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Bonnie Wright announces birth of second son, Aster Sky Wright Lococo

Actress Bonnie Wright, who played Ginny Weasley in the Harry Potter films, said on Instagram on 17 October that her second son was born at home on 28 September.

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Right · 2Bonnie Wright, the actress who played Ginny Weasley in all eight Harry Potter films, announced on Instagram on Saturday 17 October that she has had her second child. Right · 2She wrote: "Say hello to our son Aster Sky Wright Lococo born at home on the 28th September," saying he was "named after the star-shaped flower". Right · 1The announcement came almost three weeks after the birth, and the Daily Mail says the home birth took place in California.

Right · 1Wright, 35, shared photos of the sleeping baby in a striped babygrow and of herself resting with him on her chest. Her husband Andrew Lococo and their three-year-old son Elio also appear in the post, and she wrote that Aster had been "showered in love by his big brother Elio". Right · 2Fellow Harry Potter actors Evanna Lynch and Scarlett Hefner, and the actress Katie Leung, were among those who posted congratulations. Right · 1Wright announced the pregnancy in April with a photo of Elio on her lap and her bump visible. Elio Ocean Wright Lococo was born in 2023, also at home.

Right · 2She and Lococo went public with their relationship in September 2020 and married in 2022. The Daily Mail gives the wedding as March 2022 at an organic farm in California. Since the film series ended, Wright has worked in independent film, theatre, directing and environmental campaigning, and launched the children's nature project Hello Earthling.

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Both outlets run the story as light celebrity news built on Wright's Instagram post, and lead with the baby's name and the first photos.
Emphasis
GB News stresses the fan and co-star reactions and her career. The Daily Mail adds her interviews about parenting, her environmental work and how she met her husband.
Leaves out or plays down
Neither outlet reports any independent confirmation beyond Wright's own post. GB News does not say where the birth took place.
Charged language
“unique name”“adorable snaps”
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“Harry Potter star Bonnie Wright gives birth to second child as actress reveals baby name alongside first snaps” — GB News
“reveals son's unique name as she shares adorable snaps” — Daily Mail

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