Baby girl for TV host Les Dennis

TV presenter Les Dennis has become a father for the second time after his fiancee gave birth to a girl called Eleanor Grace at a London hospital.

She is the first child for 37-year-old Claire Nicholson and the second for Dennis, 53, who already has a grown-up son with his first wife, Lynne.

The couple said: "We're really thrilled. This is a dream come true. We're ecstatic!"

A spokeswoman for the pair said: "Mother and baby are both fine."

The former Family Fortunes host, who was at the birth, is on paternity leave until June when he is due to rejoin the cast of the touring musical Eurobeat.

He has been with Ms Nicholson for two years after meeting her at a ball for Laura Sadler, the Holby City actress who died after falling from a balcony.

Dennis was also married to actress and Britain's Got Talent judge Amanda Holden for seven years.

The couple split in 2002 following her affair with Men Behaving Badly actor Neil Morrissey.

He famously sparked concern amongst fans when he appeared on Celebrity Big Brother the same year his marriage fell apart.

Fellow contestants feared he was cracking under the pressure of living within the confines of the house.

Dennis' career received a boost after he poked fun at himself on the Ricky Gervais comedy Extras.

Via bbc.co.uk