Fiennes welcomes first child

Shakespeare In Love star Joseph Fiennes is a first-time father after welcoming a daughter.

The actor's wife, Swiss model Maria Dolores Dieguez, gave birth to a little girl on Monday (08Mar10), reports People.com.

Fiennes, whose brother is actor Ralph, wed the former Miss Switzerland beauty pageant contestant in Tuscany, Italy last summer (09), before announcing the pregnancy in the fall.

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