TV chef Jack Stein has announced he is expecting a baby with his new partner Sophie, in a surprise Instagram post that also brought his previously private separation from his wife into the spotlight. Stein, the middle son of celebrity chef Rick Stein, shared a photograph of the couple against a Cornish coastal backdrop on October 18, with Sophie holding an ultrasound scan and their dog beside them. “One more at the table. April 2027,” Stein captioned the image — a fitting line from a chef whose life revolves around food and family, and one that confirmed the baby is due in April next year. Friends and famous faces rushed to congratulate the couple, including former Great British Bake Off winner Candice Brown, Love Island star Maura Higgins and presenter Scarlett Moffatt.
A separation kept out of the spotlight
The announcement came amid reports that Stein has separated from his wife of four years, artist Lucy Musca, whom he married in Cornwall in July 2022. The former couple share two children, a son and a daughter. Neither Stein nor Lucy has issued a detailed public statement about the end of the marriage, and reports that Lucy has returned to using her maiden name and deactivated her Instagram account remain unconfirmed by the parties themselves — so this post reports the separation as reported, not as confirmed by either party. Stein, 43, is a familiar face on British television through Saturday Kitchen and Cooking with the Stars, and works as chef director across the Rick Stein restaurant group. He is also the author of the cookbook World on a Plate. For Stein, the announcement marks a fresh chapter: a third child, a first with Sophie, and a new family table to set. The congratulations, at least, have been unqualified — a reminder that even the most surprising baby news is, at heart, a happy one.
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