Shay Mitchell gave birth to a daughter last month, but it took her several weeks to reveal the little girl’s name. The actress took to Instagram to share the news with fans.
The little girl was named Atlas Noa and both parents were keeping the name a secret from friends for a very long time.
“A close friend of ours was listing off names for her daughter that she had had a year and a half ago. Then she said Atlas and I looked at Matte, and he looked at me, and I was like, ‘Oh my gosh,’” admits Shay. “It’s just the perfect name; from that day, we knew it was going to be Atlas. People would ask us, ‘Do you have a name?’ But we were keeping it hidden. I’m sorry to everybody that I lied to!”
Shay also reflected on motherhood in a recent interview with Vogue.
“I find myself being a lot more present, and I’m just looking at her every single day,” says Shay. “You reflect on how fast time passes when you’re forced to slow down. The surprising thing is how much I enjoy this calmness.”
Atlas Noa is the first child for both Shay and her boyfriend Matte. Shay was pregnant in 2018, but suffered a miscarriage and lost a baby.