It's a girl! Joanne Peh, Qi Yuwu welcome 'baby Qi'

It's a girl! Joanne Peh, Qi Yuwu welcome 'baby Qi'

TOGGLE reports: The baby girl was delivered at noon via natural birth at Mount Elizabeth; both mother and baby are said to be doing well.

POSTED: 07 Aug 2015 13:57 UPDATED: 07 Aug 2015 14:26

SINGAPORE: After nine months of anticipation, celebrity couple Joanne Peh and Qi Yuwu on Friday (Aug 7) welcomed the newest addition to their family – a baby girl.

The baby was delivered at noon via natural birth at Mount Elizabeth hospital. Both mother and baby are said to be doing well.

During an interview last week at a press conference for the 1965 movie, Qi shared that he will accompany Peh in the delivery ward and that they have hired a female videographer to film the entire process.

He also said they have booked a confinement nanny through their friends’ recommendation, as they felt "it would be good" to have an experienced person to help since this is their first child.

Currently based in Singapore to film Channel 8’s The Dream Makers 2, the actor said he felt lucky to be able to spend the last trimester of his wife's pregnancy by her side. He will be flying to Melbourne in September to film The Dream Makers 2 and after the drama wraps, he will head to China for another project in December.

It is not known when Peh, who recently renewed her MediaCorp contract, will resume work after giving birth. In one of her most recent interviews, she said she plans to be more selective with work assignments in order to spend more time with her baby.

The actress also said she hopes to have more autonomy over the projects she takes on in future. "With every project, there is an opportunity cost in regard to the time spent with my child. [The project] has got to be something that I feel is worthwhile and that inspires or challenges me,” she said.

The new parents previously said that they have picked an English name for the baby, but have yet to reveal it.

Qi and Peh, who have been friends and colleagues for more than 10 years, started dating in 2013 and tied the knot in a private wedding ceremony held in Sentosa last September. They have collaborated on several dramas, with the latest being 2014’s C.L.I.F. 3 and local film 1965.

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