Martha Stewart 'welcomes first grandchild'

Martha Stewart has become a first-time grandmother after daughter Alexis welcomed a baby girl via surrogacy earlier this week.

Alexis, 45, announced the birth of daughter Jude on her radio show Whatever with Alexis & Jennifer on Thursday.

"She was born at 1 in the morning... and [Martha] brings this huge box from Bergdorf [Goodman]," Alexis recalled of her mother's delight at meeting her first grandchild.

"I open it up and I look inside and it's full of baby clothes, all with embroidery, and I'm like, 'Wow, I guess I'm going to be allowed to buy myself something pretty nice because all this stuff's going back!' If the kid can't see it, why the 100 dollar [clothes]?" she continued. "Only books, child appropriate or whatever: that's the only thing that I want. No toys please!"

Alexis also revealed that Jude would refer to Martha by her first name, adding: "Martha is going to be called 'Martha'.

"She seemed to have no problem with it. I was like, 'Do you really want to be grandma?' I don't like the term grandma!"