Pearl R. Carter (born April 21, 2021) is an American
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Another baby for this Backstreet Boy! Nick Carter and Lauren Kitt’s third child arrived on Wednesday, April 21, the couple exclusively revealed to Us Weekly.
“We are proud to announce that our baby has officially arrived,” the singer told Us on Thursday, April 22. “But as a parent knows all too well, sometimes things don’t turn out how you plan it. We have been experiencing some minor complications, but things are improving after the first night.”
Backstreet Boys singer Nick Carter and his wife, Lauren Kitt, have chosen Pearl for their 6-week-old daughter.
Meet Pearl! Nick Carter and Lauren Kitt have finally shared the name of their third child one month after she was born.
Pearl, born on April 21, joined brother Odin, 5, and 20-month-old sister, Saoirse.
“Funny enough, that (Pearl) was the name Lauren wanted to give to [our eldest daughter] Saoirse,” Carter, 41, told Us Weekly. “Essentially, we gave up on the name, but Lauren liked Pearl. Then we discovered that we were going to have another baby. That’s when I was like, ‘Listen, let’s go with what you wanted.’ So she became Pearl.”
Pearl was a top 25 name in the late nineteenth century, but then it cooled for many years, according to Nameberry.com. It re-entered the top 1000 in 2010.
Kitt was drawn to the moniker because of how easily it rolls off the tongue.
“We needed something easier to say than Saoirse,” she said.
On April 22, Carter announced the birth of their youngest child on Twitter, revealing that she had “been experiencing some minor complications” during her arrival. But one week later, they took their new daughter home to meet siblings Odin and Saoirse.
The boy band member also shared an Instagram photo of himself looking visibly distressed in a surgical cap and scrubs.
“Yes, I’m a believer. I ask God to give us strength to protect mommy and baby,” he captioned the image.
Five days later, Kitt and Pearl were discharged from the hospital.
“Ok everyone, I wanted to let you know that finally, we are home safe and sound,” Carter wrote on Twitter. “Baby is doing so much better.”
Carter also introduced Pearl to his 1.6 million Instagram followers. "Here’s she is. ❤️ We are proud to finally give you all a first glance of our little princess Pearl. ❤️," he captioned a video of the adorable baby sleeping on his chest.
Kitt, 38, joked that they chose a name with one syllable because "we needed something easier to say than Saoirse."
After watching 2014's Song of the Sea, the couple chose Saoirse's moniker. "I fell in love with this little girl character who was, like, the little sister of this older blonde boy," Carter explained. "They were brother and sister, and her name is Saoirse."
Kitt said the toddler is "lovely and talkative for her age. "She’s just a joy to be around right now, watching her explore, discover, and learn."
She's also following in her father's footsteps. "Saoirse's into music and loves to dance," the House of Carters alum gushed. She loves '80s music like me, so I can always put it on. She’ll sit there and watch these old music videos."
Meanwhile, Odin is a "nature boy." Carter says their eldest "loves bugs and science projects and is analytic." "I would try to put music videos on, but he’s like, 'Eh, whatever.' Or if I try playing sports with him, he’s like, 'Eh, whatever.'"
In January, the Masked Singer alum took to social media to announce that the personal trainer, 37, was pregnant and that they were expecting with baby No. 3, a third child — but did not anticipate conceiving naturally again after "multiple miscarriages." “Sometimes life blesses you with little surprises,” the New York native captioned an Instagram video showing an ultrasound.
"I didn't have any symptoms; I didn't have anything indicating that I was pregnant," Kitt told PEOPLE after she learned she was five and a half months pregnant. "I thought I had a tumor because there was just no way that I could be pregnant, from just my medical history and the things I did to ensure that I just had my two children."
Carter, the father of son Odin, 4, and daughter Saoirse, 18 months, couldn’t “believe there [was] another one on the way,” he wrote via Instagram the following month. “Always watching over them.”
After six years of dating, the Grammy nominee and Kitt tied the knot in April 2014 in Santa Barbara, California. In October of the following year, they announced they were “happy and overjoyed” to start a family.
Odin arrived in April 2016. “One month of pure oxytocin,” Kitt captioned her baby boy’s Instagram debut. Thank you, Odin, for choosing us to be your parents. We are forever changed and immensely grateful for you.”
The little one learned he would become a big brother three years later. “Thank You, God, for giving us the greatest gift we could ever ask for. #pregnant,” the “Quit Playing Games” singer captioned his May 2019 Instagram reveal.
The fitness guru added with her own post: “Day at the park in Amsterdam turned into an impromptu family photo op and baby bump reveal. Loving these moments with my boys.”
The Los Angeles native gave birth to Saoirse in October 2019, and Us Weekly exclusively revealed her name at the time. “Mom and daughter are doing great,” a rep for the couple told Us.
Between their two eldest children, the actress suffered multiple miscarriages. “God give us peace during this time,” Carter tweeted after a September 2018 pregnancy loss. “I was really looking forward to meeting her after 3 months. I’m heartbroken.”
During a Dancing With the Stars episode, Kitt said that her husband had a “hard” time with their multiple miscarriages. “Just watching him get so excited about something and then to just see him so hurt, that was hard,” Kitt said in 2015.
After becoming a mom, the writer gushed via Instagram that she feels “beyond grateful” for her family. “These are the best moments.”
Carter was born on April 21, 2021, in Las Vegas, Nevada, to fitness trainer and actress Lauren and Backstreet Boys member Nick Carter. She's the baby sister of older brother Odin, who is five years older than her, and older sister Saoirse, who is one year and six months older than her. She is the tenth and youngest child of all the children of the Backstreet Boys. She is the fourth and youngest girl and daughter of the Backstreet Babies. She has Irish from both parents, except is Mexican and Native American from her mom and is Welsh, German, and English ancestry from her dad but is North and West European, eleven percent Scandinavian and nine percent Italian, with his remaining genetic data being Middle Eastern, Iberian, and Balkan.
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Early Career[]
Carter never got into music since she was still too little to come to the DNA World Tour until she gets older for future tours, but she even began taking lessons in vocal, piano, and guitar from her father and swimming at nine months. She started dance classes with her big sister Saoirse and will participate in acting, vocals, and singing and .
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She doesn't know a thing about acting because she's still a baby, but she started appearing in "Easy" with her older siblings for the first time.
She is set to appear in "A Very Backstreet Holiday" on November 30, scheduled for December 14, 2022, with her family and the Backstreet families.
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Carter resides in Las Vegas, Nevada, with her parents, brother, sister, two cats, Camo and Baby Yoda, and French Mastiff, Hunnie Bunny.
Although her family is spread apart, Carter's aunts consist of Alexandra, Angel, BJ (who passed away in 2023), and Leslie (who passed away in 2012), and she had three uncles, Corey, Mike, and Aaron (who passed in 2022). Pearl's cousins are Alyssa, Bella, Harper, Prince, and Aurora. Her maternal grandparents are Robyn and Larry, who are divorced. Her paternal grandparents are Robert (who passed away in 2017) and Jane, who are also divorced.
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