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Ant McPartlin’s wife Anne-Marie gave birth to son Wilder at posh hospital with royal connection
Ant will also take time off work as he focuses on his newborn son and family
ANT McPartlin's wife Anne-Marie Corbett delivered their son at a posh hospital with a royal connection, The Sun can reveal.
The Britain's Got Talent host told pals he’s “beyond thrilled” after becoming a dad for the first time aged 48.
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His wife Anne-Marie, 46, gave birth to their son Wilder at the London Clinic on Tuesday - the same hospital where the King and Princess of Wales received treatment for cancer.
Insiders said Ant had made his best pal Declan Donnelly his son’s Godfather, after Dec made Ant the Godparent to his and Ali Astall’s two children, Isla and Jack.
Ant and Anne-Marie chose to have their son at the London Clinic, which is just over seven miles from the home they share with her daughters Poppy and Daisy in Chiswick.
Since he started dating Anne-Marie, Ant has become a devoted step-dad to her children.
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Ant confirmed Anne-Marie had given birth on Tuesday and shared a photograph of him cradling baby Wilder on Instagram.
He said: “Welcome to the family.
“Wilder Patrick McPartlin. Born, 14/05/24 at 8.54am
“Baby is beautiful, Mummy’s a legend, Sisters are over the moon. Dad’s a mess!”
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Ant's family tree is finally complete
FOR a man whose life has played out so widely on TV - not to mention newspapers, magazines and social media - Ant McPartlin managed to keep one thing quiet: the huge family tree tattoo on his left shoulder.
Unveiling it on Instagram for the first time yesterday - to announce the birth of his newborn son, Wilder - those who know Ant say it reveals all you need to know about the chap.
That behind the TV make-up, celebrity, bulging bank accounts and endless accolades, he is a devoted family man. Family, for Ant, has always come before fame.
Unable to have children for years, he’d have traded any NTA in the world for a world of nappy-changing.
Finally, after years of yearning, there’s a new sidekick in town - and it’s not Declan Donnelly.
Ant’s second wife, Anne-Marie, and the names of the couple’s two daughters from her first marriage, are pride of place in the newly unveiled inking. As are the couple’s two dogs, Milo and Bumble.
With the birth of his first son, Ant’s family tree is now complete.
Ant and Anne-Marie got together following his split from Strictly Come Dancing make-up artist Lisa Armstrong in 2017.
The pair had been married for 11-years before their marriage ended with a bitter divorce the following year.
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Ant handed over £31million of his estimated £50million fortune to Lisa as a part of the settlement.
Before they started their relationship, Anne-Marie worked as Ant’s personal assistant.
Ant will not return to work until May 27 when the Britain’s Got Talent live semi-finals begin.
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