Naomi Campbell welcomes baby at 50

Naomi Campbell announced she became a first-time mum this week.

The 50-year-old supermodel shocked fans by sharing on social media that she had become a parent after keeping the news a secret.

And now an insider, close to the cover star, has shared details on doting mum Naomi's living arrangements and love life as fans speculate who the father of her tot is.

A source claims that the catwalk queen is living in America with her new partner - who she is "really happy" with and that the first coronavirus lockdown led to her making the decision to start a family.

"Naomi has really mellowed in the past year and is in a wonderful place in life," they told The Sun.

"She has been living in America with her boyfriend and is really happy. It finally felt like the ­perfect time to become a mother and she is over the moon."

Adding how the British model made the decision to become a parent, the source continued: "The first lockdown allowed her to stop and take stock of the important things and she decided now was the time to properly look into starting a family."

Naomi sent fans into meltdown when she took to her Instagram account on Tuesday afternoon to share her baby news, as well as an adorable snap of her baby girl's feet.

She called her new arrival "a little blessing" and an "angel" as she told her followers "there is no greater love".

In the snap, Naomi cradled the baby's feet in her hands while the little one appeared to be wrapped in a pink silk blanket embroidered with flowers.

Naomi wrote: "A beautiful little blessing has chosen me to be her mother.

"So honoured to have this gentle soul in my life there are no words to describe the lifelong bond that I now share with you my angel.

"There is no greater love."

Naomi had not announced she was expecting a baby and only revealed the news after her baby girl was born when she tweeted the photo.

Speaking to Vogue in 2018, Naomi shared that she would like to have a family one day.

Naomi said: "I'd love to have kids. I don't discount anything in life. I love kids and always will.

"When I'm around children, I become a child myself. That's the little girl I don't ever want to lose."

But she also told the Wall Street Journal in 2019 that she wasn't planning on becoming mum any time soon and was surrounding herself with a "chosen family".

Naomi has been linked to several celebrities in the past, including Liam Payne and Skepta, but she didn't confirm these rumoured romances at the time.