31 January 2025: The couple announces the birth of their first daughter, Tove Jane McDowell, who they welcomed via a surrogacy arrangement with another woman. “Thank you for all the kind messages and love. We are overjoyed and very grateful,” Charlie responds to their followers before shutting down “hateful words” with an iconic message.

Lily Collins ' husband Charlie McDowell is speaking out about the negative comments regarding surrogacy following the arrival of the couple's first child together. After the couple announced the birth of their daughter via surrogate in an Instagram post last week, they were met with mixed reactions from users on the platform.

McDowell and Collins are "overjoyed" about daughter Tove's birth. But he called out people making assumptions about "the motivations of a surrogate."

Lily Collins is sharing a sweet glimpse of her and husband Charlie McDowell's daughter Tove. McDowell, 41, shared a sweet photo of Collins, 35, pushing a stroller on the street via his Instagram Story on Monday,