Gloria Hunniford welcomes great-grandson in emotional family milestone
Gloria shared that 'there were tears of joy' as she remembered her late daughter Caron Keating
Published September 30, 2026
Gloria Hunniford could not contain her excitement after becoming a great-grandmother.
The TV presenter, 86, shared the delightful news on Loose Women on Tuesday and shared photos of herself meeting her great-grandson, Freddie.
Gloria said 'there were tears of joy' as she remembered her late daughter Caron Keating, who would have been a grandmother to Freddie.
Caron, a beloved Blue Peter presenter, tragically died of breast cancer in 2004 at the age of 41, after a seven-year fight. She left behind two sons; Charlie, 32, and Gabriel, 29, and her husband, Russ Lindsay.
Charlie and his wife Nicole welcomed Freddie on Sunday morning.
Gloria told the panel: 'I'm very, very happy today because this beautiful boy Freddie was born at 4.30am on Sunday morning.
'He was born to my lovely grandson, first son of Caron, who as you know died from cancer, so Charlie and his lovely wife Nicole have had a baby.'
'This is such a joy, the growth of the family and new life. I couldn't be happier and I could weep even now. There were tears of joy.'
Caron was a television presenter who joined the Blue Peter team in the 1980s.
