YouTuber PewDiePie welcomes first child with wife and announces lovely name

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Youtube star PewDiePie, real moniker Felix Arvid Ulf Kjellberg, has welcomed his first child with his wife Marzia Kjellberg, sharing sweet snaps to social media to announce the news to his 21.6M followers.

Revealing the new arrival's sweet name, he wrote underneath the post: "11 / 07 / 2023. Welcome to the family, little Björn," while sharing a snap of the family of three.The post also contained a snap of new mum Marzia as she held Björn to her chest after giving birth and a capture of Felix cradling his little one.The duo appeared to have had their son's name set in stone before his arrival, as a personalised knitted all-in-one awaited the newborn in his cot.

Fans quickly commented with messages of congratulations, including fellow YouTuber Zoe Sugg, who is expecting her second little one, who wrote: "Congratulations guys!" Jesting that he was named after tennis ace Björn Borg, TC Candler commented: "He only has to win Wimbledon 6 times to live up to that name!" Marzia and the Youtube star first met back in 2011 after her pal sent videos from his YouTube channel for her to watch.

She then emailed him to tell him how funny he was and the pair began an online friendship which turned romantic. One of the first YouTube sensations, he was named the highest paid YouTube star of 2016 and 2016 by Forbes magazine, while Time named him one of The World's 100 Most Influential people in 2016.