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Brigitte Nielsen, 54, shares daughter's first cuddle on Instagram

Cheryl Kahla
By Cheryl Kahla
Feb 04, 2019
09:54 A.M.

The 54-year-old actor and model, Brigitte Nielsen, welcomed her fifth child, daughter Frida, earlier this month and shared an adorable photo on social media.

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In the photo, Nielsen can be seen in a hospital bed, holding the newborn close to her chest. A teddy bear sits on the bed next to her, and a bouquet of flowers and a balloon can be seen in the background.

Nielsen wrote in the caption: 'Our precious little Frida, our true love.' The image received more than 32,000 likes in less than 17 hours. For more adorable photos, follow our Twitter page, AmoMama USA.

The Red Sonja star also said in an exclusive interview with People that it has been a 'long and arduous journey,' but that both she and husband Mattia Dessi are delighted with their tot.

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“We are overjoyed to welcome our beautiful daughter into our lives. It’s been a long road, and so worth it. We’ve never been more in love.”

Apart from the newborn, Nielsen has four sons ranging in ages from 23 to 34. She was married to Kasper Winding during the early eighties, and they had one son, Julian.

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One year after they parted ways, she married Sylvester Stallone, but they filed for divorce nineteen months later. They don't have any children together.

Nielsen then started dating Mark Gastineau in 1986. They broke off the engagement soon after, but share one son, Killian, who was born in 1989.

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She was also married to Sebastian Copeland from for two years in the early nineties. Nielsen married her fourth husband, Raoul Meyer, in 1993.

They were together for 12 years, before filing for divorce due to irreconcilable differences. They have two sons together, 25-year-old Douglas Aaron, and 23-year-old Raoul Jr.

Nielsen landed her first role in 1985 in Red Sonja, alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger. That same year she also appeared in Rocky IV, alongside Stallone.

Fans of Nielsen can look forward to her upcoming project. Filming of Adi Shankar's Gods and Secrets has been completed, and the movie will be released later this year.

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