Hayden Panettiere is a first-time mother

Actress Hayden Panettiere has become a mother for the first time.

The Nashville star, 26, gave birth to a daughter named Kaya, her first child with her fiance, Ukrainian boxer Wladimir Klitschko, on Tuesday (09Dec14).

The proud parents tell People.com, "We are over the moon and madly in love!"

The couple, which became engaged last year (13), was rumored to be expecting in May (14), but Panettiere only confirmed the baby news in August (14).