Simon Thomas welcomes second child with wife Derrina and reveals son’s sweet name
SIMON Thomas and his wife Derrina have welcomed their second child together.
The former Blue Peter presenter, 51, shared the happy news with a sweet post on Instagram on Friday.
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In one image, the newborn is cradled by Derrina, while Simon gazes lovingly at his wife.
A second black-and-white shot shows the father and newborn spending quality time together as he plants a kiss on the forehead.
Alongside the photos, he wrote: “After a long ten days of endless hospital visits and uncertainty, feel incredibly blessed to be able to say that Theo Benjamin Thomas was born this week – Ethan & Talitha have a little brother!
“After the drama and fear of Talitha’s premature arrival nineteen months ago – this time was so different and we’re so thankful for this.”
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He continued: “I’m so proud of Derrina. She was desperate to reach full term this time and she did it.
“She’s the most incredible Mum and I know that he has a mother who will always be his biggest cheerleader.”
Simon added it had been a ‘long few days’ and that they are extremely grateful to staff at Stoke Mandeville Hospital.
The dad hopes to be home with his wife and their newborn this weekend but apologised to Soccer Saturday fans for not being on their screen.
“I hate missing work, especially now that we’ve reached the climax of the season; but family comes first so I won’t be on #soccersaturday this weekend but will be back next week,” he explained.
Simon and his wife Derrina met in 2018 and tied the knot in 2021.
They welcomed their daughter Talitha into the world in October 2022.
He also shares with son Ethan with his late wife Gemma Thomas, who he married in 2005.
On November 24, 2017, she died just three days after being diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia.
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