Bollwood singer Shweta Pandit, who is married to Italian film producer, Ivano Fucci has been in Florence, Italy, from the past six months with her husband amid the global coronavirus crisis.


The couple who tied the nuptial knot in 2016, welcomed their first child recently, reports TOI. Shweta gave birth to a baby girl in Italy. “We’ve named her Izana, a name given as a title to the kind and compassionate monarchs in Ethiopia, and it means ‘most powerful’,” she told the publication.

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Shweta further revealed that though Izana was born on February 8, the couple didn’t reveal the arrival of their bundle of joy as It didn’t feel right to share the happiest news when everything around was so difficult. “The COVID-19 crisis in Italy was worse than it is in India currently. But now that the lockdown here is almost getting lifted, Ivano and I decided to share our happiness.”Shweta said.


Shweta who is away from her family in Mumbai is taking care of her newborn with husband.She went on to say that she is constantly in touch with them via video calls. The singer shared, “The most challenging part is staying away from my own family through pregnancy and delivery. I never thought that I’d be able to take care of a newborn, but I’ve surprised myself. I’m learning a lot from my mother through video calls. My dadu (Sangeet Martand Pandit Jasraj), too, calls me everyday to check on us and see Izana.”

Heartiest congratulations to Shweta & Ivano on the arrival of their daughter.