Frozen star gives birth to first baby and reveals sweet name and first pic
FROZEN star Samantha Barks has given birth to her first baby.
The West End star, 33, who plays Elsa in the stage version of the Disney smash, has welcomed a little boy and revealed his adorable name.
Samantha wrote on instagram: “Welcome Rafael Richard Barks-Stoll, born on 16th October. My heart could burst with happiness.”
The black and white snap that accompanied the caption should her tiny baby’s hand in hers.
This is Samantha’s first child with actor husband Alex Michael Stoll.
Samantha, who will next appear as a judge on ITV‘s Mamma Mia! I Have A Dream, was soon inundated with well wishes.
“Wow! Amazing!!! Congratulations my darling,” wrote Alan Carr, who also appears in the upcoming talent show.
“Congratulations,” added X Factor star Ella Henderson.
“Congratulations, Sam, and welcome to the world, Rafael!” chipped in musical theatre royalty Lea Salonga, who voiced Mulan and Princess Jasmine in Aladdin.
Samantha shot to fame on a talent show of her own, BBC‘s I’d Do Anything back in 2008.
She finished third in the competition but went on to become a West End sensation after landing the role of Eponine in Les Miserables.
She then took this role to the big screen, starring in the 2012 movie version alongside Hugh Jackman and Anne Hathaway.
Since then, she has gone on to star in West End versions of hit movies Amelie and Pretty Woman, before landing the role of Elsa in Frozen in 2021.
Samantha met her now-husband when they appeared in Pretty Woman together on Broadway in New York.
They married in Tuscany in June 2022.