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Lizzie Edmonds

Jamie Laing on wanting 'three or four' children with wife Sophie Habboo

Jamie Laing has said he’d love to start a family with his wife, Sophie Habboo, suggesting he’s like to have “three or four” children with the reality star. 

Laing, 34, married his former Made in Chelsea co-star Habboo, 30, earlier this year. 

And while Laing said the pair - who officially tied the knot at Chelsea Town Hall in April before hosting a lavish Spanish wedding later in the summer - aren’t in any rush to start a family, he said he was keen to have a large family with his new wife. 

He told the Standard: “It is up to Soph, whatever she wants to do. I am super keen, 100 per cent without a doubt.

"It will happen at some point, it is just a case of when. I would love to go big or go home. I want loads. I wouldn’t mind three or four, that would be awesome. We will see how it all pans out.”

He said - generally - married life was treating him well.

Laing added: “It is so great. I get to hang out with my buddy every single day and she is a legend. I think life is about love, when you get to be cheesy and you get to be with your best mate and hang out every day - I just think it is wicked.”

Laing shot to fame as a regular on the E4 reality show Made in Chelsea in 2011. 

While on the show, he launched his business - Candy Kittens, a range of upmarket vegan sweets - 11 years ago. 

To mark Halloween at the end of the month, Candy Kitten is highlighting how many sweet companies use gelatine, a product which is made by boiling waste parts of animals, in their treats.

The brand’s research found that 67 per cent of Brits were unaware that their favorite treats contained gelatine. 

In a stunt for the campaign, Laing was painted so he blended into a Candy Kittens billboard - to warn consumers to look out for “hidden nasties” in their treats.

Jamie Laing in the Candy Kittens campaign (PA)

About the campaign, Laing said: “When we started 11.5 years ago people laughed at us for going down this plant-powered route.

"We were trying to make a difference. Everyone laughed because there were these old farts in the industry who never wanted to change anything.

"But if you look into gelatine… it is crazy what it is. It is boiled skin, and tendons, and ligaments and bones from cows and pigs. And that is what we are consuming. 

“We want to remove the gelatine, remove the palm oil, remove the artificial flavours and make things better for the planet.” 

Laing added: “If you are going to buy sweets, with Halloween just around the corner, just look at what it says on the packet and make a conscious choice.”

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