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Podcaster Alex Cooper has welcomed her first child with her husband, producer Matt Kaplan.
The 32-year-old host of the Call Her Daddy podcast shared a photograph of their baby son on Instagram on Tuesday.
She captioned the image with a blue heart. The announcement came days after Cooper posted maternity photographs, which she captioned: “The most transformative 9 months of my life.”
Cooper revealed in May that she and Kaplan were expecting their first child. The couple had married nearly a year before the announcement.
She has been documenting her pregnancy journey online.
Well wishes poured into the comments section from friends and fans, among them Twilight actor Taylor Lautner, who recently also became a parent.
On Call Her Daddy, Cooper interviews celebrities and discusses pop culture, life, and relationships.
Her guests have included Lady Victoria Beckham, Michelle Obama, Miley Cyrus, Kim Kardashian and Kevin Hart.
Alongside her husband, Cooper also co-founded the media and lifestyle brand Unwell.
The company produces a number of podcasts, including In Your Dreams With Owen Thiele and Pretty Lonesome with Madeline Argy.
Back in June, Cooper spoke out for the first time regarding toxic workplace claims at her company, Unwell Network.
She had been embroiled in allegations of a toxic work environment after a Vanity Fair report cited sources who alleged that Kaplan was yelling at staffers and making inappropriate comments towards them.
A Bloomberg report, published in April, also claimed that Kaplan would berate the staff. Representatives for the couple denied the claims at the time.
Cooper responded in an interview with The Wall Street Journal, saying: “I will say that building a startup, there is so much growth that comes with that, and I am extremely proud of what we have built at Unwell.
“And I will just kind of leave it at ‘don’t believe everything that you read on the internet’ — but I think everyone knows that at this point.”
Pressed further about the claims made by former or current employees, she said: “I think that we have done a really incredible job at Unwell, and I think if you walk the halls, there are so many people that are so happy to work at this company.”
