Overview
- The couple announced their first child’s arrival, naming him Bowden Mark Richard Sugg, born on 16 March.
- Joe later clarified on Instagram Stories that Bowden is pronounced “Bow” to rhyme with “how.”
- The first images showed the newborn swaddled, Dianne holding him in hospital, and Joe carrying him home.
- Media reports note the middle names are tributes, with Mark matching Dianne’s father and Richard linked to Joe’s late grandfather.
- Dianne described the first days as “the most magical time of my life,” as Strictly colleagues and celebrities posted congratulations.