Countryfile host Helen Skelton has been keeping quiet about her baby's name and gender but speaking with Hello! magazine, she's finally revealed her third child's name, gender and birth date.
Fans are delighted for the family who have already shared photos of themselves on a hike with their latest addition as well as Helen taking a trip to Harrogate, North Yorkshire with the little one.
Born last month, on December 28, Helen told of she knew her baby was a girl - despite opting to not find out the gender at her scans - and the touching tribute she made to her cousin who tragically passed away in her 20s.
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The Channel 5 presenter who hosts Summer on the Farm and its many variations at Cannon Hall Farm, Barnsley, has had a little girl who she named Elsie Kate.
Elsie joins the family with two older brothers, Helen and rugby league player husband Richie Myler's eldest Ernie, 6 and their second son Louis, 4.
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The 38-year-old told Hello! magazine : “We were always going to have Kate as a middle name after my cousin, who sadly passed away when we were in our 20s.
“I was really close to her, she was a scientist and crazy cool.”
Helen revealed that Elsie was actually her biggest baby, with her birth weight at 7lb 8oz.
The TV host continued: “Louis was just 5.6lb and Ernie was 7lb. I thought she’d be small, but she is my biggest bubba.”
Helen also added that the pair hadn't had their third child in the hope of having a daughter.
She told the magazine: "“But it wasn’t like that for us.
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“We just wanted more children and we wanted the surprise.”
But despite not knowning for certain, Helen still painted the nursery pink, commenting: "I was convinced I was having a girl.
“Now I am totally embracing the pink. With a rugby player and two feral boys, my world is testosterone-filled enough.”
Read the full interview in Hello!, which is out now.
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