Samantha Barks welcomes a daughter
Samantha Barks has welcomed her second child with her husband Alex Stoll. The Les Miserables star, 34, took to Instagram on Sunday (22.06.25) to confirm the she's has given birth to a daughter named felicity, who joins the couple's son Raphael, who was born in 2023. Sharing a picture of herself cuddling her new baby on Instagram, Samantha wrote: "Hello Felicity." Samantha went public with her pregnancy news back in May during an interview with the BBC as she prepared for the VE Day 80th Anniversary concert in London. She said: "The dress is being steamed, the hair and make-up is ready ... [I'm] nearly nine months pregnant so it's going to be me and baby performing for royalty tonight so it's her first adventure." Samantha and Alex married in Tuscany, Italy, in June 2022 and the actress previously admitted she felt "drunk in love" on her big day. She gushed to Britain's OK! magazine: "It was everything we could ever hope for, and so much more. You plan every intricate detail of a wedding and hope it all happens the way it's supposed to, and it did. "There was nothing I would change from the day, it all went perfectly and smoothly, but what you can't prepare yourself for is everyone you love being there and celebrating with you, and the atmosphere of that. It took us by surprise ... Samantha - who has been playing Elsa in the West End production of Frozen: The Musical, added of her wedding dress: "I felt very much like me in the dress, which is great. I spend my life being other people and other characters so, on my wedding day, I wanted to feel: 'That's so me'." The happy couple went on to welcome their son Rafael Richard Barks-Stoll in October, 2023 and Samantha shared the happy news on Instagram alongside a black and white picture of her newborn's hand. She wrote: "Welcome Rafael Richard Barks-Stoll, born on 16th October. My heart could burst with happiness." It's been a huge year so far for Samantha as she was recently seen in the UK version of The Masked Singer, which she won in January. Speaking after her TV triumph, the singer gushed: "You know what this has been the most fun experience. "I've loved this whole secret spy life and I can't believe it's over and I can't believe I won?"
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