By Breaking Celebrity News Staff

Twitter is abuzz with messages of congratulations to Mel B on the birth of her new daughter.

The former Spice Girl and her husband Stephen Belafonte welcomed their first child together into the world at Los Angeles' Cedars-Sinai Hospital on Thursday night.

The messages from Mel’s celebrity pals have been flooding in ever since.

Denise Richards, who recently added a new little baby girl to her home when she adopted three-month-old Eloise – tweeted: "@OfficialMelB congrats mama! Can't wait to meet her!!!...xo”

To which Mel - who already has two daughters, 12-year-old Phoenix, and four-year-old Angel, from previous relationships - replied: "@DENISE_RICHARDS thank you sweetheart, play dates for sure xxxx"

Denise isn't the only one of Mel's friends to have taken to the micro-blogging website to congratulate her on her new arrival.

Kim Kardashian wrote: "Congrats to @OfficialMelB & Stephen on their new baby girl! Can't wait to meet her!"