SWAT actor Shemar Moore, 52, and girlfriend Jesiree Dizon, 39, have welcomed a baby girl

Shemar Moore confirmed on Tuesday that he and girlfriend Jesiree Dizon have welcomed a baby girl.

The 52-year-old actor – best known for shows such as SWAT, Criminal Minds and The Young and the Restless – said on Instagram: “Ya boy is officially a daddy!!! Dreams come true!! The rest of my life is here!’

A rep for the veteran actor, who battled the coronavirus in 2020, confirmed news of the baby’s birth to People earlier Tuesday.

“Shemar Moore and his girlfriend, Jesiree Dizon, are thrilled to announce the birth of their baby girl,” the rep said. “The family is very happy and healthy.”

Moore and his wife received words of support from other actors such as SWAT’s David Lim, Nut Devahastin and Bill Bellamy.

Earlier this month, Moore revealed on The Jennifer Hudson Show that he “is about to be a dad” and has started to worry “that ship has sailed” of being a parent. He said the due date was around the third anniversary of his mother’s death on February 8, 2020.

He said: “On February 8, I’m going to make one of his dreams come true because in real life Shemar Moore is about to be a dad,” prompting the audience to cheer.

‘Congratulations!’ Hudson told him. ‘It’s a short story ! And your mom is going to be so proud to smile at you from heaven.

Moore then said, “I’m sorry she couldn’t be here. I was afraid for a while that maybe this ship had sailed ‘

Although he feels his life is already “grand enough”, Moore predicted that fatherhood would be “the best” experience.

On his Instagram, Moore shared a sweet video from his gender reveal party shared a sweet video from his gender reveal party, in which he found out he was having a baby girl as a helicopter cleared from pink smoke.

His loved ones cheered and he beamed with delight while holding a “Girl Dad” t-shirt.

In 2016, the SWAT star revealed he had stepped away from Criminal Minds and his beloved character Derek Morgan to focus on his family.

“I need balance in my life. I love what I do for a living, I love it from action to cutting, but I also want to walk my dogs, travel, get married, have kids. I want balance, and that’s hard to do with the schedule we have,’ he told TV Line at the time.

The hunk did his best to get through three difficult years, which included the devastating loss of his mother and battling COVID-19.

Announcing his passing to the world, he told fans in an Instagram video that he was “heartbroken”.

“I don’t know life without this woman. I don’t know what to do, but I’m going to find out because that’s what she would want,” he said. “Everything I’ve achieved is because of this amazing woman. My mom is gone, she’s gone. But she’s here,” he wrote.

In addition, the performer called his mother his “best friend and partner in crime and that he committed a crime”, in addition to saying that he missed her “more than he ever thought possible”. .