Spencer Matthews reveals his son Theodore, six, is already following in his running footsteps and takes part in Parkruns that ‘push him out of his comfort zone’

Spencer Matthews has revealed that his six-year-old son Theodore is already following in his running footsteps and takes part in Parkruns.

The former Made In Chelsea star, 36, – who is an ultramarathon runner – shares Theodore as well as Gigi, four, and Otto, two with wife Vogue Williams. 

And Spencer is clearly keen to get his kids into sport and fitness from a young age as Theodore has recently joined his local Parkrun.

The businessman said it’s not good to wrap too much ‘comfort around people’ or they become ‘weaker’. 

Spencer – who recently said he won’t leave his fortune to his kids – told The Mirror: ‘Theodore is starting to run now. He ran two kilometres the other day with an average pace of 5 minutes and 20 seconds per kilometer.

‘I was just so proud of him because the kid got around two laps, and some kids give up after one lap because they’re given that option. 

Spencer Matthews has revealed that his six-year-old son Theodore is already following in his running footsteps and takes part in Parkruns

The former Made In Chelsea star, 36, – who is an ultramarathon runner – shares Theodore as well as Gigi, four, and Otto, two with wife Vogue Williams (Spencer seen with Gigi and Theodore)

‘The more comfort you wrap around people, the weaker they will become.’

Spencer recently admitted he doesn’t want his children to become ‘trust fund kids’ as he spoke candidly about them inheriting his fortune. 

The fitness fanatic is the son of multimillionaire Eden Rock hotelier David Matthews and was educated at Eton College, where fees are currently £63,000 a year.

However, the star is determined to make sure his children know they will need to earn their own money as he admitted he won’t be giving all his wealth to his children. 

He said: ‘There’s no point in doing well in life and then giving it all to your kids. It’s doing them a huge disservice.’ 

The star explained he has taken inspiration from comedian Jimmy Carr, who has spoken candidly about the idea of ‘trust fund kids’.

In recent years, Spencer has turned his life around after previously admitting he ‘could have died’ at the height of his drinking when he would consume up to 10 pints of beer a day while working as a city trader.

Spencer’s issues were exacerbated by his role on the hit E4 reality show where he was notorious for his booze-fuelled partying and relationship drama.

And Spencer is clearly keen to get his kids into sport and fitness from a young age as Theodore has recently joined his local Parkrun

The businessman said it’s not good to wrap too much ‘comfort around people’ or they become ‘weaker’

Yet now dedicated to fitness, the star stunned fans and doubters alike by running 30 sand marathons in 30 days last year, breaking a Guinness World Record in the process.

Spencer achieved the extraordinary feat in Jordan last August and already has plans to do seven Ironman-style triathlons across seven continents.

Vogue previously revealed she would have left her husband if he had failed to ditch alcohol as she opened up on the How To Fail With Elizabeth Day podcast.

She revealed: ‘I think the way he was drinking yeah definitely. Because with my dad and stuff like although he was a heavy drinker, he wasn’t a drinker.

‘He wouldn’t wake up in the morning and drink, but I’d know where he was at five o’clock at night, he’d always be in the pub every single day without fail.’ 

She also discussed Spencer’s unhealthy relationship with alcohol previously and admitted that he ‘achieved so much more’ once he quit the booze. 

She confessed: ‘He was watching me working and I was kind of getting really cool jobs and doing better things and he was just kind of not being very productive.

Spencer recently admitted he doesn’t want his children to become ‘trust fund kids’ as he spoke candidly about them inheriting his fortune

‘Then he decided himself to give up drinking and as soon as he did that he just achieved so much more and his career has completely changed since he did that.

‘His life has completely changed, and he’s gotten himself to a point now where he can have the odd drink sometimes and I think it’s quite helpful that I don’t want to drink all the time we never have drink in the house.

‘That’s not because we’re scared we will drink it, we just never want it.

‘So he did that for himself and I think that was quite an amazing thing to do.’