Channel 4 news presenter Jon Snow, 73, takes his baby boy for a stroll

He welcomed a baby boy with his wife Dr Precious Lunga, 46, via surrogate last month after ‘numerous miscarriages’.

And Jon Snow was seen stepping out with his son for the first time to enjoy a stroll, and pushed him around in his buggy through London on Monday.

The Channel 4 news presenter, 73, was the picture of a doting dad as he enjoyed the walk in the fresh air with his little one, while he carried a coffee cup in one hand.

Outing: Channel 4 news presenter Jon Snow, 73, doted on his baby boy as he took him on a stroll through London on Monday after welcoming his son with wife Precious, 46, via surrogate

Jon wrapped up warm in the winter chill by donning a red padded jacket over a white shirt and a lemon-yellow jumper. 

He completed his casual chic look by wearing a pair of loose-fitting jeans, and he stepped out in simple walking boots. 

The journalist appeared to be in good spirits as he soaked up the sun, and he was relaxed as he enjoyed the day out with his baby boy.

Family: The TV journalist revealed in March that he and his wife Precious, 46, had a baby boy with a surrogate after 'numerous medical setbacks and miscarriages' (pictured in 2015)

Family: The TV journalist revealed in March that he and his wife Precious, 46, had a baby boy with a surrogate after ‘numerous medical setbacks and miscarriages’ (pictured in 2015)

Cosy: Jon wrapped up warm in the winter chill by donning a red padded jacket over a white shirt and a lemon-yellow jumper

Comfy: He completed his casual chic look by wearing a pair of loose-fitting jeans, and he stepped out in simple walking boots

Cosy: Jon wrapped up warm in the winter chill by donning a red padded jacket over a white shirt and a lemon-yellow jumper

The TV journalist, from Sussex, revealed in March that he and his wife had a baby boy with a surrogate after ‘numerous medical setbacks and miscarriages’. 

Jon also has two older daughters with his former partner Madeleine Colvin, 64. 

The outing comes as the presenter said he and Precious are ‘delighted’ to announced their child arrived safely on March 2. 

Sweet: Jon was the picture of a doting dad as he enjoyed the walk in the fresh air with his little one, while he carried a coffee cup in one hand

Sweet: Jon was the picture of a doting dad as he enjoyed the walk in the fresh air with his little one, while he carried a coffee cup in one hand

Family: The TV journalist, from Sussex, revealed in March that he and his wife, 46, had a baby boy with a surrogate after 'numerous medical setbacks and miscarriages'

Dad-of-three: Jon also has two older daughters with his former partner Madeleine Colvin, 64

Family: The TV journalist, from Sussex, revealed in March that he and his wife, 46, had a baby boy with a surrogate after ‘numerous medical setbacks and miscarriages’

In a statement, Jon said: ‘In our desire to seal our now 11 years of marriage with a baby, my wife suffered numerous medical setbacks and miscarriages.

‘Consequently, we will always be deeply grateful to our surrogate, who carried our embryo to term. 

‘Amid these challenging times, we feel doubly blessed to be able to celebrate our good fortune.’ 

Smitten: The outing comes as the presenter said he and Precious were 'delighted' to announce their child arrived safely on March 2 (pictured in 2015)

Smitten: The outing comes as the presenter said he and Precious were ‘delighted’ to announce their child arrived safely on March 2 (pictured in 2015)

Snow has had an eventful romantic life. He was once briefly engaged to fellow ITN journalist Anna Ford, 70.

And proving that age is no barrier to love, he married Zimbabwean-born academic Precious in March 2010. 

Snow said her ‘mental age’ was far higher than his, saying: ‘She’s somewhere in her forties. She’s very, very mature. I mean, she’s a serious boffin.’ 

Snow, the son of a former Bishop of Whitby, walked Precious down a beach rather than the aisle. 

Happy couple: Jon and Precious married 11 years ago in 2010, and they wed on the ­Caribbean island of ­Mustique (pictured in 2018)

Happy couple: Jon and Precious married 11 years ago in 2010, and they wed on the ­Caribbean island of ­Mustique (pictured in 2018)

The pair married on the ­Caribbean island of ­Mustique, the exclusive hangout of rich and famous.

It was conducted at the £800-a-night Firefly Hotel, where past guests have included rocker Mick Jagger, royal Zara Phillips and actors Liz Hurley and Hugh Grant.

At the time, Snow himself said: ‘Yes, I have got married, but I have absolutely no interest in discussing my private life. It was actually some time ago.’   

Tying the knot: Their wedding was conducted at the £800-a-night Firefly Hotel, where past guests have included rocker Mick Jagger, Liz Hurley and Hugh Grant (pictured in 2015)

Tying the knot: Their wedding was conducted at the £800-a-night Firefly Hotel, where past guests have included rocker Mick Jagger, Liz Hurley and Hugh Grant (pictured in 2015)

Unlike Snow, who failed to ­complete his Liverpool University degree, Precious is a serious scholar.

She is an epidemiologist with the Medical Research Council, specialising in HIV prevention in Africa, and a Yale World Fellow. 

She also captained the Cambridge University women’s karate team while doing a PhD in neuroscience there a decade ago. 

He is best known for being the longest-running presenter on Channel 4 News, which he has fronted since 1989. 

How does surrogacy work and what are the laws in the UK?

Surrogacy is when a woman carries a baby for a couple who are unable to conceive or carry a child themselves. 

Such couples may include those who have suffered recurrent miscarriages, repeated IVF failures, premature menopause or a hysterectomy. 

The risks of being a surrogate mother are the same as for every pregnancy, and include nausea, heart burn and back ache.

In extreme cases, surrogates can suffer high blood pressure or gestational diabetes.  

Straight surrogacy

This involves using the surrogate’s egg and the intended father’s sperm.

It is the least expensive and simplest form of the procedure.

Host surrogacy

Host surrogacy requires IVF with either the intended mother’s eggs or donor eggs rather than those of the surrogate.

In this case, the surrogate is genetically unrelated to the baby. 

Donor eggs can be from friends or relatives, or anonymously donated. 

What are the laws? 

Surrogacy is legal in the UK, however, it cannot be advertised.

No third parties are allowed to be involved and surrogates can only receive payments to cover expenses incurred as a result of being pregnant. 

In the US, surrogacy costs around $100,000 (£75,879), with laws varying between states. 

Source: Surrogacy UK