Helen Glover introduces her newborn twins Kit and Willow in sweet shoot as husband Steve Backshall hails the rower ‘the best mum possible’
Olympic Gold medallist Helen Glover has finally introduced her twins to the world, Kit and Willow, over two months after their birth.
Cradling her newborns alongside her eldest child Logan, 21 months, on a beach in Cornwall, the sportswoman, 33, enthused that becoming a family-of-five has been ‘filled with wonderful moments’.
The rower’s husband, wildlife TV presenter Steve Backshall, also gave an accompanying interview in this week’s HELLO! magazine, where he hailed Helen ‘the best mum possible’ for juggling her career with parenthood, two years after their miscarriage tragedy.
Baby joy: Olympic rower Helen Glover has finally introduced her twins to the world, Kit and Willow, over two months after their birth (pictured together with son Logan, 21 months)
In her first chat since welcoming Kit and Willow, Helen, who spent the first month calling her babies ‘The Boy and The Girl’, gushed: ‘Steve and I say how we want to bottle this time, then the next day we think: ‘This is even better.”‘
The sporting champion gave birth naturally to the twins, with her baby boy arriving two and a half hours before Willow made her entrance.
The Truro native highlighted new parents’ ‘phenomenal ability to go without resting’ as she and her partner, 46, adjust to battling with sleepless nights.
Deadly 60 star Steve sweetly praised Helen’s role as a mother to their three children, stating: ‘No one knows better than me quite what she’s capable of. She has taken that same insane determination into being the best mum possible. It’s humbling seeing how dedicated she is to our children.’
‘It’s humbling seeing how dedicated she is’: The rower’s husband, Steve Backshall, hailed the rower ‘the best mum possible’ for juggling her career with parenthood (pictured in 2017)
The writer, who has won two BAFTAs for his work in naturalism, shared his hopes for Kit and Willow to develop his same passion for the outdoors.
He explained: ‘Seeing the world through their eyes changes everything. It gives me a renewed enthusiasm to protect the planet and make it a wonderful place for all of them. I hope that I can introduce them to the world of nature and the outdoors and that they love it as much as Helen and I do.’
Helen and Steve have since returned to their home in Buckinghamshire after enjoying a refreshing break in the St Ives before the UK went into lockdown amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The pair described their time on the eco-friendly coastal retreat as ‘magical’ as Helen grew up on the beaches of Cornwall.