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Zooey Deschanel And New Husband Jacob Pechenik Welcome Baby Girl

The couple welcomed their first child after secretly tying the knot in June.
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Zooey Deschanel and Jacob Pechenik are new parents and newlyweds!

A rep for the actress confirmed to Us Weekly on Monday that Deschanel gave birth to a healthy baby girl. 

"I am thrilled to confirm that Zooey Deschanel and her husband, Jacob Pechenik, are new parents to a beautiful healthy baby girl," Deschanel's rep told the magazine, additionally confirming that the couple wed in secret. 

Deschanel first announced that she and Pechenik were expecting a baby back in January.

“Jacob and I are over the moon," she told People at the time. "We are so excited to meet our little one."

The pair got engaged shortly after the announcement.

 

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