Cate Blanchett, Baby Edith (Photo : www.dailytelegraph.com.au)
Cate Blanchett, along with her husband Andrew Upton, has adopted a baby girl. The addition has brought some feminity to the three-sons household.
The representative of Blanchett, who is playing the role of evil stepmother in the recently released flick "Cinderella," has officially confirmed the adoption news. The 45-year-old actress has always been quite vocal about her desire to expand his brood after the birth of his youngest son.
"The Upton family (Cate Blanchett and Andrew Upton) has adopted a baby girl," the representative told US Weekly. The baby is named Edith Vivian Patricia Upton.
Sydne-based Oscar-winning actress had reportedly told her close friends about the adoption a few days back. "She's really excited and clearly besotted," revealed one the actress' friends her sons' Sydney primary school, Daily Mail reported.
Meanwhile, the actress was spotted boarding a flight with an infant in Los Angeles. She is photographed cradling an unidentified child in her arms at the airport. The picture has been uploaded on Twitter by an eyewitness. See the pic here.
The Australian actress is presently promoting her current film, "Cinderella," and is reportedly excited that her kids are also interested in it. "I don't force them on a Saturday night to sit home and watch mummy's movies, wire coat-hanger in hand," said the actress during an interview. "But they'll see this one for sure."
Blanchett plays the role of impeccably groomed and conniving Lady Tremaine, who obstructs Cinderella, played by Lily James, in becoming a princess.
The Upton family had lived in England before settling in Australia. Blanchett is a patron of Australian Film Insitute and Sydney Film Festival. Blanchett has reportedly revealed that the family will soon be relocating to US after Upton ends his term as artistic director of the Sydney Theatre Company in 2015.
Blanchett married Upton in 1997. The couple has three sons, namely Dashiell,13, Roman,10, and Ignatius, seven. The actress is known as a proactive mother, despite her busy filming schedule and her theatrical involvements.
