Clarkson's Farm star Kaleb Cooper reveals newborn's cute name in first snap and surprise way he thanked midwives
The Clarkson's Farm star not only revealed the boy's sweet name, but also shared how he celebrated the happy arrival with the midwives.
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Kaleb, 27, shared a photo of his new son swaddled in a blanket and wearing a blue knitted cap to Instagram.
"Baby number 3. £veryone meet Ashton, weighing 6.13lb born 14th august at 6:28pm at Chipping Norton maternity," Kaleb captioned the post.
A second photo in the post showed his fiancée Taya holding baby Ashton, and some tasty looking Chinese takeaway in front of the new parents.
Kaleb also revealed that they didn't just order the takeaway for themselves, but also plenty to share with the nurses on duty.
"Ps don't worry I bought the amazing midwife's a Chinese as well," Kaleb continued in the comment.
People rushed to congratulate the happy couple in the comments.
"Congratulations to you and your family," wrote one person.
Another added: "Good lad feeding the team and congrats."
And a third commented: "Congratulations to you all - he's beautiful."
Clarkson's Farm star Kaleb Cooper suffers painful injury as he updates fans from A&E
The news of Ashton's birth was first announced by Jeremy Clarkson who wrote in his column for The Sun today: "The boy wonder Kaleb Cooper, who manages my farm, received word this week that his fiancée was in labour.
"'Right," he said. 'I'll be there when I've finished harvesting this field.'
"How farmerish is that?!?!
"Happily, he finished in time to welcome what for him is baby number three, and then our thoughts turned to a name.
"One of our mates suggested it should be named after the field he was harvesting when the call came through.
"Nice idea, except for one small detail.
"The field was called 'Deadman'.
"Despite the interruption, we did get the harvest finished.
"And thanks to the drought we've had this year, it was dismal."
Much-loved TV star and farmer Kaleb shot to fame in 2021, appearing on the first ever series of Clarkson's Farm.
The hit show follows Jeremy in his journey managing Diddly Squat Farm.
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