London: James Bond star Daniel Craig and his wife Rachel Weisz are have welcomed the arrival of their first child together, according to reports.

The actress, 48, has given birth to a baby girl, it was reported by the Daily Mail.

Friends of the star said they were "very happy" to welcome their new daughter into the world.

Both actors already have a child from a previous relationship. Weisz shares her son Henry, 12, with former fiance Darren Aronofsky - the director of Black Swan and The Wrestler.

Craig, 50, has 26-year-old daughter Ella with his ex-wife, actress Fiona London. In April Weisz said: "Daniel and I are so happy. We're going to have a little human. We can't wait to meet him or her. It's all such a mystery."

Weisz, star of The Constant Gardener and The Mummy films, made the disclosure in an interview with the New York Times, in which a journalist asked the secret of her "glowing" complexion. The actress replied that she was pregnant, and that she would "be showing soon".

At 48, the Oscar-nominated actress joins the growing number of women having a baby in their fifth decade.

Recent figures from the Office for National Statistics showed that the over-40s are the only age group with a growing pregnancy rate in England and Wales.

Weisz and Craig married in 2011. Asked in an interview the following year if she planned to have another child, she said: "I'm pretty content. I'm not planning on having more, but never say never."

The Daily Telegraph