Mona's a mommy now!

months. And for those who have been missing the talented actor on the telly, here's good news. Mona delivered a baby girl on 23 December, and is taking a well deserved break at home. The baby was born a month premature and had to be delivered by caesearean section, but both mother and daughter are doing fine now.

The actor is now taking her responsibilities, of being a single parent wonderfully, coping with help from her parents and her family.

Mona says she is dying to get back to work, but is waiting for her life to settle down post delivery.

We have it on authority that the actor, who has opted to stay single, has had a relationship with a co star on a serial she worked in recently. Telly Chakkar lauds her decision to take the plunge into motherhood singlehandedly, and hopes that she is accorded the respect and privacy that she deserves from the media.