JAMIE Laing admits the birth of his son Ziggy with spouse Sophie Habboo was the “scariest thing” he had ever skilled.
The Made in Chelsea love birds welcomed their first child in late 2025 however are actually opening up on the “terrifying” birthing expertise they underwent.
Sophie underwent an emergency caesarean section after struggling “scary” issues in her labour.
“From my point of view, it was the scariest thing I have ever been through in my entire life,” Jamie mentioned in a joint interview with Sophie to the Daily Mail.
“Watching your wife go through that, the person you love, and this baby, and you have no control. It was the most terrifying thing ever. Nothing can prepare you for that.”
Sophie added: “The complications were really scary. Obviously, it wasn’t the birth I planned or necessarily wanted, it was scary, but birth is different for every woman and however you do it is incredible and he’s here and he’s healthy and they were incredible.”
The new mum admitted that at the beginning she didn’t need their birth to be filmed, however as soon as she watched the footage, she realised she wished to share it.
“And what happened was there were complications, and I ended up having an emergency C-section. The anaesthetist took our phone to take photos and filmed the entire thing… we didn’t even know, we had no idea,” Sophie defined.
“The next day, I was looking at all the photos of the birth, and I was like, oh my God, there’s an 11-minute-long video. I pressed play, and it was so emotional.”
Jamie defined that the traumatic expertise was a bonding second for the married couple.
“It was probably the most wonderful, romantic, and what’s unimaginable about that second, Sophie and I didn’t comprehend it was being filmed as a result of it was imagined to be for our personal private use.
“But watching it I was like, oh my God, Soph, look how in love we are, you’re seeing it from an outside perspective,” he mentioned.
“And Soph, after thinking about it for a long time, said I think we should put that in because it’ll be amazing to see,” Jamie added, referring to their new particular on Disney+, Raising Chelsea.
“That was a very scary moment because the birth – I now salute all women, I walk down the street and if I see a woman with a pram I’m like, you hero. It’s unbelievable.”
The couple additionally defined their son’s name was a nod to the place he was conceived throughout their keep on the luxurious resort Six Senses Zighy Bay in Oman.
Jamie mentioned: “Ziggy’s name is the place we conceived him. We conceived him in a spot known as Zighy Bay.
“I was depleted of any energy, and Sophie thought this was my chance and so it happened, so it was either going to be that or Watford. Watford or Ziggy and we chose Ziggy.”
Sophie added: “Straight after Jamie’s ultramarathon – we went to Zighy Bay. I got him when he was vulnerable.”
Earlier this 12 months, Sophie and Jamie quit their podcast.
The new parents have since handed over the reins of their podcast to Love Island All Stars winners Tom Clare and Molly Smith.
The couple’s podcast, at present known as NearlyParents, is owned by Jamie and Sophie’s firm JamPot Productions, however has reverted to it’s unique title AlmostWeds.
A supply mentioned: “Jamie and Sophie have amassed hundreds of followers who’ve adopted their journey from getting engaged to turning into dad and mom.
“However they wish to give attention to parenting Ziggy and different work alternatives corresponding to presenting and internet hosting red carpets.
“Tom and Molly are the proper couple to comply with of their footsteps – after in addition they met on a reality show.
“Jamie and Sophie are also very switched on when it comes to business so will still own the title of the podcast.”
