Blimey! Victoria Coren Mitchell has had a second baby at 51

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Congratulations to her. I caught up with OC last night and thought she looked pregnant but dismissed it when i remembered she’s around my age. Then i saw the announcement today. I’m knackered just thinking about it!

Ah that’s great news for them. But I’m still reeling that Victoria is 51, she looks a lot younger.

I think she looks her age although I had her at 48/9 but not much younger.

Yep. Me too. Looks 50.

I mean there is nothing wrong with looking her age she looks great.

Iwas actually just typing the same.

Maybe I haven’t seen her recently. I’d just assumed she was way younger than me!

Nothing wrong with being 50, looking 50, having help conceiving (at any age)

Most people move on to a different chapter once DCs leave home. Which is usually between 50 and 60. Each to their own.

51 is an unsual age to chose to have a baby. As is 16. Both have their merits and complications.

The photo posted is an old one, Ithink.Davids beard is not grey!

Average life expectancy in U.K. is 80 so the girls would be around 30. Added to that wealthy people tend to have a longer life expectancy .
I had two children at 44 and 46 so 5 years ahead of VC - perhaps they have been prepared to have June slightly later as June and Barbara hopefully now have each other for support ? Absolutely brilliant news for a lovely couple who potentially tried for a long and emotional 14 years to have Baby no 1.

71 is young these days and she appears fairly intelligent 🤣 sufficiently so to take good care of legal arrangements

Parenting teenagers is an awful lot easier when you’re a bit older and more settled and grounded yourself. It’s easier when you’re in your sixties not to get caught up in all the angst and drama.

Is that universal or Just your experience ? I mean I managed to parent teenagers successfully in my mid 30s and 40s without getting caught up in "the drama"

Im a fit and healthy 55 year old, get lots of exercise and eat healthily, but I don’t have the energy I had in my 30s or even 40s. That’s just a simple fact. I have a 14 year old and I find it exhausting, and he’s not even a difficult teen!

Similarly, one of my great great grandmothers had 21 children. The first at 20 and the last at 50. (1848-78).

I’m all for baby names coming back but never thought I’d hear of a Barbara or June coming back anytime soon.

No disrespect to those names, I know ladies of both names and they are lovely, one in her 60s and one in her 80s and those names were of the time. I’d say the same about my name too but obviously won’t post it here.

I wonder if they are family names ?

I don’t know which is worse - Barbara or June?

They could be?

Barbara Elizabeth and June Violet. I much prefer their middle names.

DH is only known by his middle name, he hates his first name with a passion but it was a family name so his parents went ahead with it, despite only calling him by his middle name! He hates having to use it on anything official!

Sorry, I’ve derailed slightly 😆

I would imagine so. Either that or they were big fans of Barbara Windsor and the sitcom Terry and June.

I think they've gone for old lady names but are probably early adopters of names that will become popular in future rather than going with ones that are popular already, like Ava, Grace etc

I wondered whether the name June would enjoy a revival following The Handmaid’s Tale but clearly not. I’ve only heard of this one in recent years.

I don't find Barbara to have a particularly nice sound, either to say or to hear. And no nice nicknames. But they like it so that's what matters.

Elizabeth, June and Violet are all quite nice to my ear.

hoiky hoiky judgy pants.

hoiky hoiky judgy pants

Excuse me? Wtf? Just WHAT?

I am a massive, massive VCM fan and have in no way at all judged her. In fact, the exact opposite on all the threads about this if you care to read my comments.

The chat had moved on to a discussion of the names they've chosen and I mentioned which I liked more than which I didn't. As in... Chat.

Honestly that's pissed me right off.

@ChristmasQuestions Join the club. I’ve been blamed for starting a judgemental thread when my very first word was congratulations