Robbie Williams becomes a father as wife gives birth to a little girl

Robbie Williams is a proud father to Theodora Rose

Robbie Williams has become a father after his wife, Ayda Field, gave birth to a baby girl on Tuesday.

The former Take That singer and his wife of two years have named their daughter Theodora Rose Williams.

Writing on his blog, Robbie said: 'Praise be, it's Theodora Rose Williams, affectionately known as Teddy..... Born 3.33pm on 18.9.12, 7Ibs 4oz.

'Baby, Mummy and Daddy are all rockin...Thank you for your best wishes.'

The 38-year-old had previously said that he and Ayda planned to use a traditional name for their daughter.

'No mad celebrity baby name. It's not Appleesque. It's a very solid, old-school name.'

He has also stated that he wants to raise his daughter in the UK rather than in LA where he and his Turkish-American wife live.

'I don't want to educate our baby in LA because I would much prefer her to have English sensibilities.

'I want the baby to have an English passport, we're still figuring out exactly whereabouts the baby is going to be brought up.

Take That star Gary Barlow was one of the first to wish Robbie well, tweeting: 'Massive congrats Rob and Ayda. So happy for you.'

Congratulations!