TV presenter, writer and poker player Victoria Coren Mitchell has announced the birth of her second child with comedian and actor David Mitchell.
The 51-year-old host of the BBC quiz show Only Connect already shares one daughter with her 49-year-old husband.
In a post on Twitter, now known as X, Coren Mitchell wrote on Wednesday: "Many people are assuming my tweet yesterday was a Halloween costume.
"Not at all; last week I had a baby and nothing currently fits me except cloaks. Luckily, Only Connect is a pre-record. Happy All Saints Day!"
She had shared a picture of herself on October 31 dressed in a red cloak and black top.
The birth had also been announced in the The Times newspaper on Wednesday.
Many people are assuming my tweet yesterday was a Halloween costume. Not at all; last week I had a baby and nothing currently fits me except cloaks. Luckily, Only Connect is a pre-record. Happy All Saints Day! ❤️
— Victoria Coren Mitchell (@VictoriaCoren) November 1, 2023
The statement read: "MITCHELL on 26th October 2023 to Victoria and David, a daughter, June Violet sister to Barbara."
Their first daughter Barbara was born in 2015.
A representative for Coren Mitchell also confirmed to the PA news agency that she had given birth last week.
Source: Press Association
