Justin Theroux welcomes first child, ex Jennifer Aniston reacts

Brendan Morrow, USA TODAYSun, April 19, 2026 at 4:02 PM UTC

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Justin Theroux is a dad!

"The Leftovers" star, 54, has welcomed his first child with wife Nicole Brydon Bloom, 32.

The couple shared the news in a joint Instagram post on April 18, showing a cute photo of Theroux cuddling with the baby boy. "He's here 🕊️ we are so in love," the caption read. They did not share the child's name.

Jennifer Aniston, who was married to Theroux from 2015 to 2018, liked the post from her verified Instagram account.

The baby news comes more than a year after Theroux and Bloom tied the knot in March 2025. According to Vogue, their wedding was held in Mexico, with Jimmy Kimmel, Howard Stern, Ben Stiller, Paul Rudd and more stars in attendance.

Nicole Brydon Bloom, left, and Justin Theroux attend the "Song Sung Blue" New York premiere on Dec. 11, 2025, in New York City.

"All I'll say is, it was wonderful," Theroux told Vogue. "Ceremonies with vows are about the words contained within them. And they are better left undescribed here. That being said, the officiant said some wonderful things, and my wife was just … well, incredibly touching. I was very moved."

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Theroux met Bloom, a fellow actor who stars as Jane Driscoll opposite Sterling K. Brown on the Hulu series "Paradise," at a mutual friend's party.

"The first impression was, 'Wow,'" Theroux recalled on "The Drew Barrymore Show." "And then a friend of mine who was with me, literally the quote was, 'That's the one.' Like, we hadn't even met yet. And I was like, she's so stunning, so I went over and started talking."

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In December, a representative for Theroux confirmed to USA TODAY that the couple was expecting their first child together.

"We're feeling good," Bloom said on the "Today" show in March. "You know, we've got the nursery on its way, and we just feel very, very grateful and lucky."

Justin Theroux, left, and Nicole Brydon Bloom attend the Vanity Fair Oscar party on March 2, 2025, in Beverly Hills, California.

Bloom also recalled telling her husband that she was pregnant one morning over breakfast.

"We weren't entirely planning it, but we were excited to start a family," she said on "Today." "I shared over breakfast, and he kind of did the classic thing that you see in movies. He was like, 'How?' And I was like, 'Well, I can walk you through it.' "

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Justin Theroux welcomes first child with wife Nicole Brydon Bloom

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