Dancing On Ice’s Brendyn Hatfield ‘had a child with TV executive’… before Rachel Stevens romance

Dancing On Ice’s Brendyn Hatfield reportedly became a father just months before his romance with Rachel Stevens was revealed.

The skating pro, 37, divorced his wife Jessica two years ago, while S Club 7 star Rachel, 45, announced her split from husband Alex Bourne last July.

In April, it was reported that Rachel had romanced Brendyn, who she worked with on the ITV show last year.

It is now alleged that Brendyn welcomed a child with a TV executive connected to Dancing On Ice four months before his romance with Rachel was revealed.

According to The sunhis son was born in December 2022, with Brendyn named as the father on the birth certificate.

MailOnline has reached out to representatives for Brendyn and Rachel for comment. ITV declined to comment when contacted by MailOnline.

It comes after it was reported in April that Brendyn is in a relationship with singer Rachel, citing a source The sun the couple is ‘smitten’.

The source told The sun on Sunday: ‘Rachel had a really great friendship and partnership with Brendyn and it continues to develop.

“They are really in love and looking forward to the future.

She didn’t expect to find love again at this stage in her life, but she feels positive about what’s to come and hopeful about a fresh start.

“She takes each day as it comes and focuses on upcoming career projects.”

Heart FM host Rachel and Brendyn first met when they started training for Dancing On Ice in November 2021.

They became friends, but in January last year became the third couple to be voted out of the competition.

New flames: In April it was reported that Rachel had romanced Brendyn, who she worked with on the ITV show (pictured in February 2022)

Exes: Brendyn is rumored to have welcomed a child with a TV executive associated with Dancing On Ice. He divorced his wife Jessica (pictured) two years ago.

Just a few months later, Rachel announced her divorce from her high school sweetheart Alex, just a month before their 13th wedding anniversary.

She moved out of the family home they shared earlier this year and the former couple is focusing on raising daughters Amelie, 12, and Minnie, nine.

The source said Rachel and Alex are on good terms and are “co-parenting their two daughters,” with the couple communicating successfully as they work through their breakup.

They insisted that Rachel and Alex have a lot of “love and respect” for each other.

Pop star Rachel took to her Instagram Stories last July to inform her fans of the sad news that she had split from husband Alex.

She wrote at the time, “I just wanted to share with you that after time and consideration the difficult decision has been made for Alex and I to part ways.

“Although we are no longer partners in marriage, we remain partners in parenting our beautiful girls and continue to love and respect each other.

“I am so incredibly grateful for the life we ​​built together and I will now continue to focus on moving forward as a united family.”

Rachel and Alex, who were childhood sweethearts, got married in 2009 at Claridge’s in London.

End of the road: S Club 7 star Rachel, 45, announced her separation from her high school sweetheart and husband Alex Bourne (pictured in October 2011) last July

Breakup: Pop star Rachel took to her Instagram Stories last July to inform her fans of the sad news that she had split from husband Alex

Family: Rachel and Alex later share daughters Amelie, 12, and Minnie, nine, together (both pictured)

The pair walked down the aisle to S Club 7’s hit Never Had A Dream Come True and her bandmates – Bradley McIntosh, Hannah Spearritt, Jo O’Meara, Jon Lee, Tina Barrett and the late Paul Cattermole – were there to see them say ‘I do’.

Brendyn is married to fellow professional skater Jessica, who was a backup dancer for the 2020 series Dancing On Ice.

They broke up two years ago and she moved back to America where she worked as a nurse and performed on the Disney On Ice tour.

The source said the couple were “still friends” but hadn’t been in a relationship for “a long time.”