Amy Irons, a 35-year-old BBC news and sports presenter on Radio Scotland's The Saturday Show, announced she is expecting her first child with her partner Elliot, a 38-year-old PE teacher, during a live broadcast. The pregnancy was confirmed in June, suggesting the baby will be born in spring of next year. Irons shared that it has always been her intention to follow family tradition by having a son and paid tribute to Jackie Bird, who inspired her career as Hogmanay host for BBC Scotland.
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Amy Irons, a BBC presenter at Radio Scotland, announced live on her show "The Saturday Show" that she is expecting her first child with her partner, Elliot, a 38-year-old P.E. teacher. The pregnancy was revealed in early November 2023 during the broadcast, where Irons shared that she had known about the news since June and expects to give birth in spring of the following year. Her maternity leave arrangements will be disclosed later by BBC Scotland. Irons expressed her happiness on air, saying it felt like a full-circle moment given her long-standing career at the station.
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In her role as a BBC news and sports presenter she has delivered her fair share of breaking stories.
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And Amy Irons has now revealed what is possibly the biggest development in her life – that she and her partner are expecting their first baby next year.
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Ms Irons, 35, delivered the good news live on air during her Radio Scotland The Saturday Show, co-hosted with friend and fellow broadcaster, Steven Mill.
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A news release issued by BBC Scotland said her partner is 38-year-old PE teacher Elliot, and that her maternity cover would be revealed at a later date.
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Ms Irons told listeners: ‘In a rare turn of events, it’s actually me that has the news.
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And I thought where else would I want to share such life-changing news really than on a show I love so much and with one of my best pals.
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‘I am not often nice to you, Steven, but it does feel like a full-circle moment...
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I’m expecting a baby.’
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After congratulating her, Mr Mill told his tearful colleague he had wondered why she declined to join the BBC team covering the World Cup in America for after-work drinks.
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That she knew she was expecting in June suggests a spring birth next year.
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Ms Irons, 35, delivered the good news live on air during her Radio Scotland The Saturday Show
Ms Irons and her PE teacher boyfriend Elliot pose with a scan picture of their baby boy
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‘I’m continuing a family tradition,’ she added.
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‘I have four brothers, loads of boy cousins and a nephew, Ronin.
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It was always going to be a boy, wasn’t it?
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As well as presenting The Saturday Show Ms Irons is a newsreader on Reporting Scotland.
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Ms Irons has said it was Ms Bird who inspired her own career.
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She even posted a video online showing her putting on her own childhood Hogmanay show in front of the TV.
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The clip showed the young Amy, microphone in hand, performing for her family.
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Alongside it, she wrote: 'The Hogmanay show I used to present.'
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The clip then cuts to footage of her hosting the BBC programme with a message saying: 'The Hogmanay show I now present.'
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A staple of Scottish viewing for decades, the show was hosted for 20 years by Jackie Bird.
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Ms Irons has said: 'I have so many memories of watching Jackie Bird on the screen during Hogmanay.'
Ms Bird last brought in the Bells in 2019 before comedian Susan Calman had a two-year stint as host, with DJ Edith Bowman then taking over.
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Dumfries-born Amy and Elliot are said to have been dating since the end of last year.
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The good news comes several years after Ms Irons came through a devastating period of grief.
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In 2018 her then boyfriend, Wayne Ewer died.
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Mr Ewer, who had struggled with depression, passed away after four days in hospital with Ms Irons at his bedside.
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She has said the tragedy changed her, helping her become more empathetic and understanding when talking to interviewees about their trauma.
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