The Yorkshire Vet’s Matt Jackson-Smith has announced his wife has given birth to their first child, who arrived ‘happy and healthy.’
The mixed practice vet, 34, who is best known for his appearance on the hit Channel 5 show, revealed the baby’s name and birth story in a new interview on Monday.
Speaking to OK! Magazine confirmed his wife Katherine gave birth to a daughter, Anastasia Maria, at 2.21pm on 25 October via a planned C-section, weighing 7lb 9oz.
He said: ‘When she was born, she fit her name perfectly… a cheeky Annie. She also has a middle name, Maria, after Katherine’s grandmother, who was called Eva Maria.
Matt explained how the couple wished to pay tribute to his wife’s maternal grandmother, who fled Germany when she was 12-years-old.
Congratulations! The Yorkshire Vet’s Matt Jackson-Smith, 34, has announced his wife has given birth to their first child
Amazing: The mixed practice vet, who is best known for his appearance on the hit Channel 5 show, revealed the baby’s name and birth story in a new interview on Monday
The vet continued: ‘We brought Anastasia home on my birthday. Her due date was October 28 but she was born on the 25th – via a planned C-section as that was what Katherine opted for and I fully supported that decision.
‘The birth itself went pretty smoothly. We went to the hospital in the morning and she was born in the afternoon. The only worrying time was when they struggled to get Anastasia out of the C-section wound, but thankfully she arrived happy and healthy.’
The couple announced they were expecting their first child back in June as they shared the happy news to Instagram.
Uploading a selfie, they were joined by their pet pooch Harris and showed off an ultra sound photo.
Matt wrote: ‘Mr Harris would like to proudly announce he is going to be a big brother! Baby Jackson-Smith due October 2023!’
The couple married in front of his TV colleagues last year, with the scenes being aired on the series.
Matt’s co-star David Melleney was his best man, who said on the show: ‘I remember how excited Matt was going on his first date and now to see it all the way through is brilliant.’
In August the TV personality recalled the terrifying moment he had to perform his first operation on a frog while filming for The Yorkshire Vet.
New dad: Speaking to OK! Magazine confirmed his wife Katherine gave birth to a daughter, Anastasia Maria, at 2.21pm on 25 October via a planned C-section, weighing 7lb 9oz
Family: The couple announced they were expecting their first child back in June as they shared the happy news to Instagram
Speaking in an interview with Express, he explained: ‘It’s all about having confidence in those basic principles and dealing with reptiles and amphibians and applying them to each species that comes your way really, so it’s always nerve-wracking.
‘I think for any sort of procedure that you do…you’ve always got to be prepared for things going wrong.
‘So certainly anything out of the ordinary or unusual, you definitely need to do your research beforehand.’
