Boris Johnson welcomes fourth baby with wife Carrie in adorable post: 'Life doesn't get any better'

Carrie and Boris Johnson welcome their baby daughter to the world
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Dimitris Kouimtsidis

By Dimitris Kouimtsidis


Published: 24/05/2025

- 16:15

Updated: 24/05/2025

- 17:30

The couple have named their newborn Poppy

Boris Johnson has welcomed his fourth baby with his wife Carrie, in a surprise announcement.

The former Prime Minister, 60, welcomed Poppy Eliza Josephine, more affectionately named Pops, on Wednesday, May 21.


The Johnsons already have three other children together: Wilf, five, Romy, three, and Frank, one.

Boris also has four children with his ex wife Marina Wheeler and one with art adviser Helen Macintyre.

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The former Prime Minister was pictured holding his new daughter

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Carrie, 37, took to Instagram to share the news with an adorable post filled with heartwarming pictures.

She wrote: "Welcome to the world Poppy Eliza Josephine Johnson born on 21st May.

"Aka Pops, Pop Tart [love heart emoji].

"I can’t believe how pretty and tiny you are. Feel so incredibly lucky. We are all totally smitten. Not sure I’ve slept a minute since you were born as can’t stop looking at how completely lovely you are.

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Carrie Johnson made the announcement on social media

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"Thank you so much to the amazing maternity team at UCLH and particularly to Asma and Patrick who have looked after me so well through all my pregnancies. I really cannot thank you guys enough [love heart emojis].

"Wilf, Romy and Frank are utterly delighted, particularly Romy who was desperate for a little sister. Bring on the matching dresses [two girls emoji].

"A final gang member [love heart emoji].

"Back from hospital now and time for cocktails and pizza with my tiny baby snoozing on my lap. Life doesn’t get any better [pizza and cocktail emojis].

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This is the couple's fourth child together

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The post hinted that this will be the couple's last child together, with Carrie referring to baby Poppy as the "final gang member".

It comes after Carrie revealed in January she been admitted to hospital during a health battle with pneumonia and flu.

At the time she said she'd spent three weeks "horribly, horribly ill" suffering with winter viruses.