I’m A Celebrity star reveals they’ve welcomed second child as they apologize for postponing tour after wife went into labor late
I’m A Celebrity star Babatunde Aleshe has welcomed his second child with wife Leonie.
The comedian, 37, made the announcement on Wednesday when he revealed he had to postpone his tour after his wife went into labor late.
Although he didn’t reveal his baby’s name, he revealed that they had welcomed a daughter.
The couple also shares a six-year-old son, Judah.
Babatunde shared with his Instagram followers, “We are so sorry that we have to reschedule tonight’s show and all shows until October 20th due to the late birth of my daughter.”
Baby daddy: I’m A Celebrity star Babatunde Aleshe has welcomed a second child and apologized for postponing his tour after his wife went into labor late
He continued, “I have had to make the decision to move these dates so that I can be with my family at this time. New dates will be released and assigned for everyone who purchased tickets.
‘I look forward to seeing you soon and giving you a fantastic show. Old dates are listed here and new dates will be released with plenty of time to plan.”
Babatunde has been with Leonie since they were teenagers and they got married in 2015.
During his time in the jungle, Babatunde told his campmates, “We were friends at school and one day I thought, ‘Wow, you’re so beautiful,’ and it went from there.”
Leonie said on ITV’s Lorraine that they hit it off straight away on their first date.
She said: ‘He was very strict on the first date and I thought this was going to be fun and exciting but he laid down all these rules but we absolutely fell in love within seven days.’
Babatunde appeared in the jungle last year, where he struck up a ‘surprise friendship’ with fellow campmate Matt Hancock.
Describing his friendship with Matt on ITV’s This Morning, he admitted: ‘That surprised me.
“The way we bonded was definitely surprising… we bonded over fatherhood and that’s what we talked about.”
Cute couple: The comedian, 37, made the announcement on Wednesday when he revealed he had to postpone his tour due to his wife Leonie’s late delivery (pictured in 2022)
The Celebrity Gogglebox star then spoke about his weight loss and the realities of life in camp.
He said: ‘I absolutely loved it. When I think about it, it was definitely something I had to do, and I love it, it was great… but it’s so different from seeing it on TV!
‘You only see a small part of camp life, so twenty-four hours in the jungle – we thought we could ask the crew for biscuits or sandwiches or something – but when they say rice and beans, they really mean it!’