The 36-year-old Duff is now a loving mother instead of just a teen idol.
The world first fell in love with the actress as Lizzie McGuire, but today fans are more interested in her personal life.
And many have expressed their opinions regarding the naming of her new baby girl.
Three years after Duff started dating NHL player Mike Comrie in 2007, the two were married.
They welcomed Luca Cruz, a boy, in March 2012.
The couple divorced in 2016 after announcing their split in 2014. After a cordial breakup, they’re putting Luca’s welfare first and continuing their cordial and respectful co-parenting relationship.
When Duff started dating singer-songwriter Matthew Koma in 2017, love was back in her life.
Their romance took off right away, and in October 2018, they welcomed Banks Violet Bair into their family.
In 2019, the year they got engaged, they were married in a small backyard ceremony at their Los Angeles residence.
Mae James Bair, Duff’s son, was born in March 2021 to Koma and Duff.
The How I Met Your Father actress revealed her second pregnancy at the end of the previous year.
Duff remarked on their expanding family in an Instagram tribute to her husband, saying that it has been a “truly wild choice.”
“While you rage the farmers market with the kids after 4 nights of shows and late nights so I can get some sleep and not hear mom mom mama mommy mooooom just know this only works because of you.” she wrote, thanking Koma for his support.
Duff mentioned that she was having certain difficulties, like insomnia, while she was pregnant. She also disclosed that she was attempting to induce labor using acupuncture.
Duff shared touching black-and-white images of the water birth along with an Instagram post announcing the birth of her fourth child.
On May 3, she announced the birth of her baby daughter, writing, “Now we know why she made us wait so long… She was perfecting those cheeks!”
“I have been dreaming of holding you in my arms for months and the past 5 days of getting to know you, stare at you, and smell you have been pure moments of magic.”
“We all love you like you’ve been here all along beauty.”
Fans and celebrities alike showered the announcement with love and congrats, with one admirer writing, “Omg I’m crying for you!!!!!! Congratulations and welcome sweet baby!!!!”
Another wrote: “Congratulations to you all. Love you!!”
A third added: “She is absolutely beautiful and congratulations Hilary, Matthew, and family!! I am so happy for y’all.”
Many people have also commented on Duff and Koma’s controversial decision to name their young baby Townes Meadow Bair in response to the announcement.
“I’m sorry but I don’t like her name, poor baby girl. She’s going to get bullied when she starts school.” When she goes to school, she will be teased.
Another fan questions: “I love Hilary, but this name??”
“Why do celebs name their children such bizarre names??” a third follower asks.
Meanwhile, some fans love the baby name, with one enthusing: “OMG, I love Townes! Adorable!”
In agreement, a second says: “Congratulations!! I love her name!”
“The name is everything,” gushes a third fan.
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