Riley Hawk and Frances Bean Cobain aren’t just a couple, they’re now parents.
Over the weekend, Riley, the son of skateboarding great Tony Hawk, and Frances Bean, the only child of Courtney Love and the late Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain, gave birth to a baby boy in September. This was announced in an Instagram post. “Welcome to the most beautiful son in the world,” the couple wrote in their respective posts. “We love you more than anything.”
Riley, 31, and Frances Bean, 32, shared a black-and-white photo of baby Ronin Walker Coburn-Hawke’s first moments. The photo shows the newborn baby in his father’s arms and holding his mother’s finger.
Tony Hawk also shared quite a bit of time with baby Ronin. In an Instagram Story posted after the expiration date – which went viral on social media – the 56-year-old professional skateboarder can be seen smiling at his first grandchild, who is lying on his grandfather’s lap.
Riley, who is also a professional skateboarder, and visual artist Frances Bean got married in October last year. According to court documents obtained by TMZ, the ceremony was officiated by France Bean’s godfather and REM co-founder Michael Stipe. Tony Hawk celebrated Riley’s birthday in December and confirmed his son’s marriage to Frances Bean.
“The wedding was so much fun! We love you Riley!” Tony Hawk wrote in the caption. “(Francis please show this to him since he is no longer in the instabubble)”
If it wasn’t already obvious that Ronin might be the coolest Nepo baby ever, the newborn has already made Stipe, Sonic Youth’s Kim Gordon, and actor Christina Ricci fans on Instagram. You can count.
“Huge congratulations,” Gordon wrote on Frances Bean’s Instagram post.
Rich captioned the simple comment with a heart emoji and wrote, “Congratulations.”
Entertainment industry babies like Zelda Williams, Harper Grohl, Talulah Willis, and Nick Simmons also shared their love for Frances Bean and her growing family.
Former Times staff writer Jonah Valdez contributed to this report.