Jamie Laing has acknowledged he will ‘never be as tired as my wife’ after he sparked outrage for a post that set ‘unrealistic expectations’ for new mothers while praising Sophie Habboo.
The Made In Chelsea star, 37, had taken to social media last month to show off how Sophie, 31, had created a ‘magical Christmas’ just three weeks after giving birth to their son Ziggy.
However, fans were quick to call out the post for being insensitive and a ‘typical IG moment’ only showing the best parts of the day.
Now, Jamie has shared a candid post where he admitted that he will never be as tired as his wife as he looked after their baby boy.
Taking to his official Instagram account on Tuesday, Jamie shared a clip of him performing squats whilst holding his newborn in the kitchen.
He then penned: ‘First rule since becoming a dad: Accepting that no matter how tired you are, you’re definitely never as tired as your wife.’
Jamie Laing has acknowledged he will ‘never be as tired as my wife’ after he sparked outrage for a post that set ‘unrealistic expectations’ for new mothers while praising Sophie Habboo
The Made In Chelsea star, 37, had taken to social media last month to show off how Sophie, 31, had created a ‘magical Christmas’ just three weeks after giving birth to their son Ziggy
Fans were quick to call out his previous post for being insensitive and a ‘typical IG moment’ only showing the best parts of the day
Jamie was inundated with mothers who all agreed with his statement, as one replied: ‘100% not as tired. Not taking away from your own sleep deprivation but it’s still not as much as her keep doing amazing work’;
‘You learn FAST Jaime! Your marriage will endure the test of time’;
‘It’s true though! She’s the one healing from pregnancy + birth at the same time as looking after a baby’;
‘Every woman sending this post to their husbands…’
Jamie’s post appears to be a climbdown following the backlash he received from mumfluencers before Christmas.
He was flooded with replies from unhappy fans, with one writing: ‘I normally love your content, but this is an insensitive post and sets an unrealistic expectation/pressure on other new mothers. Not everyone has the money, resources and support to be able to do this.’;
‘In my opinion this is not normal and a typical IG moment. To, to me, this is sadly only about people pleasing and not prioritising healing and true connections.’;
‘My first Xmas when I was 3 weeks PP I slept most the day.’
Jamie was inundated with mothers who all agreed with his statement
Others questioned whether the couple had had outside help from caterers or other paid professionals.
Sophie and Jamie announced the birth of their son on December 4, 2025 with sweet hospital snaps.
Jamie could be seen with his arm around his wife as she cradled their newborn, while another showed just Sophie holding their baby.
Days after Ziggy arrived, the couple checked into the UK’s leading postpartum wellness retreat.
The new parents took to Instagram with a snap after arriving at the £2k-a-night resort located within the five star Mandarin Oriental hotel in London’s Hyde Park.
Jamie and Sophie could be seen settling into their luxurious room, which sees Tenth Wellness provide 24-hour babysitters for mum and dad to relax.
The couple also enjoyed three Michelin star meals a day, as well as access to the hotel’s top of the range spa and beauty therapists.
Before Ziggy’s birth, Sophie had shared how she was not going to allow anyone to kiss her child.
Sophie and Jamie announced the birth of their son on December 4, 2025 to fans with sweet hospital snaps
Sophie and Jamie married in a lavish Spanish wedding in 2023 surrounded by their famous pals and family after getting together on Made In Chelsea in 2019 (pictured in 2025)
Speaking on their Nearly Parents podcast, Sophie said: ‘No one’s f*****g kissing my baby. And I’m gonna say this on this podcast: If anyone comes and kisses my newborn baby, I will punch you in the face.’
Jamie laughed as Sophie added: ‘Please do not come near my baby and risk giving my baby germs.’
Pointing at Jamie, she continued: ‘And you were gonna be like to me “No, but that woman said that we should give them immune system, smother them with kisses, stranger”, and it just gives me sleepless nights.’
Laughing, Jamie replied: ‘No, I’m not gonna be like that. Honey, what I said was this, someone said you gotta let them get dirt, so I went, “Oh, so we’ll just take them into the garden and put mud on them.”‘
Attempting to stifle a laugh, Sophie told the cameras: ‘Yeah, that’s what he genuinely said. We’ll just like put the baby in with like the mud, and we don’t wash it off, I was like, probably not at newborn stage.’
