Comedian, 44, announces he has been a dad for three months swapping 'gigging for parenting'
ok.co.ukRussell Howard has shared the happy news that he's become a father after welcoming his son three months ago. During an interview the comedian, 44, revealed that he had swapped 'gigging for parenting' after welcoming a baby boy with his wife Cerys Morgan.
Speaking to The Times, he said: "Six months ago my evenings would have been spent getting ready to go out and perform in front of a thousand people, but now evenings find me sitting on the sofa watching TV with my son on my chest. "I'm tired a lot.
It's funny, when you become a parent everybody compliments you on your baby, but they will freely turn to you and say that you look like s**t, that your face should be on a government watch list or something. "So I try to get sleep whenever I can.
Right now, I need it." This is the first child for the couple who have been together since 2004, after meeting when Russell was 21 and Cerys, who is a geriatric doctor, was 17.They tied the knot in June 2019 and have since moved from London to Buckinghamshire for their new chapter as parents.
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