Jamie Laing Wants Three More Kids, Critiques Parenting

has revealed he wants three more children with wife Sophie Habboo as he opened up about parenting in a new interview on Monday. 

Former  couple Jamie, 37, and Sophie, 31, welcomed their baby son Ziggy in December 2025 and documented the 'terrifying' birth in their three-part Disney+ show, Raising Chelsea. 

Now Jamie has revealed he would love a big family and also hit out at modern parents for 'mollycoddling' their children.

Speaking to The Times, he said: 'Our son was born in December, so we’re juggling the joys of new parenthood at the moment, which is a wild ride. I can’t really think beyond that… but I’d go for four, potentially.

'I’ve heard that going from one to two is a big adjustment. Then from two to three is, like, whatever. Once you have three you may as well have ten.'

Jamie went on to stress that children need to learn resilience for themselves and it's finding a 'balance' of not overprotecting them. 

The TV personality said: 'If I fell off my bike as a kid it was, pick yourself up and let’s keep going. I actually think that’s a really good thing to instil in kids. Modern-day parenting is a bit too mollycoddling. 

'In some ways my mum’s parenting style was probably to leave me in a pram underneath a tree. I don’t think that’s necessarily a good idea. But also, it’s OK for your child to be stung by a nettle — it’s not going to kill them. It’s a balance, of course.'

It comes after Jamie revealed he was 'terrified' and felt powerless when was rushed for an emergency Caesarean section while giving birth to Ziggy.

He told the Daily Mail he could never have anticipated the sudden complications during Sophie's labour, describing it as 'the scariest thing I've ever been through.' 

Sophie, who gave birth at the Lindo Wing of St Mary's Hospital, where  welcomed her children, admitted she was 'really scared' as it wasn't the birth she had planned, but said she is grateful their son Ziggy arrived safely. 

Jamie said in an interview with the Daily Mail: 'From my point of view, it was the scariest thing I have ever been through in my entire life. 

'Watching your wife go through that, the person you love, and this baby, and you have no control. It was the most terrifying thing ever. Nothing can prepare you for that.' 

'The complications were really scary', Sophie added. 'Obviously, it wasn't the birth I planned or necessarily wanted, it was scary, but birth is different for every woman and however you do it is incredible and he's here and he's healthy and they were incredible.' 

Former  couple Jamie and Sophie, who met on the E4 series in 2017, filmed their son Ziggy's birth for their new three-part Disney+ show, Raising Chelsea, which follows their pregnancy journey as first-time parents. 

But capturing the most important moment of their lives for TV wasn't an easy decision or pre-planned.