Jamie Laing and Sophie Habboo have had a busy year (Picture: JMEnternational/ Getty Images)
Jamie Laing and Sophie Habboo have had a busy year after welcoming their first child and renovating a home.
The couple began dating in 2019, before announcing their engagement two years later.
In 2023 they married in London, before having a second wedding in Marbella. In June 2025 they announced they were expecting their first child – with son Ziggy then coming in December last year.
If their schedules weren’t busy enough, the pair allowed camera’s into their homes ahead of welcoming their son – with the result the new reality series Raising Chelsea.
Released on April 2, the three-part series will follow them as they face the ‘messy, scary and hilarious reality of becoming parents’.
‘Pregnancy begins with joy, before panic quickly sets in, as medical jargon, home renovations and family opinions pile up,’ it’s been teased of the show.
But before tuning in, here’s a glimpse inside the couple’s home and recent renovations.
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Sophie and Jamie welcomed their son Ziggy late last year (Picture: Instagram/ Sophie Habboo)
Several shots showed the Made In Chelsea stars cuddled up to their newborn (Picture: Instagram/ Sophie Habboo)
Three months ago the couple announced the birth of their son, Ziggy, in an adorable Instagram post, showing Jamie, 37, and Sophie, 31, cradling the newborn.
Before this, the Made In Chelsea stars were settling into their new West London townhouse which they purchased in 2024 for £4.1million.
Sharing a glimpse inside the property as they settle into parenthood, Sophie posted several snaps of their home on her Instagram page.
One picture showed the new mother breastfeeding her newborn, lying in bed, leaning against a tall brown headboard that perfectly matches the brown and white chequered tiles on the floor.
She is also seen cradling the adorable bundle of joy standing under an archway, into what appears to be a bedroom.
They shared a glimpse into their life as new parents on Instagram (Picture: Instagram/ Sophie Habboo)
In another photo, Jamie can be seen sitting on a plush green sofa surrounded by cushions and blankets with his arm protectively around his son lying next to him.
In an Instagram Story post, Sophie praised Jamie for ‘making her breakfast every morning’ in their expansive kitchen.
A very festive photo saw Jamie cradling not their son, but two vases of flowers, with two more on the large dining table behind him.
The cosy kitchen features candles, warm lighting, and several prints visible on the walls to make the muted colour scheme of the furniture pop.
For Christmas, the kitchen played host to a huge tree decorated in large red bows and twinkling lights, ready for Ziggy’s first Christmas.
It also gave fans of the stars a glimpse inside their new London home (Picture: Instagram/ Sophie Habboo)
The space has been transformed since they bought the property in 2024 (Picture: Instagram/ Sophie Habboo)
The NewlyWeds hosts have been documenting the process with fans and sharing glimpses into the building works on their vlog, The Laings.
Sharing the happy news of their purchase with the Times in May 2024, Jamie revealed: ‘We’ve been renting a two-bedroom apartment in Notting Hill for three years. I previously owned an apartment in Chelsea, but I found Chelsea boring.
‘We also needed to move out because the flat had a history – Sophie didn’t like the fact my ex-girlfriends had lived there.’
The couple bought the huge property in 2024 and have been busy overhauling it, including working with a designer to create their perfect kitchen, complete with the latest state-of-the-art appliances.
The couple have kept fans updated on their renovation on social media (Picture: NearlyParents)
The couple previously rented an apartment in London before purchasing the home (Picture: NearlyParents)
Jamie popped open the bubbles as they celebrated their home purchase (Picture: NearlyParents)
But it turns out the renovation hasn’t been as easy as expected, with Jamie listing a number of issues they’ve encountered along the way.
‘Turns out, when you renovate a house, there is always something to do with rotting windows, or there’s a leak in the roof, or you’ve got to remove the shed out of the back or mice chewing through the electrics,’ he joked.
‘Or our contractor needs more money!’
Finding the property wasn’t easy either, with Sophie revealing she was ‘desperate’ to settle down in a quiet area with her husband.
The presenter told MailOnline: ‘We are desperately looking to move into our family home.
‘We are on the hunt… we are looking high and looking low. We can’t find anything right now but we are actively looking, which is really exciting. Jamie and I are looking everywhere, we have no set place… it’s a tough market out there.
The NewlyWeds hosts have been documenting the process of their renovations (Picture:NearlyParents)
The couple bought the huge property in 2024 (Picture: NearlyParents)
Jamie has listed a number of renovation issues they’ve encountered (Picture: NearlyParents)
The couple’s home is not short on storage (Picture: NearlyParents)
‘I want a bit of greenery, I want it to be a bit more residential, we’re in a bit of a busy, party area right now and I want to move to where there’s greenery around me and it’s quiet and people are walking their dogs around me.’
She added: ‘You do have to think about the future… I am getting excited about it, but nothing has been found yet.’
They worked with Jojo Barr of House Nine and Courtfield Construction to renovate the property and bring their vision for the home to life.
Jamie and Sophie revealed last year that they’ll be transforming their new basement into a media room, and their new garden will be fully landscaped to include plenty of roses as well as elderflower and lavender plants.
Speaking to the London Evening Standard, Habboo revealed a very personal room in the home based on one of Laing’s biggest passions.
Sophie revealed she was ‘desperate’ to settle down in a quiet area with her husband (Picture: NearlyParents)
‘Jamie wanted a golf simulator in the basement,’ she teased. ‘Luckily, we persuaded him that a cinema was a better idea.’
Laing continued: ‘I grew up obsessed with films, so to have our own cinema, where we can curl up with popcorn — that is the dream.’
Jamie and Sophie wed in 2023 after meeting on the E4 reality show, realising their mutual attraction in 2019.
Jamie previously explained that they started off as ‘best friends’ before feelings of attraction began to develop three years into their friendship.
Jamie and Sophie tied the knot in 2023 after meeting on Made In Chelsea (Picture: Karwai Tang/ WireImage)
He emphasised how much ‘respect’ they have for each other, despite their playful relationship.
The pair were engaged in 2021 and got married in a low-key ceremony at Chelsea Registry Office in April 2023, surrounded by friends and family.
Jamie celebrated with a simple post on Instagram that read ‘We got married!! England Wedding done now bring on Spain!!’
They then jetted off to Villa Las Sirenas – in Spain, obviously – a month later to celebrate with a second, more lavish, wedding ceremony.
Guests included former co-star Millie Mackintosh, Love Island’s Zara McDermott and Spencer Matthews.
A version of this article was originally published on June 8, 2025.
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