Victoria Coren, 51, hid her secret pregnancy weeks before baby's arrival
Victoria Coren Mitchell and her husband David delighted fans on Wednesday when they revealed they had become parents for a second time.
The 51-year-old TV presenter and her 49-year-old comedy actor husband welcomed a daughter named June Violet last week - with the news being shared via social media and through an official birth announcement in a newspaper. The duo, who have been married since 2012, already have an eight-year-old daughter named Barbara together.
A statement declared in The Time: “Mitchell on 26th October 2023 to Victoria and David, a daughter, June Violet sister to Barbara.” While Victoria herself revealed that she had welcomed her daughter the previous week - after sharing an amusing Halloween picture online.
On October 31, the TV star shared a snap of herself looking relatively unexpressive while wearing a black lace top and a bright red, hooded cape which half-covered her face. She shared the snap online alongside the caption: “Do follow me” and a pumpkin emoji.
David Mitchell and Victoria Coren Mitchell have welcomed a new baby (Jeff Spicer/Getty Images)
Victoria joked about her maternity style after welcoming her second baby (X/Twitter)Following up on the image a day later, the star quipped: “Many people are assuming my tweet yesterday was a Halloween costume. Not at all; last week I had a baby and nothing currently fits me except cloaks. Luckily, Only Connect is a pre-record. Happy All Saints Day!”
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While the happy news has stunned fans, there had been clues that Victoria and David were preparing to welcome their new baby. In recent weeks, Victoria had hinted that she would be missing from her usual TV hosting slots.
She wrote in her last TV column in The Telegraph before her break - which transpires to be maternity leave: “My TV column today is the last in a while - I'm taking a little sabbatical, though I HAVE recorded some TV shows for people to shout at in my absence. For my last pre-break column I've written about Blankety Blank and my new friend Lozza.”
She has also kept herself largely out of the spotlight in recent weeks - with her last red carpet appearance being in June when she attended the V&A's 2023 summer party alongside husband David. She attended the event in a floaty pink dress which expertly concealed her bump.
One of her most recent TV appearances was on Have I Got News For You in early October - where she kept herself firmly seated behind the hosting chair. She shared a behind-the-scenes snap alongside guest contestant Carol Vorderman with the camera strategically positioned above her.
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