Hannah Cooper-Dommett spills on the hilarious realities of parenting – and how the couple are preparing for the imminent arrival of baby number two
07:30, 04 Apr 2026Updated 08:59, 04 Apr 2026
Hannah says ‘children’s entertainer’ Joel enjoys playing more than their son(Image: Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)
Hannah Cooper-Dommett jokes a little nervously that her bump is so big now, people basically clock her in the street and think, ‘That woman needs to go home!’ Preparing for the imminent arrival of her second child with husband, TV host Joel Dommett, she tells in an exclusive interview that she is due ‘dangerously soon’.
But staying at home is not an option, explains the 37-year-old blonde beauty, as she knows she’ll have a newborn “stuck to her boobs’ soon – and wants to get out while she can.
After welcoming their first child Wilde, two years ago, the couple seem to be taking the prospect of baby number two in their stride – but not enough to venture outside the capital…
Hannah and Wilde in Australia in 2024 to see Joel(Image: Instagram)
The model and influencer says the couple are ‘strong communicators'(Image: Instagram)
“Oh, I’m not leaving London”, model and presenter Hannah says firmly. “Joel and I were supposed to go on a babymoon last week and ended up… freaking out and staying home!”
This pregnancy, she explains, is completely different to her first as she’s running around so much after their active two-year-old son that it feels like she’s competing in an ‘Olympic sport’ – and naps feel like “utter luxuries”.
She’s also contemplating splitting her attention between Wilde and the baby. “There’s definitely that mum guilt, how do you navigate two?! It’s a whirlwind of emotions that you almost don’t have time to think about – that’s maybe a good thing.”
The couple know what they’re having, but decided to keep it a secret though it’s increasingly difficult, laughs Hannah, as Wilde seems hellbent on telling everyone he meets, “including the Ocado delivery man”.
The toddler also seems more concerned about the present he’ll get when he finally meets his little brother or sister. “He keeps saying, ‘Get Wilde racing car.’ I think he’s happy?!”
Is he in the thick of the ‘terrible twos’, then? Hannah concedes that, though he’s ramped up the mischievous behaviour in the last couple of weeks (“he can feel change in the air”), he’s a great little boy, calm and the opposite, if anything, of his name.
Her mums is her ‘inspiration’ she says(Image: Instagram)
She had to reach out for a whole new ‘village’ when expecting Wilde – but it’s made her stronger(Image: Getty Images for Paramount+)
Life, she adds, changed completely for her and Joel when they became parents. “When you go on a first date with someone you think, “Oh, are they hot, would I maybe marry them?” I don’t think you really think about how they’re going to be as parents. That’s a massive one.”
Thankfully, she’s hit the jackpot when it comes to Masked Singer host Joel, 40, quipping that her biggest tip for a life partner is to date a ‘children’s entertainer’. “I think I’ve lucked out. I sometimes suspect he has more fun playing than Wilde does.”
On a serious note, she feels fortunate that she and Joel are such ‘open communicators’. “As parents you always have to voice how you’re feeling; otherwise resentment builds. We voice everything to each other. If we don’t, we save it up for the podcast, for the nation to listen to!”
The couple’s weekly pod, Never Have I Ever, which sees them act on unusual, listener-suggested experiences they’ve never done before, is going strong.
“We try to record it when Wild is down for a nap, and there’s always madness. It’s very relatable, like Wilde fell out of his cot for the first time the other day, then he’s singing Jingle Bells in March. It’s not the most professional, but it’s real.”
Hannah’s backing new campaign The MAM Village(Image: Supplied)
Their son’s latest thing, she adds, is running about supermarket aisles shouting ‘Take it off! Take it off!” at unsuspecting shoppers. “Joel really doesn’t get embarrassed easily, but it’s the one time that he honestly goes physically red when Wilde does that.”
Hannah and Joel tied the knot in an intimate beachside wedding in Mykonos in 2019. Would the pair ever renew their vows, with two little ones on special duties? “Actually, this December we’ve been together ten years, married seven. It’s the seven-year itch and we’re having a second child, so let’s see how it goes!”.
Ten years together is worth celebrating. Will they have a party? Hannah laughs. “Well, with the way my date nights are going with childcare and everything, maybe we’ll go for a nice dinner.”
“Like, today Joel and I are going for dinner at 5 p.m. That’s a prime spot because you get good service you’re home by nine and you know you’re going to be up early with your kids. If you’d told 21-year-old me I’d be going for a 5 p.m. dinner reservation, I’d have freaked out. We’re not rock and roll.”
It can’t be easy to juggle their busy schedules, especially if Joel is away filming, as he was late last year for I’m A Celebrity. Pre-kids, admits Hannah, it was ‘exciting’. Nowadays, it’s about sitting in bed on a Sunday night, consulting their shared Google calendar for the week ahead.
Elsewhere, the Dutch-born model, who was discovered in London as a teenager, is backing a new WhatsApp channel by MAM Baby – The MAM Village – in partnership with perinatal mental health charity PANDAs, offering pre and post-natal support.
“It’s a wonderful campaign”, she enthuses. “It really resonated with me. It’s so difficult to find your ‘village’. The reality of what our villages look like these days are often our mates or a random mum that we’ve met in a café. We turn to social communities more than ever, so this is another opportunity for new mums to connect.”
Hannah and Joel have been together 10 years this December
Wilde is a huge fan of his dad’s show The Masked Singer(Image: ITV)
Second time round, Hannah doesn’t feel as scared about asking for parenting help. “ I think we all try and pretend we’ve got it nailed, so asking means you’re not coping, and it’s actually the complete opposite. “I just want to encourage mums to connect and know where to go for help. If that’s something they can access at 3 a.m. when breastfeeding, amazing.”
Hannah’s experience of that village was unexpectedly hard with Wilde, as her mother discovered in December 2020 that she had a brain tumour, and went on to suffer a stroke – prompting Hannah and Joel to both become ambassadors for Brain Tumour Support.
She says quietly, “I guess I had that rom-com idea of what my childcare setup would look like. I definitely delayed talking about children because we were like, how are we actually going to do this and what does it look like?”
She adds, “Anything can change at any time, for any of us.I think, it’s made me stronger and made me turn to new places and communities that I definitely wouldn’t have before.”
Hannah’s mother also suffers from aphasia now, which makes communication difficult. “I’m going through a stage where Wilde is talking to an equivalent level to my mum, and that’s… like reliving different stages of grief. But I’m so grateful she’s here.
“Her being my village is something that we’ve had to reconfigure, and she’s sad about that too, I know that. I’d have loved it if mum was my number one go-to, but it’s just different — and that’s okay. That’s why things like the MAM Village are so important for new mums.”
Her mum’s illness has also put things into sharp focus for Hannah, who says she has inspired her deeply. “I had a photo of mum in the room when I was in labour with Wilde, thinking, this woman has been through so much – if she can do it, I can give birth. Her strength has given me the courage to be the mother that I am now.”
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