As the trial dominating the headlines and the world's attention rumbles on,Amber Heardmade a reference to her one-year-old daughter while in court. The sweet reference has raised questions as many people didn’t know she had any children.
Does Amber Heard have a daughter?
Yes. Amber's daughter, Oonagh Paige, was born on 8 April 2021. The actress made the surprise announcement that she welcomed a daughter via a surrogatelast year. Amber named her as a tribute to her mother Paige, who passed away in May 2020 at just 63 years old. The actress previously shared her devastation when she lost her mother, describing her as a 'beautiful, gentle soul'.
On Oonagh's first birthday this year, she posted a sweet picture of the two of them on Instagram surrounded by pink balloons with the caption, 'My little O is a year old. I still can't believe you're here. The greatest year.'
Amber has been open on social media about her motherhood journey. She wrote very movingly on Instagram about wanting to have a child 'on my own terms.' When she welcomed Oonagh to the world last April she wrote a powerful post on Instagram about feeling validated as a single mother: ‘Four years ago, I decided I wanted to have a child. I wanted to do it on my own terms. I now appreciate how radical it is for us as women to think about one of the most fundamental parts of our destinies in this way. '
Amber continued, 'I hope we arrive at a point in which it’s normalised to not want a ring in order to have a crib. A part of me wants to uphold that my private life is none of anyone’s business. I also get that the nature of my job compels me to take control of this.' Adding, 'My daughter was born on April 8, 2021. Her name is Oonagh Paige Heard. She’s the beginning of the rest of my life.'
Although Amber has been open about many things, she remains very private about the details of her surrogacy process and has not disclosed the child’s father. She did however, share a sweet picture of the two of them captioning the image, 'I'm just the mom and the dad. She's the boss.'