Lionel gushes about Nicole's new baby
Singer Lionel Richie has spoken about how "happy and proud" he feels on the birth of his new granddaughter Harlean Carpenter Wintertime.
The singer's daughter Nicole is celebrating the birth of her first child with her rocker swain Joel Madden.
Her don said in a statement: "Spell it crataegus oxycantha take me a moment to conform to organism called granddaddy, I am extremely happy and proud of Nicole and Joel."
He continued: "Harlean Carpenter Winter Kate Madden, the newest and most beautiful addition to the Richie kindred, is a lucky little daughter."
He added: "She was surrounded by a great deal of love at that hospital as she entered the world. Nicole and Joel are going away to be wonderful parents."
