Big Brother host Will Best has shared that he is expecting his first child with his partner Tobi Rose, ahead of his Strictly Come Dancing debut this autumn.
The 41-year-old will be taking to the dancefloor tomorrow night alongside the full new line-up for the latest series of Strictly, while pulling double duty as a host on the ITV reality show.
But before his big dancing debut, Best shared the exciting baby news in a post on Instagram recapping his summer.
The presenter posted a series of snaps showing him on holiday in Sicily, rehearsing for the BBC dancefloor, and other glimpses of his life over the past few weeks.
One snap is a mirror selfie with his fiancée, with his hand on her growing baby bump peeking through her polka-dot outfit.
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Best captioned the long snap in his summer photo dump: ‘Baby, Will?!’
He included another glimpse of his partner Rose’s pregnant belly, as well as a snap holding a pair of baby slippers which look like teddy bears, as he prepares for fatherhood.
The comments section on the post has been inundated with congratulatory messages, including from Fleur East, with whom he hosts the Hits Radio Breakfast Show.
The presenter wrote: ‘Ahhhhh! So exciting!! Can’t wait for you to join the parent club. Congratulations to you and Tobi. You will be amazing parents.’
His Big Brother co-host AJ Odudu added: ‘I’ll never forget the day I cried tears of joy in the street when you told me. BABY ON BOARD!’
Others who commented with their well-wishes included one of the Strictly judges he will be hoping to impress, Oti Mabuse, who wrote: ‘Heyyyyyy congratulations. So happy for you.’
One of the newly minted Strictly hosts, Johannes Radebe, also wrote, ‘Congrats again,’ with a pair of heart hands.
Best has been in a relationship with his fiancée Rose for almost 15 years, asking the stylist to marry him during a romantic getaway to Italy in 2024.
He will be joining the likes of EastEnders actress Lacey Turner, Love Island star Dani Dyer and Australian singer Delta Goodrem as he heads to the ballroom floor later this week to star in the new series of Strictly.
It was announced he would be joining the show in July, and at the time he described the gig as ‘an absolute dream’, adding: ‘I’ve been lucky to do lots of live telly before, but absolutely nothing like this. And I cannot wait!
‘I have no idea if I can actually dance, but bring on the sequins, bring on the quicksteps, bring on the dance floor! I’m going to try to enjoy every minute of it.’