Ant McPartlin has revealed he’s welcomed his first child with his wife Anne-Marie.
Hours after his wife gave birth, the presenter took to Instagram to reveal he and Anne-Marie were proud parents to a son named Wilder Patrick McPartlin.
Ant shared a black and white Instagram snap sweetly cradling his baby boy, revealing he’d been born earlier that day on Tuesday morning.
‘Born, 14/05/24 at 8.54am. Baby is beautiful, Mummy’s a legend, Sisters are over the moon. Dad’s a mess!’ he captioned the snap.
In the image, Ant also revealed an intricate tree tattoo on his shoulder with sweet dedications to his stepchildren from Anne-Marie’s previous marriage, and their pet dogs, Milo and Bumble.
The baby is Ant’s first while Anne-Marie has two children from her previous marriage.
Ant McPartlin has welcomed his first child with his wife Anne-Marie Corbett
The baby will be Ant’s first while Anne-Marie has two children from her previous marriage.
Wilder’s arrival came just two days after Ant joined his presenter partner Declan Donnelly at the BAFTA TV Awards, but left the ceremony solo.
There were previously fears that Anne-Marie’s due date could coincide with one of Ant’s biggest shows – the live finals of Britain’s Got Talent.
Last year’s final aired on June 4, with the five live semi finals traditionally taking place nightly in the week leading up to the finale date.
A source said that the ‘timing is causing something of a headache for bosses,’ and they were considering having a back up presenter in case Ant couldn’t be there.
Names in the frame include new This Morning host Cat Deeley or Dancing On Ice’s Stephen Mulhern.
‘They are considering whether Dec would present alone if Anne-Marie went into labour or, if time allows, a guest presenter could step in,’ the source revealed.
‘Cat and Stephen, who the lads have worked with in the past, are front-runners.’
In February, Ant broke his silence on becoming a father for the first time in a candid interview as he spoke about taking a break from hosting Saturday Night Takeaway.
Ant opened up about the real reasons for the show’s pause in an interview with Fault Magazine as he publicly addressed his wife’s pregnancy for the first time.
He said: ‘We [he and Declan Donnelly] have both got children that we need to spend time with for a little bit.
‘We need time to think and, and time to step back and look at the bigger picture and just see where we are now.’
Dec shares two children – Isla, age five, and Jack, one, with his wife Ali Astall.
It was previously rumoured in December that Anne-Marie could be expecting their first child, after she appeared to be pregnant while returning from a trip to Dubai.
According to The Sun, Ant, who was previously married to makeup artist Lisa Armstrong, had already confided the wonderful news to Dec following weeks of speculation, with a source telling the publication: ‘This is the news everyone wanted. Ant and Anne- Marie are beyond delighted.’
‘It’s no secret that Ant has always wanted children, but that it may never happen for him was something he had, sadly, come to terms with.’
They went on to describe Ant as a ‘wonderful doting father’ to Anne-Marie’s children and said the couple did everything they could to keep the news a secret for as long as possible.
Adding: ‘To be having a child two years short of his 50th birthday, with the love of his life, is the stuff of dreams for Ant.’
The TV star credits his wife, who he married in a lavish £500k wedding in 2021, for getting him through his alcohol and prescription drug addictions.
