Model and actress Kate Upton has announced that she and her husband Justin Verlander have welcomed their first child.

The 26-year-old gave birth to a baby girl on Wednesday, November 7 and named her Genevieve.

Upton took to Instagram on Saturday (November 10) to share their happy news, posting a black and white picture of their new bundle of joy along with the caption: "Genevieve Upton Verlander 11.7.18.".

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Upton confirmed she was expecting a baby with 36-year-old Houston Astros pitcher Verlander in July. She posted a picture on Instagram where you could see her growing baby bump beneath a red trouser suit.

She captioned the shot: "#PregnantInMiami."

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Upton and Verlander began dating in 2014 and became engaged in 2016.

They married in Tuscany in November 2017. 

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In August, Upton told her Instagram followers that being pregnant had given her "a new reason to appreciate my body".

Alongside a picture from a lingerie shoot, she wrote: "I was so sick in my first trimester and it was really hard to get through this shoot, but I'm so grateful I had such a great team around me and now I have a new reason to appreciate my body!"