Morning Live star Xand van Tulleken has become a dad for the second time.
The 45-year-old TV doctor, who has a child from a previous relationship, took to Instagram on Tuesday (April 23) to announce that his wife Dolly has given birth to their first child, a baby son. He told his 29k followers he was “so proud” of his wife and shared an adorable first snap of their newborn.
The BBC presenter could be seen kissing Dolly on the lips as she laid back on the hospital bed with their new baby lying on her chest. He wrote in the caption: “Our son, born on earth day/ So proud of my amazing wife @dolitcs”.
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The Morning Live presenter announced his engagement to Dolly back in 2022. Revealing how he popped the question, he said: “We had the most wonderful time.
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“I proposed to my now-betrothed, Dolly, and we experienced pure magic. We rode a tandem bicycle all over London, feeling like characters in a Richard Curtis movie.”
They announced their marriage on social media a year later after tying the knot in London. He expressed excitement about returning to Morning Live with a wedding ring in response to a tweet from the show on X.
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Xand, who is an identical twin with brother and fellow TV doctor Chris, said his first son Julian was “the most significant and precious thing in my life.” He admits: “His arrival was quite unexpected”.
He added: “Although my relationship with his mother was brief, we parted on excellent terms”. His now-wife Dolly is a researcher at the University of Cambridge’s MRC Epidemiology Unit and was a former Conservative Party candidate for Vauxhall in the 2017 general election.
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