Sophie Habboo and Jamie Laing have revealed that the birth of their son, Ziggy, was captured on camera without their knowledge. The couple, who met on Made in Chelsea, shared the intimate moment in a new three-part Disney+ documentary.
Speaking exclusively to OK!, Sophie admitted she cries every time she watches the footage. 'It's a wild experience,' she said. 'I saw something the other day that the birth is like every emotion, like fireworks, like every single emotion you can imagine going off in your head. That truly is what it's like. It's utterly wild.'
The couple hadn't planned to include the birth in the documentary, but when the anaesthetist filmed it while taking photos, they felt it was vital to share. Sophie explained: 'The anaesthetist was taking photos of the bath for us, which they do. They offered to do that and she filmed the whole thing. Then after Ziggy was born, I was looking at the photos and I realised we had it on camera and it was just so emotional.'
Jamie added: 'What's so amazing is that it's so real. We didn't know we were being filmed so you're watching a couple go through what it really is like during that moment where you're about to meet your baby. It's like mind-blowing.'
Despite being public figures, the pair are determined to shield Ziggy from the spotlight. Sophie said she 'really toyed' with how much to share online and is 'still working it out'. She added: 'Lots of things are triggering for new mums and you know mums are protective. We're all going through it differently and I found it hard and complicated on how to navigate what I share on social media.'
When asked about the biggest surprise of parenthood, Sophie said: 'The amount of love, it's almost too much. I can't express the love in words and also the change that I feel as a person.' Jamie joked: 'And how big his poos are. There's one that went all the way up to his neck on his back. I don't know how that happened.'
