Michelle Keegan and Mark Wright have shared the exciting news that they have welcomed their first child into the world – and there is a special reason they chose the unique name

Michelle Keegan and Mark Wright have welcomed their first child – with a very unique name.

The couple welcomed their daughter Palma Elizabeth Wright into the world on March 6th and took to social media on Wednesday to make the exciting announcement, sharing it with their followers. Alongside a sweet black and white picture of their baby girl and their hands cradling her tiny one, they captioned the post: “Together we have a new love to share… Our little girl. Palma Elizabeth Wright. 06.03.25.”

Tributes flooded in for Michelle and Mark on the arrival of their baby girl, with Joe Wicks writing: “Ffs I’m crying over here. I know how much you’ve wanted to be a dad and you’ll be an amazing dad too. This is the most beautiful thing to see. So happy for you both.”

Jane Danson, who plays Leanne in Coronation Street, added: “huge congratulations. It’s the best x,” whilst Marvin Humes penned: “Massive news! Congrats guys, over the moon for you. The official Coronation Street account also paid tribute to the couple:, writing: “Congratulations to you both. Love from everyone here at Corrie x.”

Michelle and Mark headed to Spain

The announcement of their pregnancy was shared with pictures of the pair on a beach ( 
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@michkeegan/Instagram)

It seems like the couple could have taken their inspiration for their baby’s name from a recent trip to sunny Spain. The couple announced the exciting news to their social media followers with a photoshoot on a beach and a few weeks before, they headed to Palma de Mallorca in Spain for a romantic trip away.

Sharing some snaps from the pre- Christmas getaway, Michelle wrote: “Just a couple of days in our fave place before the Christmas build up begins,” alongside snaps of the food, coffee shops and scenery. It looks like the beach photos were also taken in sunny Palma de Mallorca, and none of the pictures she uploaded initially saw Michelle facing the camera, fuelling speculation she was hiding her baby bump in the initial snaps

Michelle Keegan and Mark Wright have welcomed a beautiful baby girl ( 
Image:
Instagram/michkeegan)

Michelle shared a snap on a similar beachMichelle had previously opened up about the tough speculation about their marriage when they chose not to start a family straight away – but she now feels more “confident about her boundaries”.

“Around the time we got married, I was open about the fact that I wanted to have a family but then, because we didn’t choose to have children within a certain time, there was lots of speculation,” she said last month, “And we can handle that but, at one point, there was a story every week. My family was asking me about it, so I made the decision to not talk publicly about that side of my life. I’m going to be 38 this year and, as I’ve got older, I feel more confident about my boundaries