The X Factor star Jake Quickenden announces birth of child and reveals adorable name-Kitty Chrisp-Entertainment – Metro

Congratulations are in order for Jake Quickenden and his wife Sophie Church! (Picture: Instagram)

Former X Factor star Jake Quickenden and his wife Sophie Church have welcomed their second child.

TV personality Jake announced the news on social media, and revealed the baby’s name is Kit.

‘Welcome to the world little one. Kit Quickenden 6lb 13oz,’ he said alongside a video of him and Sophie cuddling their new arrival.

‘Born 08/01/25 – As a dad I just want to say Sophie was incredible, thank you for delivering Kit and being so amazing,’ he added.

The video shows Sophie cradling the little boy – who was kept warm with a blue beanie hat – before she eats a well-deserved slice of toast while breastfeeding.

The clips then show Jake picking Kit up, hugging him with his shirt off for some skin-on-skin contact, and looking every bit an ecstatic new father.

Welcome to the world, Kit! (Picture: Instagram/Jake Quickenden/Sophie Church)

He looks absolutely besotted (Picture: Instagram/Jake Quickenden/Sophie Church)

Many fans and friends took to the comments to congratulate the pair, including Love Island and Strictly Come Dancing star Tasha Ghouri.

The couple, who married in 2022, already share their young son Leo, while they also raise Sophie’s son Freddie, who she welcomed in a previous relationship.

In a joint post on Instagram Jake and Sophie announced the news they were ‘soon to be five’ alongside a video of their family, explaining they had been trying for ‘a long time’.

‘We can finally let you know after a long time trying we are gonna bring another bundle of joy into the world,’ they wrote.

‘We are super excited. Can’t wait to live off 2 hours sleep again . Have a lovely Sunday.’

The pair already share one child together, and another from Sophie’s previous relationship(Picture: Instagram)

In a sweet video shared by Jake after they announced their pregnancy to the world, Sophie is seen telling him the news – and his response was pretty hilarious.

Filming outside, Sophie pretended to Jake they were doing a joint video together of a couples challenge, before she launched into the news and caught his reaction on camera.

‘My name’s Sophie and this is a couples challenge,’ she began, adding: ‘And I’m pregnant.’

Jake looked absolutely gobsmacked, as he repeated, ‘No you’re not!’ before she confirmed, ‘I did a test earlier.’

Hilariously, Jake then recalled their couple’s challenge and said: ‘You just made me throw you around, you doughnut head!’

As it sank in, Jake hugged Sophie tight multiple times and wiped tears from his eyes.

Jake and Sophie’s baby joy comes after the ex-footballer spoke about fatherhood and their plans to have more children.

He told the Daily Star in October 2022: ‘We are trying for another one. It is the easiest decision ever. We definitely want one more.

‘Our family already feels complete, but we’d love one more. We would love a little girl. That would be the icing on the cake.’

‘But as long as the baby was healthy, that’s all that matters,’ he added. ‘Whatever we had, we’d be happy.’

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