Reality star Jake Quickenden and his pregnant girlfriend Sophie Church opened up about keeping the spark alive in their relationship just before the arrival of their baby son Leo Oliver on Friday.
The former Dancing on Ice champion, 32, announced in September last year that he’s expecting a baby with 27-year-old model and businesswoman Sophie.
New parents Jake and Sophie welcomed their first child together on February 26, and the lead up to Leo’s birth will be part of a brand-new MTV show which follows six celebrity couples on they bumpy rides to coming parents.
Speaking to Daily Star two weeks ago ahead of the launch of Celebrity Bumps: Famous & Pregnant on Wednesday evening, Jake explained the reason why they jumped at the chance to appear on the fly-on-the-wall docuseries.
The former I’m A Celebrity contestant said: “I think it’s nice for me and Soph to do some work together and to show real life because people like to watch real.
Jake Quickenden and Sophie Church have opened up about keeping the spark alive in their relationship (Image: MTV / BEEM)
“Also we wanted to do it to show other couples that it’s ok to have a baby in a pandemic.
“We didn’t plan to have a baby in a pandemic, but it’s fine and we wanted to show the real life side of things.”
The former X Factor contestant went on to share the importance of keeping the spark alive in the relationship throughout the pregnancy.
Jake said: “Being pregnant, the spark doesn’t go obviously but I don’t want to be prodding Soph at 11 o’clock at night saying ‘Fancy a bit?’
“You kind of have to shut off from all that and realise that it’s not the same at the minute and, when the baby is here, the baby has got to come first.
Leo Oliver Quickenden was born last week (Image: Instagram)
“At the end of the day we’re a family and Soph is my priority as much as the baby, so whatever makes her happy.”
He joked: “But if she wants a bit of funky time then let’s go.”
Sophie added: “If you’ve got a newborn baby or a child it’s important to spend that time with each other and not lose that relationship.”
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Sophie is already a mum to six-year-old Freddie (Image: jakequickenden14/Instagram)
The beautician is already a mum to her son Freddie, six, from a previous relationship.
Opening up about the challenges she’s faced during her latest pregnancy, Sophie shared: “We’re homeschooling at the moment as well as doing our work so it has been hard.
Freddie has loved being at home with us and we’ve loved spending time with him.”
The other famous couples that will be taking part in the parenthood show are reality star Charlotte Dawson and her fiancé Matt Sarsfield, Olympian Perri Shakes-Drayton and Big Brother Nigeria’s Mike Edwards, Big Brother winner Katie Lawler and her fiancé Boj, Love Island star Marcel Somerville and his girlfriend Rebecca Vieira and former TOWIE cast members Shelby Tribble and Sam Mucklow.
Fans will witness the highs and lows that come before the big milestone from baby scans to baby showers to the magic moment to bringing the newborn home.
Viewers will enter the reality of what pregnancy is like through filmed observations content, interview and self-filmed videos diaries of the couple’ lives.
Celebrity Bumps: Famous & Pregnant premieres on MTV on Wednesday, March 3 at 8pm
Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
