Supermodel-turned-TV star Tyra Banks has become a mother after welcoming a baby boy via a surrogate.
The "America's Next Top Model" host surprised fans on by announcing she and her boyfriend of two years, photographer Erik Asla, are the proud parents of little York Banks Asla, reported People magazine.
"We are so excited for our new baby boy bundle of joy," Banks, 42, said in a statement.
"The journey to now has not been an easy process, as I've shared before. But there was a beautiful bright light at the end of the tunnel for me and his father, Erik. As I gaze into the beautiful eyes of my son, I think about all the people who struggle with fertility or carrying a child and continue to pray for them every day.
"My hopes and dreams are filled with well wishes that they get to feel what my little treasure, York Banks Asla, feels like in my arms," she added.
Last year, Banks had divulged that she and Asla had been trying to start a family together, and had undergone in vitro fertilisation (IVF) treatment after struggling to conceive naturally.
