Ellie Goulding Shares First Glimpse of Newborn Baby Arthur

One month after giving birth, singer Ellie Goulding shared a first look at her and husband Caspar Jopling’s newborn baby. Scroll on for more on the cute clip.

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Ellie Goulding is sharing some of the magic behind her biggest job yet.
 
The “Lights” singer recently posted a sweet compilation video of herself during different stages of her pregnancy, which ended with a small glimpse of her newborn baby Arthur. She captioned the June 3 Instagram post, “Dropped a BIG unexpected side project this year, think it might be the greatest yet-shoutout to Mother Nature for the collab of all collabs.”

The video ends with a tiny glimpse of her now one-month-old son, who she shares with husband Caspar Jopling, and it was also her other half that the singer tagged as the creator of the magical clip.

Caspar was also the one that first shared the happy news on his May 2 Instagram Story that the couple had welcomed their first child.

“Mum and baby both healthy and happy :),” he captioned a photo of a floral arrangement. “Extremely grateful.”

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The “Love Me Like You Do” singer first announced her pregnancy in a February interview with Vogue, in which she revealed she was 30 weeks along.

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“It was crazy because it was our one-year anniversary. That was not the plan,” she shared with the magazine. “The thought of getting pregnant didn’t seem like it could be a reality.”
 
“Becoming pregnant kind of made me feel human,” she continued. “I want a better word than womanly, [but]—I have curves I’ve never had before. I’m enjoying it. My husband’s enjoying it.” 

And just a few weeks after the couple welcomed their first child, Ellie also shared a series of photos to Instagram in May, which featured the singer both before and after her pregnancy—proving how much she truly did enjoy her experience.

“My brilliant husband just got some of his rolls of film developed from our past year together where I dealt with the strange loneliness of being ‘locked down’ by reminding myself I was growing a new life, and how grateful I was for that,” she wrote in the Instagram post. “If I wasn’t in the studio pretending I was bloated, I was out walking in Caspar’s coat and hat, thinking how much I couldn’t wait to show all this beauty to my little one.”

And now for Ellie, that moment has finally arrived.

Ellie Kemper Publicly Apologizes Amid Veiled Prophet Ball Controversy

Ellie Kemper has addressed the controversy over her participation in the 1999 Veiled Prophet Ball, a week after an article on her crowning resurfaced. Read on for what she has to say 22 years later.

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A week after social media erupted over her resurfaced Veiled Prophet Ball crowning, Ellie Kemper has officially spoken out. 

In a statement shared to Instagram on Monday, June 7, the 41-year-old Bridesmaids star and The Office alum acknowledged participating in the 1999 Veiled Prophet Ball held in her native Missouri—in which she was crowned the “Queen of Love and Beauty”—and decried some of the organization’s history. 

“Hey guys – when I was 19 years old, I decided to participate in a debutante ball in my hometown,” she began her social media statement. “The century-old organization that hosted the debutante ball had an unquestionably racist, sexist, and elitist past. I was not aware of this history at that time, but ignorance is no excuse. I was old enough to have educated myself before getting involved.”
 
Making her stance clear, she continued, “I unequivocally deplore, denounce, and reject white supremacy. At the same time, I acknowledge that because of my race and my privilege, I am the beneficiary of a system that has dispensed unequal justice and unequal rewards.”

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Kemper also shed some light on how she reacted to the criticism she faced. “There is a very natural temptation, when you become the subject of internet criticism, to tell yourself that your detractors are getting it all wrong,” she wrote. “But at some point last week, I realized that a lot of the forces behind the criticism are forces that I’ve spent my life supporting and agreeing with.”
 
The actress explained that she “strongly” believes in kindness, integrity, and inclusiveness. “I try to live my life in accordance with these values,” her statement read. “If my experience is an indication that organizations and institutions with pasts that fall short of these beliefs should be held to account, then I have to see this experience in a positive light.”
 
Kemper concluded her message with an apology and further steps she plans to take. “I apologize to the people I’ve disappointed, and I promise that moving forward I will listen, continue to educate myself, and use my privilege in support of the better society I think we’re capable of becoming,” she wrote in closing. “Thanks for reading this.”

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In response to last week’s uproar over Kemper’s participation, the Veiled Prophet Organization told E! News in part of a statement, “The VP organization is dedicated to civic progress, economic contributions and charitable causes in St. Louis. Our organization believes in and promotes inclusion, diversity and equality for this region. We absolutely reject racism and have never partnered or associated with any organization that harbors these beliefs.”

In the statement, the Veiled Prophet organization noted they host “two major free events in St. Louis, including America’s Birthday Parade and Fair St. Louis.”

“Both events,” they said, “reflect the diversity of the St. Louis community and include a wide variety of partners—such as PrideFest and the Annie Malone Parade.”

For more on the controversy surrounding Kemper’s participation and the organization’s history, read E!’s breakdown here.