Big Brother host and Strictly 2026 star Will Best is expecting his first child

Big Brother's Will Best has confirmed he is expecting his first child with fiancée Tobi Rose. The presenter, who is also about to appear on the new season of Strictly Come Dancing, shared the happy news on Instagram.

Posting a photo dump of summer photos, Will ended it with a few pictures of Tobi's growing baby bump, alongside a pair of adorable baby slippers.

"Summer dump," he began the caption, which included highlights such as "Sicily", "Sandwichbums", "Fringe fun" and "Strictly fun".

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He then highlighted a hilarious childhood photo of himself as "Baby Will", before teasing his and Tobi's happy news: "Baby, Will?!", accompanied by sparkling heart and emotional face emojis.

Will has since received a host of congratulatory messages in the comments, with fellow Big Brother host AJ Odudu sharing: "I'll never forget the day I cried tears of joy in the street when you told me. BABY ON BOARD."

Hits Radio Breakfast Show co-presenter Fleur East wrote: "Ahhhhh! So exciting!! Can’t wait for you to join the parent club. Congratulations to you and Tobi. You will be amazing parents."

"Heyyyyyy congratulations so happy for you," added former Strictly star Oti Mabuse, while Celebrity Big Brother and RuPaul's Drag Race's Danny Beard said: "Woahhhh!!! Congrats."

"Ahhhh massive congrats," penned I Kissed a Girl's Charley Marlowe, while Strictly co-host Johannes Radebe beamed: "Congrats again."

Will opened up about the exciting news on Hits Radio this morning (18 September) alongside Fleur and James Barr, saying via a phone link: "Tobi and I are having a baby! They're going to be bopping about soon and they can't wait to come on the radio and chat to everyone.

"People won't be able to tell the difference, to be fair, between the baby and me, I'd imagine. I was hoping you guys could be permanent full-time nannies – for me and that means that Tobi can then look after the baby!"

He also admitted that he's worried about how the baby will impact his time on Strictly this autumn, continuing: "Obviously I'll be missing the little nipper and you know, I'll be tired.

"I mean, I've already done some little interviews for Strictly, where I've talked about Tobi and stuff, and I've already cried. So I'm going to be a blubbering mess."

Big Brother airs on ITV2 and ITVX. Strictly Come Dancing returns this Saturday (19 September) to BBC One and iPlayer.

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