes, weighed 2.6kg and measured 45cm long.

The birth came a few weeks earlier than expected, as Coco, 36, was at only 37 weeks.

In a weird coincidence, the curvy blond had posted a photo to Instagram just hours before going into labour with the caption: “This baby is coming early, a mother’s intuition.”

The former model has come under fire throughout her pregnancy, with many claiming that her baby bump was too small and questioning whether she was lying about being with child.

“In response to the critics of my small baby bump, the thing I constantly ask my doctor, ‘Am I healthy? What is going on? Have you seen this before?’ My doctor says yes,” Coco wrote on her pregnancy blog for E! News.

“My doctor says yes, athletes look like this all the time because they have such strong abs muscles that it takes longer for the bump to pop out. I almost feel like I got gypped a little because women start seeing something of a baby bump at four to five months. I didn’t see anything until eight months.”

Still, she didn’t let the negative energy bring her down.

“There were a lot of unbelievers along the way but honestly I’m used to that. Thanks to all the lovers that have been interested with my journey from the beginning and also a true ‘Coco fan.’ I wish I could hug every one of you,” she wrote on Instagram.

Chanel may only be a few hours old, but she already has her own Twitter account.

“Ok! I’m the newest on Twitter,” her first post reads. “What’s crackin world!! No haters allowed…”

This story originally appeared in The New York Post.

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