Tom Hiddleston and Zawe Ashton have secretly welcomed their first child together.
This comes just months after Ashton announced she was expecting at the premiere of Mr. Malcolm’s List in New York City in June.
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Now, Tom Hiddleston gained international fame portraying Loki in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
He started out in Thor in 2011 and most recently took on the Disney+ series Loki in 2021.
But his love of acting began at a much younger age…
He even revealed that acting in school actually helped him deal with his parent’s divorce.
Speaking to Teachwire, the actor shared: “I started acting properly around the age of 13. It was one of the things that I did.”
“I think I started acting because I found being away at school while my parents were divorcing really distressing.
“It’s only now I’ve got a retrospective angle on it.”
His movie career began in the early 2000s…
Firstly he appeared in the Joanna Hogg films Unrelated in 2007, and Archipelago in 2010.
This brought his talents to the forefront, and he went on to win the Empire Award for Best Male Newcomer and was nominated for the BAFTA Rising Star Award for his work in War Horse.
His fame only grew from there, and he’s since gone on to feature in many hit movies, such as Only Lovers Left Alive (2013) and Guillermo del Toro’s Crimson Peak (2015).
His first big-budget leading role outside the MCU was Kong: Skull Island (2017), which set him up for some pretty impressive recent roles…
Then there’s his work on TV for the AMC limited series The Night Manager, for which he received 2 Primetime Emmy Award nominations, and won his first Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film.
Hiddleston has always given off an air of sophistication…
Whether that’s the roles he’s played or his enchanting British accent, he never ceases to impress.
And it’s clear his charm goes down well with the ladies…
As he’s had several high-profile relationships over the years.
The actor opened up to GQ in 2017 about his dating life and how he’s careful who he dates because of the media.”
“A relationship in the limelight… A relationship always takes work. A relationship in the limelight takes work. And it’s not just the limelight. It’s everything else.”
His first public girlfriend was Susannah Fielding from 2008 to 2011.
The pair met while working on the BBC show Wallander in 2008, and instantly hit it off.
Sadly, they eventually called it quits because of their differing careers.
“Acting just demands everything and if you don’t give it everything, there will be someone behind you who will,” he told the Daily Mail in 2012.
Hiddleston then reportedly said about their split: “The fact is we’ve split up. The relationship ran its course.
“People assumed it was about me getting well-known and leaving her behind. But she is a very talented actress and has lots of projects coming up. It’s just I am very driven right now and there isn’t really any time to have a proper girlfriend.”
Rumor then began that Hiddleston was dating Jessica Chastain in 2013.
An insider allegedly told Metro the pair were dating. “Tom is taken with Jess and it’s serious,” the insider claimed. “Before Christmas, she visited Britain to stay with him and meet all his family for the first time.”
Chastain later told InStyle UK that she has a rule about dating other actors.
“I have dated an actor before, at Juilliard, but since then, I’ve only been on a couple of dates with one and I was so freaked out someone was going to take a picture of us because they were famous.”
After their alleged brief fling, he was linked to Jane Arthy in 2013.
The pair were snapped holding hands at the Wimbledon tennis finals that year.
Elle UK’s editor gave their relationship away in a tweet at the time: “I sat next to actor Tom Hiddleston and his girlfriend Jane #wimbledonfinal. He’s a very funny man.”
Hiddleston himself addressed the rumors in GQ‘s November edition, writing: “I understand the curiosity,” adding, “One day I hope when there’s really something to write home about, then I’ll be able to talk.”
Then came Elizabeth Olsen in 2015.
They met on the set of I Saw The Light, and were snapped together multiple times. US Weekly reported, “It’s casual. But they do make sure to text when they’re apart.”
However, Olsen denied that they were seeing each other…
“I mean, we definitely are friends and we’ve known each other for about four years. And we happened to be at a restaurant at the wrong time having dinner,” she told Refinery29.
2016 was a big year for Hiddleston’s love life, as he made headlines every other day for his relationship with Taylor Swift.
Who can forget the iconic ‘I LOVE T.S.’ tank top he was pictured wearing on one outing with the singer.
He told The Hollywood Reporter at the time: “Well, um. How best to put this? That notion is — look, the truth is that Taylor Swift and I are together and we’re very happy. Thanks for asking. That’s the truth. It’s not a publicity stunt.”
Discussing their fleeting relationship, Hiddleston later told GQ: “Taylor is an amazing woman. She’s generous and kind and lovely, and we had the best time… Of course it was real.”
But the actor finally found the real deal when he met Zawe Ashton in 2020.
The pair got acquainted while working on the West End production of Betrayal in London in 2019, and they reportedly began living together not long after.
An insider told The Sun in July of the same year: “Tom and Zawe have stayed quiet about their relationship but she has spent the last few weeks with him in the US.”
They added that the pair are “very well suited and enjoy the quieter side of life away from the glitz and glamour of the showbiz world. Their lives are typically very busy, so spending time together while not working has been something they have both embraced. Tom has made a home in Atlanta during lockdown and he is expecting to spend the rest of the year there.”
In September 2021, the pair officially confirmed they were an item when Ashton accompanied Hiddleston to the Tony Awards.
And things got a little more serious when Hiddleston finally proposed to Ashton in March.
The news was confirmed by PEOPLE after Ashton was seen wearing a beautiful oval engagement ring at the 2022 BAFTAs.
Speaking to the Los Angeles Times about popping the question, Hiddleston said: “I’m very happy.”
And it seems the pair have even more to celebrate as they’ve welcomed their first child into the world.
Ashton announced she was expecting 2 weeks after their engagement back in June at the Mr. Malcolm’s List premiere when she stepped out wearing a stunning gown accentuating her baby bump.
A source told Us Weekly: “Tom and Zawe are loving being new parents and are filled with joy.
“They have been having the struggles of new parents and aren’t sleeping much but are thrilled.”
Congratulations to the happy couple!