Fearne Cotton’s ex Jesse Wood becomes a father for the fifth time as his girlfriend Gemma Gregory gives birth to a baby boy and reveals his unusual name

Fearne Cotton’s ex Jesse Wood has become a father for the fifth time after his girlfriend Gemma Gregory gave birth to a baby boy on Sunday. The musician, 49, and the Made In Chelsea star, 40, announced they were expecting in April and on Monday she took to Instagram to share the news they had welcomed a boy, on the same day as Jesse’s daughter Lola’s 21st birthday. Sharing a slew of snaps, she added the caption: ‘Our perfect little Indigo Robin Charles Wood was born 23/08/26 which happens to be the same August birthday as his biggest sister, Lola! Happy 21st beautiful and welcome to the ride little dude…’He is heavenly. So chill and CUTE! He squeaks like a little cub and smells like meadows!  He’s very lucky to have the best gang of siblings, OBSESSED mama and papa and will be surrounded by love forever and always’. The reality star already has an 11-year-old son from a previous relationship, while Jesse shares two children with Fearne and two children with his first wife Tilly Wood. Fearne Cotton’s ex Jesse Wood has become a father for the fifth time after his girlfriend Gemma Gregory gave birth to a baby boy last week She gazed at the newborn in a doting fashion in pictures taken inside hospital  The musician, 49, and the Made In Chelsea star, 40, announced they were expecting in April and on Monday she took to Instagram to share the news they had welcomed a boy, on the same day as Jesse’s daughter Lola’s 21st birthday Jesse has Rex, 13, and Honey, nine, with Fearne while Lola and her 24-year-old brother Authur’s mother is Tilly. He split from Fearne in 2024 after 10 years of marriage and divorced Tilly in 2011 after tying the knot in 2003. He went public with reality star Gemma last April, when she posted a sun-soaked photo of Jesse, captioned: ‘Bloody love this one.’Insiders said at the time that their relationship progressed quickly following the shock collapse of his marriage to Fearne, followed by Fearne’s new relationship with Elliot Hegarty, a television director ten years her senior.News of Indigo’s arrival comes after Jesse recently spoke out about his financial woes amid his divorce from Fearne.Jesse, who is the son of Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood, gave a public glimpse of his struggles when he appeared in court on a speeding charge in January.He candidly revealed how he was living on barely £1,000 a month and struggling for work since the breakdown of his 10-year marriage to broadcaster Fearne.He told magistrates after admitting speeding on the A4 in West London: ‘I was due to be employed in 2024 but it got delayed. At the moment I’m living off my savings and I am looking to get employment.’ Gemma’s sweet snaps showed the father cosying up to their son She shared a sweet caption detailing Indigo’s arrival  She shared an image of her baby bump among the snaps Gemma posted the adoring snaps of the tot Company accounts also show that his business is deeply in the red and burdened with mounting debts.Rekognition Sound Limited – of which Jesse is the sole director and shareholder – has just £10,943 in its bank accounts while owing £111,903 to creditors. Of that sum, £37,352 relates to bank loans.Most recent accounts, covering the 12 months to the end of November 2024, show the company is £101,562 in the red – a sharp increase from £56,211 the previous year. Despite his famous lineage, Jesse also appears to have no property safety net.His former marital home in Richmond, south-west London, is registered solely in Fearne’s name, meaning he has no legal claim to the £3.15million house she purchased in 2014. News of Indigo’s arrival comes after Jesse recently spoke out about his financial woes amid his divorce from Fearne  Earlier this year, Gemma shared pictures of her bump  Born into rock royalty, Jesse followed in his father’s footsteps by pursuing a career in music, carving out a living as a guitarist and working with various bands and projects over the years.He has been a sometime guitarist for rock band Reef, as well as working behind the scenes on music-related ventures.But whereas his father is worth £100million and lives in a £3million townhouse in Richmond, Jesse’s own business interests have faltered.In October 2025 he stood down as a director of Reef Band LLP, which channels cash from royalties and live performances. The last accounts for the partnership showed it was £710 in the red.He had also previously resigned as a director of Tribe Festivals in 2022.Jesse’s financial plight emerged publicly as he faced a possible driving ban, having already accumulated nine penalty points for previous speeding offences.In court, he disclosed that his most recent tax return showed a ‘very low’ annual income of around £14,000. Jesse was handed a six-month driving ban and ordered to pay £255 in fines after his vehicle was clocked driving at 27mph in a 20mph zone. Jesse was born into rock royalty as the son of Rolling Stone Ronnie Wood who is worth £100million. Here he is pictured with his father and his ex Fearne Cotton in 2011Ronnie’s ex-wife Jo Wood, who helped raise Jesse, said of the split from Fearne last year: ‘I was shocked actually. I didn’t expect Fearne to have a new boyfriend. And Jesse was devastated.’But sometimes in life, you have to go through these things. It may be daunting at first, but every cloud has a silver lining. Nothing lasts forever. I hope Fearne will be very happy.’I’m sure Jesse’s going to be very happy. These things work out. Their time was up – they had to move on.’Gemma is the London-born daughter of actor Paul Gregory, whose past boyfriends include Henry Brett, a captain of the England polo team.Jesse, who previously dated the likes of Kate Moss, Kate Hudson and model Jasmine Guinness, has not spoken publicly in detail about his split from Fearne.She, however, addressed it during an appearance on Lorraine last March, saying: ‘It’s all very amicable and the kids are doing great. I am in a very good place.’