Zooey Deschanel of ‘New Girl’ welcomes daughter, marries Jacob Pechenik
Zooey Deschanel has married Jacob Pechenik and welcomed her first child.
Zooey Deschanel is doubling up on her life changes: The “New Girl†star has given birth to a baby girl and said “I do.â€
The actress-writer welcomed a daughter with her “Rock the Kasbah†producer Jacob Pechenik, her rep confirmed to the Los Angeles Times on Monday, revealing in passing that the pair also got married.
“I am thrilled to confirm that Zooey Deschanel and her husband Jacob Pechenik are new parents to a beautiful healthy baby girl,†her rep said in a statement.
See what she did there? “Husband,†not fiance.
The private pair did not release any additional details about the child nor their secret union. The baby was reportedly born in Austin, Texas, in late July, Page Six said.
It’s the second marriage for Deschanel, 35, who married Death Cab for Cutie’s Ben Gibbard in 2009. The duo finalized their split in December 2012. The actress first stepped out publicly with Pechenik in August 2014 at the Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles.
Deschanel also delivered a twofer last January: Days after revealing that she was expecting her first child, the HelloGiggles co-founder also confirmed that she was engaged.
The She & Him songstress relocated from her three-bedroom home in Hollywood Hills to L.A.’s South Bay, buying a six-bedroom, seven-bathroom Cape Cod-inspired home in Manhattan Beach for $4.569 million, according to Hot Property. So their tiny tot has plenty of space — and three extra rooms — to grow.
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In May, the slender star asserted to Cosmopolitan that she wouldn’t be posing for any “post-baby body†photo shoots.
“Haven’t we all seen those pictures of a sexy new mom in a bikini after one month? I will not be that person,†she said. “I’ve always gone my own course and never been someone who had the need to be super skinny. I like a healthy look. I don’t buy into that skinny-is-better mentality. I just eat healthy and work out and don’t worry about my weight too much. Actresses aren’t models, and most of them never wanted to be.â€
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