Joss Stone, 38, gives birth to fourth child as singer unveils unique baby name alongside adorable first snaps
British singer Joss Stone has welcomed her fourth child, a daughter named Nalima Rose, with husband Cody DaLuz.
The 38-year-old announced the birth on Instagram on Monday, sharing a photograph from her hospital bed at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville. In the image, Stone cradles her newborn daughter, who is wrapped in a blanket on her chest.
“Happy #mummymondays. Welcome our beautiful Nalima Rose to the world. We are so in love,” she wrote in the caption.
The Grammy winner appeared content in the hospital photograph, beaming as she held her sleeping infant.
Nalima Rose joins siblings Violet, four, Shackleton, two, and seven-month-old Bear, whom the couple adopted in December 2024.
Inevitably, the birth announcement sparked floods of congratulatory messages from Stone’s followers.
“How wonderful! Big Congratulations and welcome to this world little Nalima (what a lovely name!) Oh, and well done Mama – and of course Papa too,” one fan commented.
Meanwhile, a second said: “Oh mama!!! Congratulations to you and your family. hoping for a speedy and smooth recovery.”
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“Congratulations all! What a beautiful baby and name!” a third remarked before a fourth weighed in: “So happy for you!!!! What a beautiful family!! I wish all the best and all the blessings for the little one!” (sic)
Stone and DaLuz, a former US Marine, married in 2023 in Nashville, where the family currently resides. The couple had discussed adoption from the early days of their relationship.
“When I first met Cody, that was what we spoke about in the first few weeks of us talking,” Stone told People magazine in December.
The adoption of Bear fulfilled a long-held dream for the couple. “It’s so amazing to actually finally be here, to have him here, because we have wanted to adopt for so long,” she said.
Stone revealed her pregnancy with Nalima Rose just weeks after adopting Bear, posting a video on 19 December showing her holding a positive pregnancy test with her mouth agape.
“Honestly. Shocked was an understatement,” she captioned the post. “Nothing and no one can take our joy now. We are so chuffed!!!! Maybe we should call the ‘Less is More’ tour the preggo tour.”
The pregnancy announcement came as a surprise to the singer, who had recently completed the adoption process for Bear when he was just a month old and weighed 4lbs 12oz.
Stone previously experienced a difficult birth with son Shackleton, during which her uterus split. Doctors advised she could have more children but would need caesarean sections for future deliveries.
The couple met in 2020 after Stone fled the UK following a terrifying kidnap plot. Two men were convicted of planning to murder the star at her Devon home.
DaLuz reshared the birth announcement on his Instagram Story, writing: “And now there are four.”
Stone has expressed hopes to return to Devon before Violet starts school. “I want my kids to have the kind of upbringing I did — riding horses, climbing trees and being near my family,” she told the Sunday Times.