Carol Vorderman makes very telling remark about Joe Lycett's baby news as 'prank' queried

Comedian, Joe Lycett, stunned fans connected Friday erstwhile helium revealed he'd go a begetter arsenic helium posted a photograph of himself cuddling a newborn aft revealing his girlfriend's identity

Carol Vorderman appears to person confirmed Joe Lycett's daze babe news aft fans were convinced it was a prank.

The comedian, 36, stunned his followers connected Friday erstwhile helium posted a photograph of himself cuddling a newborn successful a park, announcing that he'd go a father. However, Joe has made thing of a vocation retired of spreading fake quality - with galore fans believing his latest station was conscionable different ruse, arsenic 1 replied to the station connected Instagram, saying: "I'm conscionable disquieted this volition travel retired arsenic him cuddling a clump of rhubarb successful a chapeau tbh."

However, Countdown queen, Carol Vorderman, 63, appears to person confirmed Joe's caller dada presumption arsenic she replied, saying: "Hooray, determination helium is. Both of you, each of you. Congratulations to some of you," intimating that she knew astir the pregnancy beforehand.

Joe, who describes himself arsenic "pansexual", announced the accomplishment of his kid via an Instagram station aft revealing helium had a woman called 'Denise', who helium admitted was not her existent name.

Sharing a drawback of himself with a tiny babe snuggled wrong his coat, helium thanked infirmary unit for managing the accomplishment of his bundle of joy, writing: "In appreciation station from maine for the bonzer @bham_womens hospital. My archetypal brushwood with them was years agone erstwhile they looked aft a pal of excavation done surgery, and past astir precocious erstwhile they masterfully welcomed a small lad into the world, who happens to beryllium my son.

"The attraction and compassion his mum and helium received was exceptional; from the antenatal classes, unthinkable midwives, consultants, doctors, nurses and the ongoing attraction successful the community. We besides loved their baked potatoes. Birmingham is truthful fortunate to person them and I volition beryllium everlastingly grateful for everything they’ve done." He added: "I americium LOVING being a dada but sadly I deliberation this present means I can’t get retired of going connected Rob and Josh’s f**king podcast. We volition not beryllium taking immoderate property requests astir this arsenic we person already sold the rights to the archetypal household representation to Autotrader."

His astonishing quality came aft Joe revealed helium has a concealed girlfriend. Speaking connected Bimini Bon-Boulash’s podcast The Pieces, the Travel Man prima opened up astir his partner, who helium referred to nether the pseudonym Denise successful bid to support her individuality secret. He explained: "So I’ve got Winston the cat, and my spouse Denise. And, um, she’s not called Denise, but I don’t speech astir her, due to the fact that she has a occupation that she can’t beryllium successful the nationalist eye. I telephone her Denise due to the fact that she hates the sanction Denise, so, uh, I unrecorded with Denise."

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