Emily In Paris' Lily Collins surprises castmates as she brings baby to set four months after birth

After months away from filming Lily Collins' return to set was always going to be a welcoming affair. But star brought the entire set to a standstill as she returned to work with her four month old daughter in tow.

Cradling her in her arms, the 36 year old actress looked the picture of happiness as she was surrounded by her cast mates and crew as they cooed over her baby girl, named Tove. And it looked as though the four month old was also in her element as she playfully smiled and sat comfortable in the arms of various pals of the actress.

In one picture, one member of the crew appeared so enamoured bydaughter, she could barely contain her excitement as she looked on as Lily cradled her baby girl.

The actress was seen dressed in a blue and white floral trouser suit for her role as Emily Cooper for the new series of the show, in photos shared by the

Waiting in the wings to step in for parent duties in case Lily was to be whisked off to shoot a scene, was her husband and father to her daughter, Charlie McDowell.

Standing aside, Charlie placed a muslin cloth over his shoulder in case he needed to take over and comfort his daughter.

The new series of the show is being filmed in Rome instead of Paris as Lily's character is now creating a new life for herself in the historical city with her on-screen boyfriend Marcello, played by Eugenio Franceschini.

Back in January, Lily and Charlie welcomed their daughter via surrogate.

Sharing her happy news with her 29 million followers, Lily posted: "Welcome to the center [sic] of our Tove Jane McDowell. Words will never express our endless gratitude for our incredible surrogate and everyone who helped us along the way. We love you to the moon and back again…"

Unfortunately, both Lily and Charlie were criticised by a few people on social media for using the aid of a surrogate to fulfil their dreams of becoming parents, as they claimed they had bought the privilege.

While others likened surrogacy to "human trafficking." This forced Charlie to publicly address the comments and labelled the comments as "unkind."

He wrote: "It's OK to not know why someone might need a surrogate to have a child. It's OK to not know the motivations of a surrogate regardless of what you assume."

A month after the birth, Lily took to once again to share with fans how Valentines Day took on a new meaning for her now that she was a mother.

On February 14, she wrote: "I truly can’t imagine feeling more love. Valentine’s Day (and every day) just got a whole lot sweeter.”

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