“Our Mini F–king Princess has arrived 🎀👑🍼🩷,” the Canadian singer, 42, wrote on Instagram alongside the first photos of her newborn.
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singer → arrive → newborn
Among the black-and-white photos was a sweet snap of Lavigne and her mystery partner holding their daughter’s tiny hand.
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Lavigne → hold → hand
Another showed three pairs of Vans sneakers in different sizes, seemingly belonging to the new parents and their little girl.
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Another → show → parents
While the “Complicated” singer is keeping this latest romance largely under wraps, her love life has played out in the public eye over the years.
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life → keep → years
From two high-profile marriages to a broken engagement, here’s a look back at Avril Lavigne’s relationship history.
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look → ’ → history
Lavigne briefly dated Jesse Colburn, a guitarist in her band, in the early 2000s.
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Lavigne → date → 2000s
Colburn, now 45, left the group shortly after the pair split.
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pair → leave → group
Speaking to MTV News in 2004, the “Sk8er Boi” singer explained that he “just wanted to go do his own thing and stuff, and I mean, that happens.”
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that → speak → thing
Deryck Whibley
Lavigne and Deryck Whibley, frontman of the rock band Sum 41, got engaged in 2005 before tying the knot one year later in a private ceremony in Montecito, California.
The “Girlfriend” singer filed for divorce in October 2009, following three years of marriage, citing irreconcilable differences.
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singer → engage → differences
At the time of their split, Lavigne said she “admired” Whibley, now 46, and had a “great amount of respect” for him, adding that he was “the most amazing person” she knew, according to People.
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she → say → People
Whibley also shared a heartfelt message about their separation, writing that Lavigne “holds a special place in [his] heart” and would “forever be a great and amazing friend.”
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Lavigne → share → heart
The former couple proved they had remained on good terms in June 2025, when they reunited on stage for a surprise performance of Sum 41’s hit song “In Too Deep” during Lavigne’s headlining set at the Vans Warped Tour in Washington, DC, Billboard reported.
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Billboard → prove → Washington
Around the time of her separation from Whibley, Lavigne was rumored to be dating oil heir and socialite Brandon Davis.
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Lavigne → rumor → Davis
In September 2009, the “What the Hell” singer reportedly spent a month partying with Davis aboard his yacht in St. Tropez, on the French Riviera.
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singer → spend → Riviera
One source claimed she “wasn’t acting like a married woman at all,” while another insisted the two were “not involved romantically” and were “just friends.”
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two → claim → woman
Just one month after filing for divorce from Whibley, Lavigne was romantically linked to actor Wilmer Valderrama in November 2009, according to People.
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Lavigne → file → People
The pair were spotted together at Los Angeles hotspot Wonderland, prompting speculation about a possible romance.
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pair → spot → romance
A source told the outlet at the time that while “there were others at the table,” the “I’m with You” singer and Valderrama, now 46, “only had eyes for each other.”
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singer → tell → other
“They were whispering close the entire night, laughing and having a lot of fun,” the insider added, noting that the pair had been “friends for a long time” and had “worked together before.”
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pair → whisper → time
Lavigne first sparked romance rumors with Brody Jenner of the Kardashian-Jenner family in April 2009, when the pair were spotted on a series of dates in Los Angeles.
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pair → spark → Angeles
A source said the two were “all over each other,” adding that they were “laughing and joking” and “seemed pretty intimate.”
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they → say → other
A year later, the pair were spotted together at Bank nightclub at the Bellagio in Las Vegas, where a source said they were “having a blast” and taking shots, “making the crowd go wild.”
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crowd → spot → shots
Lavigne reportedly grabbed the microphone at the bar and shouted, “I love you, Brody!” before the two began singing the Black Eyed Peas’ “I Gotta Feeling.”
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I → grab → Feeling
The pair broke up in January 2012, according to People, with Jenner, now 43, later taking to Twitter (now X) to write, “It really upsets me to read all the FALSE!! stories.
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It → break → stories
I love her.”
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I → love → her
Lavigne responded, “Luv u 2!!! @brodyjenner.”
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Lavigne → respond → u
Lavigne and her ex-husband, Chad Kroeger, lead singer of the rock band Nickelback, announced their separation in September 2015, just two years after tying the knot in July 2013 in the South of France.
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Lavigne → announce → France
The “My Happy Ending” singer announced the split from Kroeger, now 51, in an Instagram post, writing that they had “created many unforgettable moments” together and were “still, and forever will be, the best of friends.”
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they → announce → friends
She added that they would “always care deeply for each other.”
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they → add → other
About a month before announcing their separation, Kroeger had reportedly been spotted with a mystery woman at E11EVEN Miami.
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Kroeger → announce → Miami
In April 2016, the former couple proved they were still on good terms and even sparked reconciliation rumors when they hit the red carpet together at the 2016 JUNO Awards.
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they → prove → Awards
However, Lavigne clarified that she was there because Nickelback had been nominated and that she was “just here supporting him.”
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she → clarify → him
J.R. Rotem
Lavigne and record producer J.R. Rotem were first romantically linked in August 2017, when they each shared photos of one another on their respective Instagram accounts, according to People.
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they → link → People
Rotem, now 51, captioned his photo, “Bae putting in that work.”
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Bae → caption → work
The pair were later spotted together at Los Angeles hot spot The Nice Guy, but were reportedly never seen together again.
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pair → spot → spot
Phillip Sarofim
Lavigne was confirmed to be dating Phillip Sarofim, the son of Texas billionaire Fayez Sarofim, in May 2018, although the pair had reportedly already been seeing each other for two to three months by that point.
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pair → confirm → point
The two were spotted out and about together on several occasions in Los Angeles.
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two → spot → Angeles
Lavigne and Sarofim, now 40, called it quits in November 2019, following roughly one year of dating, according to Us Weekly.
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Lavigne → call → Weekly
Lavigne briefly dated musician Pete Jonas in early 2020, according to People.
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Lavigne → date → People
The pair confirmed their relationship when they attended Clive Davis’ annual pre-Grammy Gala together in Beverly Hills in January of that year.
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they → confirm → year
…and 15 more, not listed.
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