The meaning behind Ant McPartlin’s new baby’s name has been revealed.
The Britain’s Got Talent star announced the arrival of his first child with wife Anne-Marie on Tuesday, revealing in an Instagram post that the couple had welcomed a son.
Ant revealed the name in his social media post, writing: “Welcome to the Wilder family Patrick Mcpartlin.”
Wilder comes from the Old English surname Wilde, meaning “wild, untamed, uncontrolled”, but it is Ant’s son’s middle name that has sincere family meaning.
Patrick is believed to be a tribute to Anne-Marie’s late father Paddy.
The meaning behind Ant McPartlin’s new baby’s name has been revealed. The Britain’s Got Talent star announced the arrival of his first child with his wife Anne-Marie on Tuesday.
Ant revealed the name in his social media post and wrote: “Welcome to the Wilder family Patrick Mcpartlin.”
Patrick is believed to be a tribute to Anne-Marie’s late father Paddy. Anne-Marie also made sure her beloved father was a part of her 2021 wedding day.
A childhood photo of Anne-Marie and her late father was attached to her bouquet of flowers.
Anne-Marie also made sure her beloved father was part of her wedding day to Ant in 2021, with a childhood photo of her and her late father attached to her bouquet of flowers.
Ant will no doubt add Wilder’s name to his new family tree tattoo, shown in his Instagram post on Tuesday.
In the image, Ant shows off the intricate family tree tattoo on his shoulder with sweet dedications to his stepchildren Poppy and Daisy from Anne-Marie’s previous marriage, and his dogs Milo and Bumble.
Meanwhile, it has been revealed that Ant has made his best friend and co-presenter Declan Donnelly Wilder’s godfather.
Ant will now not return to work until May 27, when BGT The live semi-finals begin when he takes paternity leave.
Wilder’s due date was reportedly causing a headache for Ant’s ITV bosses as they were worried it would clash with BGT’s live shows.
Last month, a source said “the timing is causing bosses a headache” and they were considering having a back-up presenter on standby in case Ant couldn’t be there.
Names in the box include new This Morning presenter Cat Deeley and Dancing On Ice’s Stephen Mulhern.
Ant made Declan Donnelly godfather to his newborn son and told friends he is “beyond excited” to be a father, according to a new report.
MailOnline contacted ITV for comment at the time.
Last month, Ant broke his silence about becoming a father for the first time in a candid interview as he talked about taking a break from hosting Saturday Night Takeaway.
Ant spoke about the real reasons for the show’s hiatus in an interview with Failure Magazine while speaking publicly for the first time about his wife’s pregnancy.
He said: ‘We [he and Declan Donnelly] We both have kids we need to spend some time with.
“We need time to think and time to step back and look at the bigger picture and see where we are now.”
Dec shares two children, Isla, five, and Jack, one, with his wife Ali Astall.
In December it was rumored that Anne-Marie may be expecting her first child, after she appeared to be pregnant while returning from a trip to Dubai.
Ant will now not return to work until May 27, when BGT’s live semi-finals begin while he takes paternity leave alongside Anne-Marie (pictured April 17).
When the news of Anne-Marie’s pregnancy was revealed, it was claimed that Ant was delighted as he didn’t believe fatherhood was in his plans (pictured in 2021).
Ant has been candid in the past about his desire to have children and spoke publicly about how he had been trying to have a baby with his ex-wife Lisa Armstrong.
The couple had no children when they filed for divorce in 2018 after 11 years of marriage. Ant and Anne-Marie got married in 2021.
When the news of Anne-Marie’s pregnancy was revealed, it was claimed that Ant was delighted as he didn’t believe fatherhood was in his plans.
A source said Sun at the time: ‘This is the news everyone wanted. Ant and Anne-Marie are more than delighted. It’s no secret that Ant has always wanted children, but that it may never happen to him was something he sadly had to come to terms with.
‘When they found out last year they were absolutely delighted but obviously kept the news a secret for as long as possible.
‘Having a child two years before turning 50, with the love of his life, is Ant’s dream.
“He is already a wonderful and loving father to Anne-Marie’s children, and together they will be brilliant parents to this latest addition to the family.”