Martin and Gwyneth: '900 miles over the moon'

Gwyneth Paltrow has given birth to her first child – a baby girl – at a London hospital, it was announced today.

The actress gave birth to her daughter after a “long labour” yesterday.

She and her singer husband Chris Martin, of the band Coldplay, named their daughter Apple Blythe Alison Martin.

The baby weighed 9 pounds 11 ounces and both mother and baby were said to be doing fine.

A spokesman for Martin, Murray Chalmers, said: "Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin are delighted to announce the birth of their first child, Apple Blythe Alison Martin, who was born in London, after a long labour, on May 14, and weighed 9lb 11oz.

“Both mother and baby are very well.”

The celebrity couple said they were ecstatic over the birth of their daughter.

Martin said: “We are 900 miles over the moon, and we’d like to thank everyone at the hospital who have looked after us amazingly.”