Ben Foden and his wife Jackie have announced the birth of their second child.
The couple welcomed a baby girl named Olympia on January 9th, but waited until now to share the news of her arrival.
Their second daughter arrived two weeks early via C-section, after Jackie experienced complications.
Speaking to OK! magazine, Jackie explained: “I ended up having a planned C-section with Olympia as during my pregnancy I was diagnosed with cholestasis and I was so uncomfortable and itchy towards the end.
“I tried to wait as long as possible but the doctors advised me that 9 January was as far as I could go.
“Looking back, I’m glad I didn’t wait any longer. She was 8lb 3oz; if we had let her go full-term they said she’d have been over 10lb!”
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The couple, who welcomed their first daughter Farrah in May 2020, are yet to introduce Olympia to Ben’s other kids Aoife Belle, 11, and Tadgh, 9, whom he shares with his ex-wife Una Healy.
He told the magazine: “They’ve not met in person yet, no. We’ve FaceTimed and called a couple of times though.
“They both came over to visit on 26 December and it was awesome to have them over just before Olympia was born. It meant we could take them to one of Jackie’s scans so they could see the baby. It was really special.
“We also took them skiing at a centre near Jackie’s parent’s house in Connecticut and they were total naturals. It was nice to spend time just the five of us before Olympia came along.”
Ben explained: “I’m also going back to England for the England V Ireland rugby game, which will be around when Aoife’s birthday is.
“So, I’ll see them then again but in terms of them meeting Pia, it’ll be summer.”
Ben, 38, and Jackie, 39, tied the knot in August 2019 after just a few weeks of dating.
Their marriage came just over a year after he split from The Saturdays singer Una, amid claims he was unfaithful.
The former couple had been married for six years.
