Holly Willoughby gives birth to a boy – 'Chester'

Holly Willoughby has given birth to her third child - a boy named Chester.

The TV presenter confirmed the news on Twitter on Monday night, writing: " I'm sooo happy to tell you all - we've just had a baby boy! Chester William Baldwin made a grand entrance at 8lbs 12. He's just perfect. X"

Chester is the 33-year-old's third child with husband Dan Baldwin after daughter Belle and son Harry.

Stars sent their congratulations about the news, including Amanda Holden, who has replaced Willoughby on ITV's This Morning.

She tweeted: "Congratulations and much love to @hollywills Dan Belle Harry and new baby Chester !!I'm delighted and thrilled!!"

Swimmer Rebecca Adlington wrote: "Congratulations!!!! Amazing."

The Saturdays singer Rochelle Humes said: "How lovely. Congrats to you and Dan."

This Morning host Willoughby bid a tearful farewell to the ITV show earlier this month.

She promised viewers she would return as she handed over to Amanda.

Holly admitted she had found it difficult to talk to Schofe without welling up as she would miss the programme and the team.

Her husband called the show, telling her: "We can't wait for you to come home, all of us - the kids are so excited."

And he jokingly asked: "Have you made the announcement yet that we are having a baby girl? It's a girl everyone, it's a girl."

Holly assured viewers he was fibbing, and said they still had no idea of the sex of the baby, telling them: "We really don't know."

She added: "I'm going to miss you all - it's such a lovely show and I'll be watching."

 

 

Patrick McLennan

Patrick McLennan is a London-based journalist and documentary maker who has worked as a writer, sub-editor, digital editor and TV producer in the UK and New Zealand. His CV includes spells as a news producer at the BBC and TVNZ, as well as web editor for Time Inc UK. He has produced TV news and entertainment features on personalities as diverse as Nick Cave, Tom Hardy, Clive James, Jodie Marsh and Kevin Bacon and he co-produced and directed The Ponds, which has screened in UK cinemas, BBC Four and is currently available on Netflix. 


An entertainment writer with a diverse taste in TV and film, he lists Seinfeld, The Sopranos, The Chase, The Thick of It and Detectorists among his favourite shows, but steers well clear of most sci-fi.