Drea de Matteo and Shooter Jennings welcome daughter Alabama Gypsyrose

Actress Drea de Matteo,35, and rocker Shooter Jennings, 28, are first time parents after welcoming a daughter on Wednesday evening. Alabama Gypsyrose, who had been due next Wednesday, December 5th, weighed in at 8 lbs, 3 oz. Their publicist says,

Family and baby are happy and healthy.

On Tuesday evening, Shooter posted on his website,

So I’m gonna take off about a week here, got a daughter comin’ youknow! So there won’t be a radio show this week or many posts orupdates. Y’all pray for Drea and hope for a good delivery of the littlehellraiser. This girl sure ain’t gonna take no shit from NOBODY! Talkto y’all next week, and I’ll give ya the good word! SFJ

The couple had announced the pregnancy in May.

Source: Mark Malkin

Thanks to CBB readers Sarah, Jennifer, Jen, Michelle, and Bella.

Comments

Well thats a…unique…name Congrats!

- Natasha on November 29th, 2007

Love her name to pieces. Such a great name and with her parents I expected nothing less. Love them as a couple and I cant wait to hear more about her.

- michelle on November 29th, 2007

Congrats to them! Another celebrity baby born on my birthday
And the name is so unique and cute!

- Kodie on November 29th, 2007

Drea was great on the sopranos, one of my favorite characters. Congrats on the new baby girl. Not crazy about the name though, maybe she is a fan of the movie gypsy because in that movie the character is called gypsy rose. Only other baby named Alabama I heard of, is shanna and travis barker little girl.

- gianna on November 29th, 2007

I think the name is super cute. Probably not something I would use, but really cute nonetheless. It seems like a name they would pick.

And if I’m not mistaken, soap actor Brian Gaskill also has a daughter named Alabama.

- Michelle on November 29th, 2007

The baby name totally fits them, I bet she’s a cutie too.

- Ivey on November 29th, 2007

Ooh, I love her name. Alabama Jennings really works. Plus, it fits THEM, I think. I love her middle names, especially. Gyspy Rose… that’s so cute and fits them well. Anyway, thanks for sharing!

- Emily on November 29th, 2007

So I was right about the name!!

It’s really Alabama, I love it!

- Stéph on November 29th, 2007

Congrats to them! Alabama isn’t something I’d choose, but it seems like it fits for them. Wonder what nicknames the baby will have–Al? Ally?

I saw them shopping at a store the Grove mall in Los Angeles a couple of months back and couldn’t help but notice that Shooter Jennings was being so sweet to Drea–rubbing her back, etc. Very cute.

Would love to see some pictures of the baby soon!

- Ashley on November 29th, 2007

I agree that the name totally suits them and their family. Wouldn’t be a name I would choose for my child, but cute nonetheless.

- Kelly on November 29th, 2007

I LOVE that name! What a unique and pretty name for a baby girl.

Congrats to Drea and Shooter! Welcome to the world, Alabama!

- Cait on November 29th, 2007

love the name totally suits the two of them..I wish all the luck and happiness in the world..Im a hugh fan of shooter

- holly on November 29th, 2007

Love the name! My friends daughter is named Alabama – known to all as ‘Bama’

- Angelina on November 29th, 2007

Congrats to them. The name fits them. Like someone else said..Not something I would use myself, but it is wicked cute. I would have left out the Alabama though and just had Gypsy Rose

- Steph on November 29th, 2007

Travis Barker and Shanna Moekler also named their daughter Alabama.

Wasn’t Gypsy Rose a stripper/burlesque artist from the WWI era?

Not crazy about the name but to each their own.

- Principesa on November 29th, 2007

Aww, I’m so happy for them. As was said before, the name suits them well. Shooter’s dad would’ve been proud.

- Avery on November 29th, 2007

Hey Steph, You sure you’d want your daughter to be named after the world’s most famous stripper?!! (Gypsy Rose Lee) It’s still a cute name, though…

- martha on November 30th, 2007

Suprisingly I really adore her name. It flows reallllllly nicely and seems like such a sweet name for a sweet girl. Congrats to them both and I hope they enjoy their little girl.

- Ericka on November 30th, 2007

Just another odd baby name in a celebrity’s non-stop pursuit of being “OMG! So Unique!!!”

Alabama Gypsy Rose is a wretched combination of pairing an 80′s country band with the name of a notorious stripper.

- Arugula Queen on November 30th, 2007

Happy news! My favorite celebrity baby is born! I can’t wait for a picture I wish grandpa Waylon was here, but I know he’s smiling in heaven!

- Marie on November 30th, 2007

A very pretty name, though not one that I would use.

- Carrie Elizabeth on November 30th, 2007

I am thinking it’s a name Shooter might envision on the marquee at the Grand Ole Opry someday: Alabama Gypsy Rose Jennings. There is this trend these days, like with Casey Affleck and Summer Phoenix naming their child Indiana. Oh well, I guess there are enough Brittany, Ashley and Madisons out there. Super congrats to the happy family.

- doeadear on December 1st, 2007

I wish these celebs would take more thought before they name their kids. That is the tackiest name I’ve ever heard!!! These babies grow up to be adults, life is hard enough without having a name you would be ashamed of.

- shirley58 on December 3rd, 2007

Well, That certainly sounds like a Jennings type of name.

- Brittney on December 3rd, 2007

its a cool name:) not cool for people to be saying rude stuff.

- Tina on June 19th, 2009