Dr. Xand van Tulleken, the BBC Morning Live presenter and doctor, has welcomed his third child, a baby boy, with his wife Dolly. The couple announced the birth on the show's official Instagram account, revealing the child's full name: Rex Patrick Anthony van Hoogenhouck-Tulleken. The post described it as 'arguably the best name ever'.
The 45-year-old TV doctor, whose full name is Alexander van Tulleken, is known for presenting CBBC's Operation Ouch alongside his identical twin brother Chris. He also appears on Channel 4's How to Lose Weight Well and has hosted BBC Horizon episodes including Sugar vs Fat and Is Binge Drinking Really That Bad?.
Dr. Xand married Dolly Theis, a doctor and visiting researcher at the MRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge, in May last year. The couple's engagement was announced in 2022. Dr. Xand also has a son named Julian from a previous relationship.
The news was shared on BBC Morning Live by host Helen Skelton, who explained Dr. Xand's absence from the Monday show. Co-star Gethin Jones noted that the baby was named after his grandfathers, and that mother and baby are doing well.
Dr. Xand's family history was explored in the BBC genealogy programme Who Do You Think You Are?, where he discovered he is a descendant of Jan van Hoogenhouck Tulleken, a Dutch rear-admiral who was granted the title Jonkheer (equivalent to Squire).
