MSNBC'S Nicolle Wallace has welcomed a new host to her show as she breaks for maternity leave at 51.
Canadian journalist Ali Velshi announced he would be taking over some duties at Deadline: White House and shared an adorable photo of Wallace's daughter Isabella.
Last week, Wallace phoned into her program on MSNBC to explain her weeks-long disappearance.
The journalist said she and her husband Michael Schmidt, 40, had a baby and were able to hide the news as she was never pregnant.
"I have not looked at my phone in a week," Wallace said of her time away from the program.
"Mike and Liam and I are all smitten with her," she said, referencing her other child, an 11-year-old boy she shares with her ex-husband.
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"Our dogs are still rendering judgment."
It's unclear if she adopted the baby or had her through surrogacy.
Fans were ecstatic to hear the news of Wallace's growing family and grateful she was doing well.
Wallace plans to take a few months off to be with Izzy and her family.
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On Monday, Velshi shared a heartwarming photo of the baby girl swaddled in a blanket to announce that he would be joining Deadline.
He said he would be hosting the show on Mondays and Tuesdays as part of his new "Uncle-y" responsibilities while Wallace takes care of her daughter.
Wallace, who has said she's missed hosting while she's been away, responded to the tweet to thank her "dear friend."
"And thank you from Izzy, Liam and the puppies (the dogs are quite certain maternity leave is about them," she wrote on X.
Fans were over the moon with the new picture of the baby and said their congratulations once more.
"She's so darling, Nicolle. Congratulations again," one fan said.
Another wrote: "One of the best-kept secret pregnancies of all time. she is beautiful."
Velshi has been an on-screen journalist with MSNBC since 2016 after Al Jazeera America shutdown.
Since then, he has co-anchored with Stephanie Ruhle and frequently fills in for Lawrence O'Donnell.
His current show, Velshi, airs on weekends at 8am ET.
WALLACE'S FAMILY
Wallace married Schmidt in April 2022 at an intimate ceremony with immediate family, the network said at the time.
The couple first went public with their relationship in 2019.
Schmidt is an MSNBC contributor, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, and investigative reporter for The New York Times.
He covers Washington with a focus on tracking and explaining high-profile federal investigations, according to his bio on the news site.
Wallace was previously married to Mark Wallace, former United States Ambassador to the United Nations, for 14 years but the pair divorced in 2019.
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The former couple shares one son, Liam Wallace.
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