Famed British presenter Holly Willoughby is a mother of four and shares her children with her husband David Baldwin. Her kids’ names, ages, and their father explored.
Holly Willoughby, one of the UK’s best-loved TV presenters, has had a hugely successful career over the years. Aside from presenting, she is an author and a model.
From 2008 to 2020, Willoughby was a team captain on the ITV2 comedy panel show Celebrity Juice. She co-presented ITV’s This Morning and Dancing on Ice with Phillip Schofield.
Holly has announced her decision to leave ITV’s daytime show, This Morning, after 14 years. In a social media post on Tuesday (10 October), she thanked the show’s staff and viewers while announcing her departure.
Following her decision, many of her admirers want to know more about her personal life, especially, her children and the father of her kids. Here’s what we know.
How many children does Holly Willoughby have?
Holly Willoughby is a mother of three. She has three kids – two sons and a daughter.
The names of her children are Harry James Baldwin, Chester William Baldwin, and Belle Baldwin.
She shares all of her children with her husband of close to two decades, David Baldwin.
Holly Willoughby and Daniel Baldwin became parents for the 1st time when the presenter gave birth to their son Harry on 12 May 2009.
Their second child, a daughter named Belle Baldwin was born on 20 April 2011.
Chester, the youngest in the family, was born on September 29, 2014.
Holly, who co-hosted with Phillip Schofield until his exit in May 2023, is known for keeping her children out of the public eye.
She does, however, occasionally give fans a glimpse at her home life on her Instagram, including updates on her kids.
The family are also proud owners of Bailey, their Golden Retriever.
Presenter Holly, who also runs lifestyle brand, Wylde Moon, has talked in the past about how being a mum is her “favourite” job.
She told HELLO!: “All I ever wanted to do was to be a mum. It wasn’t like when I was at school I thought, ‘Oh, I’m going to be this big career girl’.
“Being a mummy is definitely my most favourite job of all, without a shadow of a doubt.”
In March 2023, Holly shared a picture with her fans of her children visiting her on the set of ITV‘s This Morning, which she has presented since 2009.
She captioned the post: “Favourite interview of the week… the kids popped into @thismorning as they have broken up from school.”
She went on to say: “Soooo lovely having them there. They have grown so much since the last time they were here.”
Who is Dan Baldwin, Holly’s husband and the father of her children?
Holly is not the only one in the entertainment industry, her husband, Dan Baldwin has an impressive career as a TV producer.
Daniel Baldwin has worked on well-known shows like Keith Lemon’s Celebrity Juice and Virtually Famous.
He is known for Michael McIntyre’s Big Show (2015), Bradley Walsh & Son: Breaking Dad (2019) and Virtually Famous (2014).
His television career started when he worked as a researcher on the BBC’s Live & Kicking.
Dan and Holly Willoughby have been married since 2007. The couple tied the knot on August 4, 2007, at St Michael’s Church and hosted a reception at Amberley Castle in West Sussex.
The couple first met in 2004, when they worked together on the kids’ show Ministry of Mayhem.
Dan was a producer on the series, while Holly got her big break when she landed a role fronting the show with Stephen Mulhern.
In 2014 Dan launched his own independent media company, Hungry Bear. He also works as a development executive for Talkback Thames.
Throughout his career, he has won a BAFTA, two NTAs, and two Royal Television Society awards.
Why has Holly Willoughby left this morning?
Holly Willoughby quit This Morning because the show ‘wasn’t the same’ after her co-host Phillip Schofield left but was finally ‘tipped over the edge’ by an alleged ‘kidnap and murder plot’, insiders have claimed.
On October 10, 2023, Ms Willoughby, 42, announced that she ‘will not be returning’ to the show. She said it was an ‘honour to just be part of its story’ over the last 14 years but that she feels ‘I have to make this decision for me and my family’.
The ITV presenter, acknowledging that leaving is ‘such a difficult goodbye’, thanked the network for ‘being supportive’. She also expressed her gratitude to the ‘wonderful viewers’ that she says have been ‘loyal, so supportive and the very best company’ over the years.
Her exit from the show comes after a former Pizza Hut worker was remanded in custody last week charged over an alleged plot to kidnap and murder Ms Willoughby.
Gavin Plumb, 36, from Harlow, Essex, is accused of offenses including soliciting to commit murder and incitement to commit kidnap in relation to the broadcaster.