BEN Foden’s wife Jackie has given birth to their second child as the couple shared her sweet name.
The little girl was born on January 9 by C-section after Jackie experienced health complications.
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She said she was diagnosed with a condition linked to liver issues which results in itchiness which resulted in giving birth two weeks early to their daughter Olympia, who was born weighing 8lb 3oz.
Jackie, 39, revealed: “I ended up having a planned C-section with Olympia as during my pregnancy I was diagnosed with cholestasis and I was so uncomfortable and itchy towards the end.
“I tried to wait as long as possible but the doctors advised me that 9 January was as far as I could go. Looking back, I’m glad I didn’t wait any longer. She was 8lb 3oz; if we had let her go full-term they said she’d have been over 10lb!
The American socialite and the Dancing On Ice star Ben, 38, welcomed their first daughter Farrah into the world after a whirlwind marriage in 2019.
Speaking in an interview with OK! Magazine, the ex-England rugby player revealed plans to introduce his newborn to his two children with his ex-wife Una Healy.
Una and their kids Aoife, 11, and nine-year-old Tadgh, live in Ireland.
He said: “They’ve not met in person yet, no. We’ve FaceTimed and called a couple of times though.
“They both came over to visit on 26 December and it was awesome to have them over just before Olympia was born.
“It meant we could take them to one of Jackie’s scans so they could see the baby. It was really special.
“We also took them skiing at a centre near Jackie’s parent’s house in Connecticut and they were total naturals. It was nice to spend time just the five of us before Olympia came along.”
Ben spent his career playing at scrum-half and fullback, and he was previously married to Saturdays singer Una for six years.
