Michelle Keegan is officially a mam

The couple confirmed the birth of their first child in a touching post on Instagram this afternoon.

Mark and Michelle shared a simple black and white photo to announce the arrival of their baby girl.

The proud parents revealed that Michelle gave birth to their daughter on March 6th.

Alongside the sweet photo of the parents holding their newborn's hand, they wrote: "Together we have a new love to share… Our little girl.

The new parents also revealed the name of their little one.

They decided to call her Palma Elizabeth Wright.

The name Palma is of Spanish origin.

Michelle and Mark confirmed they were expecting their first child together in December.

Speaking about becoming a dad for the first time, Mark told The Sun:

"I’m just excited for the whole process. I’m just really excited and can’t wait for it to happen.”

"A parent shapes you. If you haven’t got a good upbringing, you can still end up being a good person, but if you’ve got good parents, like we have, you’re going out into life [with] a massive head start."

Huge congratulations to the new parents on the arrival of their baby girl.