Mabel welcomes first child after secret pregnancy
Pop star Mabel has confirmed she's welcomed her first child with her husband Preye Crooks after keeping her pregnancy secret.
Mabel has welcomed her first child with her husband Preye Crooks after keeping her pregnancy secret.
The 30-year-old pop star - the daughter of music legend Neneh Cherry - confirmed the happy news in a post on Instagram which shared moments from her pregnancy as well as an ultrasound scan and a clip showing the singer kissing her new baby.
Mabel didn't caption the post, but her husband wrote in the comments: "My Two Superstars."
She didn't share any more details about the new addition to the family, keeping the baby's name and sex private.
The baby's arrival comes a year after Mabel and music executive Preye tied the knot in an intimate ceremony in London.
The pair's wedding in July was followed by a spectacular party in the evening at the city's Victoria and Albert Museum.
A source told The Sun newspaper's Bizarre column: “It was quite an intimate affair initially - they had a nice dinner with their closest friends and family to kick things off.
"Then more of their loved ones turned up to celebrate with them in style later in the evening.
"They all had a brilliant time and Mabel and Preye looked so in love."
Around 150 people, including TV presenter Miquita Oliver and her mother Andi Oliver, enjoyed Champagne and margaritas until late into the night at the museum, which costs at least £10,000 to hire for wedding parties.
Mabel got engaged to Preye in November 2024 and she previously admitted her famous mother Neneh cried "all the time" out of excitement about her wedding.
The Finders Keepers hitmaker initially thought Preye was "too normal" when they first met because she was always attracted to men who were not going to treat her well.
Speaking on the Miss Me podcast, she said: "Subconsciously when I met Preye, I was just like, ‘No, he’s too normal. He’s not going to get this. He’s too nice'. "He would ask me how I am. And I’m like, ‘What do you want? What’s the catch here?’
"Because honestly, all I wanted to do was sit around chasing some guy that probably didn’t reply, probably had a secret baby, secret girlfriend. All true stories. Sad but it’s true."
