TV’s favourite family show off their new addition.
Overwhelmed by stress, relief, pride, surprise and passionate joy, for once funnyman Bert Newton lost his famous smile, broke down and cried.
The TV veteran had just discovered that his tiny newborn grandchild — delivered almost three weeks early by emergency caesarean — had survived a dangerous medical drama.
His vibrant wife Patti bubbled with excitement on the phone as she broke the happy news. Their much-loved daughter Lauren, a proud first-time mum, was doing well. Her husband, Olympic swim star Matt Welsh, was beaming as if he’d already won gold at Beijing. The couple had a beautiful baby son. And what’s more, they were calling him Sam Albert Newton Welsh, in grateful tribute to a certain entertainer who arranged their blind first date…
Read the full story and see the gorgeous photos of baby Sam in this week’s Woman’s Day (on-sale February 4, 2008)
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