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“THERE’SDADDY”’
Have you got a birthing plan?
Mikey: Absolutely no chance after last time!
Rachael: Just get her out!
Mikey: I remember Rach insisting: ‘I’m not having
any pain relief,’ and then about six hours in, she’s like:
‘Give me everything!’
As a former fitness instructor, what’s your
approach to exercising during pregnancy, Rachael?
When I was pregnant with Archie I did aqua aerobics,
pregnancy yoga and I still ran a little bit. But I’ve been
focused on looking after Archie as Mikey has been so
busy at work. Fitness has taken a back seat for now.
Have you decided on a name?
Mikey: We’ve just moved house and put the name
on the wallpaper that Rachael has chosen. Archie
wouldn’t let us call her anything else anyway, so he
partly chose the name, but we’re keeping it a secret.
Do you think you’ll have any more children?
Both: Absolutely not!
Mikey: I would be highly surprised if we had any
more. Two is a great number.
How did you feel when Harry and Meghan chose
the name Archie for their son?
Rachael: They’ve got great taste!
Mikey: When Archie was a little bit younger,
whenever Prince Harry came on the TV, he always
said: ’There’s Daddy!’
What’s been the biggest challenge of parenthood?
Mikey: The not sleeping. And from the second
they’re born there’s never any respite, especially for
Rach. She’s a great mum. Obviously I’m at work a lot
of the time, so Rach bares the brunt, but she has done
a great job.
Rachael: The highlights outweigh the hard bits.
Has it changed your relationship?
Rachael: [Laughs] We argue all the time! We disagree
on everything.
Mikey: [Jokingly] You’ve caught us on a good day,
usually we arrive separately! No, it is hard with the
sleepless nights and there’s suddenly three people to
think about. But Archie’s a superstar and well worth all
the hard work!
Rachael: I think it brings you closer as well.
‘Archie is a superstar
and well worth all
the hard work,’
Mikey tells us