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Carice van Houten is a mom! The Game of Thrones [1] actress and her boyfriend, actor Guy Pearce, welcomed a son named Monte [2] on Monday in Amsterdam, where she's originally from. Guy joked about the news on Twitter [3], writing, "A cute little package arrived and told us his name's Monte Pearce. We think we're gonna keep him. Placenta smoothie anyone? @caricevhouten" (Carice responded with a flurry of new mom-themed emoji [4]). Although it's unclear when Guy and Carice officially started dating, the pair was spotted out and about a few times over the last few months, and announced they were expecting their first child together [5] in March. Since then, they've had a blast joking about Carice's pregnancy on social media, especially when it concerns references to Carice's character on Game of Thrones, Melisandre:
Ok. I'm ready for your shadowbaby jokes.
— Carice van Houten (@caricevhouten) March 19, 2016 [6]
Nothing like the prospect of a shadowbaby to change your mind about becoming a Father !! https://t.co/JRjL6YISbl [7]
— Guy Pearce (@TheGuyPearce) March 19, 2016 [8]
Congratulations to the new parents! Hopefully all of the other celebrities expecting babies this year [9] will have such adorable announcements.