By A. JAMES FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA

Published: 07:37 BST, 1 June 2025 | Updated: 07:41 BST, 1 June 2025

Pop star Jessica Mauboy has revealed intimate details about the birth of her newborn daughter.

The 35-year-old Australian Idol judge said that once her daughter Mia was welcomed into the world she did not know whether the baby was a boy or a girl.

And in a surprising twist Jessica and her husband Themeli Magripilis both overlooked ‘checking’ their child’s sex once she was born.

The couple, who decided they did not want to be told about their baby’s gender while Jessica was pregnant, were told by the nurse they had a daughter.

‘It was such a surprise,’ Jessica told The Daily Telegraph on Sunday.

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Pop star Jessica Mauboy has revealed intimate details about the birth of her newborn

Pop star Jessica Mauboy has revealed intimate details about the birth of her newborn

The 35-year-old Australian Idol judge said that once her daughter Mia was welcomed into the world she did not know whether the baby was a boy or a girl

The 35-year-old Australian Idol judge said that once her daughter Mia was welcomed into the world she did not know whether the baby was a boy or a girl 

‘The doctor said “You can look now”, because we almost forgot to look if it’s a boy or girl. We just were full of joy and laughter after that.’

The hitmaker though confessed ‘she thought’ it was a girl while she was pregnant. 

‘You get a sense of knowingness. Either way, I hoped to give him or her everything,’ and admitted that they had not picked out a name before Mia was delivered at the start of the new year.’

Jessica confirmed that she became a first time mum to Stellar in March.

She revealed that Mia was born back on January 13, but kept her arrival away from he glare of social media to give friends and family the chance to meet her first.

While the singer has yet to reveal images of her newborn, she did admit that motherhood had its challenges.

‘It has been a bit of a rollercoaster but a magical one,’ she told the publication. ‘I’m making up lots of lullabies for her.’

Jessica joked that while she can definitely see herself in her daughter, she was worried that Mia might pick up some of her more negative traits.

The couple, who decided they did not want to be told about their babies gender while Jessica was pregnant, were told by the nurse they had a daughter

The couple, who decided they did not want to be told about their babies gender while Jessica was pregnant, were told by the nurse they had a daughter

‘I look at her and it’s “whoa!” because I see myself, that little frown,’ she said.

‘I’m not sure I want her to have my personality, because it’s rough and it’s tough. She’s constantly changing every day, another little roll, another crease.’

Jessica delighted fans in September after it was announced she was five months pregnant with her first child.

Jessica tied the knot with Themeli in a small Darwin church ceremony in 2022 when she released Flashback, a single from her fifth studio album Yours Forever.

The pair first met in Mauboy’s home town of Darwin, in a nightclub, when she was just 18.

Speaking to The Sunday Project in 2023 about their first meeting, the songstress also recalled the awkward encounter.

‘I was out with my eight girlfriends and we happened to play this game truth or dare and I happened to say ‘dare’,’ she explained.

Jessica didn’t disclose exactly what the dare was, but said she spotted Themeli soon afterwards and revealed she immediately made her way towards him.

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Singer Jessica Mauboy shares intimate details about the birth of her daughter Mia

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