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Ant McPartlin shows off never-before-seen tattoo with sweet nod to his stepchildren as he announces birth of his son Wilder Patrick


Ant McPartlin showed off a never-before-seen family tree tattoo as he revealed that he had welcomed his first child, a son named Wilder Patrick McPartlin, with his wife Anne-Marie on Tuesday.

After revealing he has become a dad Ant was soon flooded with messages from pals including Jamie Redknapp, Davina McCall and Alesha Dixon, who were delighted to see the star finally become a father, after he publicly discussed his desire to be a parent. Wilder's arrival came just two days after Ant joined his presenting partner Declan Donnelly at the BAFTA TV Awards, but left the ceremony solo 15 minutes before it was due to end, skipping the traditional afterparties. Ant opened up about the real reasons for the show's pause in an interview with Fault Magazine as he publicly addressed his wife's pregnancy for the first timeHe said: 'We [he and Declan Donnelly] have both got children that we need to spend time with for a little bit.

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