Chad Lowe and his girlfriend Kim Painter welcomed a baby girl on Saturday. The couple named their daughter Mabel Painter Lowe, because Kim apparently gave birth to an old-timey phone operator: “Mabel, I need Butterfield 7-0-2!” Chad and producer Kim have been together since the beginning of 2007. Before that, Chad was married to Hillary Swank from 1997 to 2006. Hillary famously outed Chad as a drug user and abuser in a 2006 Vanity Fair interview, but I’ve always assumed that Chad got help and has been clean for several years now. Mabel is the first child for Chad and for Kim:
It’s a girl for Chad Lowe and his girlfriend, producer Kim Painter, the actor’s rep confirms to PEOPLE.
Daughter Mabel Painter Lowe made her debut on Saturday in Los Angeles. “Everybody is healthy and happy,” says the rep.
The couple announced the pregnancy in January, with Lowe explaining that Painter revealed the baby news to him with a grin. “She woke up with a very big smile on her face and I knew exactly what that meant,” the Emmy-winning actor, 41, told Access Hollywood.
Lowe and Kim began dating in January 2007. Mabel is the first child for the couple.
[From People Magazine]
I always end up feeling badly for Chad, and I’m not sure why. He’s a pretty good actor, and he’s built a resume of solid character work. I suppose I feel sorry for him because I, like so many, tend to compare him to Hillary Swank. Like, where are your two Oscars, Chad? And that’s not fair to him at all.
Chad and Kim have been together for a few years, and I hope they’re settled in their relationship. I bet Mabel is a total cutie, even if she does grow up to be a 1940s sweater girl. Congratulations to the happy family!
