Paris Hilton shocked fans Tuesday when she revealed that she secretly welcomed a child, a baby boy, with her husband Carter Reum via surrogate.
The socialite, 41, made the announcement via Instagram, which included a photo of the new mom clutching onto her infant’s hand.
‘You are already loved beyond words,’ wrote Hilton, followed by a blue heart emoji.
Baby joy! Paris Hilton shocked fans Tuesday when she revealed that she secretly welcomed a child with her husband Carter Reum; the couple seen in November 2022
![She made the announcement via Instagram, which included a photo of the new mom clutching onto her infant's hand](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/01/25/03/66940643-0-image-a-58_1674616525160.jpg)
She made the announcement via Instagram, which included a photo of the new mom clutching onto her infant’s hand
‘It’s always been my dream to be a mother and I’m so happy that Carter and I found each other,’ Hilton said in a statement to PEOPLE.
‘We are so excited to start our family together and our hearts are exploding with love for our baby boy.’
She did not reveal further details about the birth.
Soon after posting, Hilton was flooded with celebratory messages from her friends, family and followers.
Chrissy Teigen, who recently gave birth to her third child with musician John Legend, wrote: ‘a BABY!!!!!! congratulations so happy for you both!!’
![Her dream: 'It's always been my dream to be a mother and I'm so happy that Carter and I found each other,' Hilton said in a statement to PEOPLE](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/01/25/03/66941297-11673647-image-a-71_1674618029672.jpg)
Her dream: ‘It’s always been my dream to be a mother and I’m so happy that Carter and I found each other,’ Hilton said in a statement to PEOPLE
![Family: 'We are so excited to start our family together and our hearts are exploding with love for our baby boy,' she concluded; Paris and Carter seen in April 2022](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/01/25/04/66942505-11673647-image-a-82_1674620377159.jpg)
Family: ‘We are so excited to start our family together and our hearts are exploding with love for our baby boy,’ she concluded; Paris and Carter seen in April 2022
Kim Kardashian penned a similar sentiment by commenting: ‘So happy for you guys!!! [HEART EMOJI]’
Victoria Secret models Lily Aldridge, Jasmine Tookes and Sara Sampaio all wrote ‘congratulations’ to the new mom.
The Great actress Elle Fanning was elated to hear the baby news as she commented: ‘CONGRATULATIONS! Most beautiful mommy’
Though this is Hilton’s first child, Reum, 40, already shares a 10-year-old daughter with reality star Laura Bellizzi, who he has allegedly seen ‘only once.’
Last month, the Simple Life star shared that she and her husband had started their in vitro fertilization (IVF) journey in 2020 before he ever proposed.
She was recently forced to clarify the status of their IVF journey after her mother Kathy Hilton claimed the pair were struggling to conceive.
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![Congrats! Soon after posting, Hilton was flooded with celebratory messages from her friends, family and followers, including Kim Kardashian and Chrissy Teigen](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/01/25/04/66942829-11673647-image-a-92_1674621623367.jpg)
Congrats! Soon after posting, Hilton was flooded with celebratory messages from her friends, family and followers, including Kim Kardashian and Chrissy Teigen
‘I have tons of embryos that are waiting, we’ve been stocking up on a lot of them,’ Hilton fired back after she was asked about her mother’s remark by TMZ.
In early 2022, Hilton told E! News that she wanted ‘two or three’ kids with the millionaire entrepreneur and even had a desire for twins.
She also said she would want ‘maybe a boy first’ since she always dreamed of having an older brother to ‘protect’ her.
While appearing on the Trend Reporter With Mara podcast in 2021, Paris described the IVF process as ‘tough, but I knew it would be worth it. I did it a couple of times.’
Hilton said at the time that she and Reum were ‘planning our babies names and all of that,’ adding: ‘Just doing it together and having a partner that is just so supportive and always makes me feel just like a princess all the time…that it wasn’t that bad.’
It was her former assistant Kim Kardashian, 42, that introduced her to the IVF process. The reality TV star famously welcomed her daughter Chicago, four and son Psalm, three, via surrogate.
‘[Kim] was the one who told me about that. I didn’t even know anything about it. I’m happy that she told me that advice and introduced me to her doctor,’ she said.
![IVF journey: Last month, the Simple Life star shared that she and her husband had started their in vitro fertilization (IVF) journey in 2020 before he ever proposed; seen in April 2022](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/01/25/04/66942503-11673647-image-a-83_1674620672931.jpg)
IVF journey: Last month, the Simple Life star shared that she and her husband had started their in vitro fertilization (IVF) journey in 2020 before he ever proposed; seen in April 2022
![She was recently forced to clarify the status of their IVF journey after her mother Kathy Hilton claimed the pair were struggling to conceive; Paris and Kathy seen in November 2021](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/11/15/21/64582527-11432055-Kathy_said_It_breaks_my_heart_because_I_know_she_is_trying_and_t-a-2_1668547214825.jpg)
She was recently forced to clarify the status of their IVF journey after her mother Kathy Hilton claimed the pair were struggling to conceive; Paris and Kathy seen in November 2021
‘So, I’m really excited to just move on for the next step of my life, and finally just have like a real life,’ Hilton continued. ‘Because I really do believe that having a family and having children is the meaning of life.
‘And I haven’t got to experience that yet, because I didn’t feel like anybody deserved that love from me, and now I finally found the person who does.’
Paris revealed in September 2021 they were looking for a baby name for a son.’I have baby London, which is the girl, and I’m trying to figure out a name for the boy,’ she said.
‘So if you have any suggestions, I’m asking my friends. I don’t want a theme of cities, but I don’t know — it’s hard to decide. London for sure for the girl; the boy, I’m just still trying to decide on.’
The pair wed in a ceremony November 2021 at Hilton’s grandfather Barron Hilton’s Bel-Air estate.
It was a lavish three-day affair attended by the likes of Kim Kardashian, Paula Abdul and Kimora Lee Simmons.
![Tough: While appearing on the Trend Reporter With Mara podcast in 2021, Paris described the IVF process as 'tough, but I knew it would be worth it. I did it a couple of times'; seen in December 2022](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/01/25/04/66942495-11673647-image-a-85_1674620777153.jpg)
Tough: While appearing on the Trend Reporter With Mara podcast in 2021, Paris described the IVF process as ‘tough, but I knew it would be worth it. I did it a couple of times’; seen in December 2022
![It was her former assistant Kim Kardashian, 42, that introduced her to the IVF process. The reality TV star famously welcomed her daughter Chicago, four and son Psalm, three, via surrogate](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/01/25/04/66942701-11673647-image-a-88_1674620919805.jpg)
It was her former assistant Kim Kardashian, 42, that introduced her to the IVF process. The reality TV star famously welcomed her daughter Chicago, four and son Psalm, three, via surrogate
She told her Instagram followers that she ‘felt like Cinderella’ on her special day and declared Reum her ‘soulmate.’
She wowed in a custom Oscar de la Renta gown for her walk down the aisle, but later changed into five show-stopping dresses for the reception.
Reum proposed to Hilton on her 40th birthday in February 2021 after two years of dating.
That same month, news that Reum was the father of Bellizzi’s daughter made headlines.
This prompted Reum to release a statement addressing the matter through a spokesperson.
‘The people who this story matters to have known about it for 10 years. Carter supports this child,’ it began.
‘While he does not have a traditional father-daughter relationship with her, he has provided for her since she was born, and will continue to do so.’
Bellizzi famously had a brief fling with actor Mel Gibson, and when she became pregnant both she and Mel publicly denied rumors he was the father.
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