ITV's This Morning started on a high note as one star was congratulated live on air11:21, 29 May 2026This Morning: Angela congratulates Joel on his new baby ITV's This Morning opened with celebratory baby news.Stand-in presenters Joel Dommett and Angela Scanlon opened the show in high spirits on Friday (May 29), grooving to The Supremes' Baby Love. Opening the programme, Joel said: "Hello everybody and welcome to your Friday's This Morning.Angela then said: "And congratulations are in order - nice music, do you get it? Joel and wife Hannah have welcomed a baby boy!"When asked how he was feeling, Joel admitted that the ordeal has left him emotional, admitting that he "wants to cry".Joel and his wife Hannah Cooper welcomed their second baby together earlier this month and announced the child's distinctive name on Instagram. Hannah marked the news by uploading a black-and-white photo of the newborn.Alongside the photo, Hannah announced that they had chosen the name Dutch Cooper-Dommett for their newborn. She also opened up about some aspects of the birth.She penned: "Super late like his Father, super long like his Mother."Heading straight to the comment section, fans and famous faces in the industry shared in on the couple's joy. Presenter Davina McCall said: "Love love love ALL THE WAY xxxxx we are so happy for ALL OF YOU."Traitors star Paul Gorton penned: "What a name! Congratulations." ITV star and grief therapist Zoe Clark-Coates also said: "Huge congratulations guys. So so happy for you all"Fans also congratulated the family, with one writing: "HUGE congrats to the cooper Dommetts big love to you all." A second said: "Yaaaaaay welcome to the world Dutch."It came months after the couple previously announced the news that they were expecting a second child together, a sibling for toddler son Wilde.The caption read: "Baby in mumma tummy." It added: "Hard to keep secrets with a toddler around." Again, their famous friends commented their support, including Emily Atack who wrote: "WAHHHHHHH".Later on, while speaking to the Mirror, Hannah shared that she and Joel were going to go on a babymoon to celebrate the incoming child, but they pair ended up staying home.She said: "Joel and I were supposed to go on a babymoon last week and ended up… freaking out and staying home!”Hannah also admitted she was anxious about having her second child: "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.”Article continues belowShe also added: "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."This Morning airs weekdays from 10am on ITV1.
This Morning star emotional as he shares baby news on ITV show
ITV's This Morning started on a high note as one star was congratulated live on air













