For Gossip Girl star Kelly Rutherford, the news that she was expecting her second child (daughter Helena Grace) came as a bittersweet surprise.

Already the mother of adorable 2-year-old son Hermés, Kelly, who plays Lily van der Woodsen, was overjoyed at the idea of having another baby.

But her volatile three-year marriage to the children's father, 36-year-old German businessman Daniel Giersch, was already at the breaking point.

When she was three months pregnant, Kelly, 40, made the heart-wrenching decision to leave her husband and have her second baby on her own.

Their daughter, Helena Grace, was born on June 8 in Los Angeles.

Here's an adorable picture of her with Kelly in Life & Style. We just hope all is well and that the estranged couple can resolve its differences amicably...

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