Jools Holland, 67, welcomes new grandchild with adorable photo in rare family post: ‘Very proud’
Composer and television presenter Jools Holland has welcomed a new family member, sharing a touching post on his Instagram account.
The 67-year-old celebrated becoming a grandfather once again as his daughter Mabel gave birth to a “beautiful baby boy”.
The pianist posted a heartwarming photo showing the newborn’s tiny hand wrapped around Holland’s finger.
He captioned the post: “It’s wonderful to be a grandfather again to a brand new beautiful baby boy. Very proud of my daughter, Mabel and extremely grateful to the midwives from @homebirth_homerton for supporting his delivery.”
The adorable news was shared by the bandleader on Sunday, and his comments section was soon flooded with congratulatory messages.
Holland rarely shares insights into his family, who seem to prefer keeping their privacy, and he hasn’t shared the baby’s name.
While he now has two known grandchildren, it’s possible he could have more. He mentioned his other grandson, Gabriel, to MailOnline previously.
Holland has three children: Mabel, Rosie and George, and has largely kept his family out of the public eye.
Many other famous faces were among those who flocked to the photo’s comments to express their delight over the news.
Sex and The City star Kim Cattrall shared: “How wonderful Jools and Christabel! Congrats to all but especially to Mabel for a job well done!!!”
Singer Beverly Knight commented: “Huge congratulations my dear Jools!” while actress and comedian Sally Smack penned: “Congratulations to you all. What a beautiful pic x.”
“Another wonderful accompaniment to the Holland family,” added ITV presenter Adil Ray.
Someone else gushed: “What joyous news. Congratulations and hello to a beautiful new soul.”
“Such happy news, many CONGRATULATIONS to you all xx,” another enthused. (sic)
Holland shares daughter Mabel with his wife Christabel McEwen, with the pair having tied the knot in 2005 following a 15-year relationship.
His two older children, Rosie and George, were welcomed during his previous relationship with Mary Leahy.
Holland, who has enjoyed a lengthy musical career, continues to work on new projects, with him and rocker Rod Stewart, 80, having collaborated on an album last year.
The veteran musicians worked together on Swing Fever, which was released in February 2024. Speaking at the time, Maggie May hitmaker Stewart detailed why the two decided to embark on the project together.
“I’d already started making a swing album, but it didn’t turn out how I wanted it. It was more Frank Sinatra than it was Louis Prima, let’s say…” he explained.
The rocker added: “Nothing wrong with Frank at all, he’s the greatest. But the arrangements were very, very polite.”
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Speaking to Radio Times, he reflected on an initial project in Los Angeles, adding: “I could see while I was there [in the studio] the guys reading the music.
“And that’s not how I wanted it.
“It’s OK to read the music. But it was stale, and it was white, to be quite honest with you. So I said to myself: now, who can I turn to?
“And the Right Honourable Jools Holland OBE came up. And Jools will take it from there…”