Sophie Habboo has opened up on the explosive rows she had with husband Jamie Laing following the birth of their son Ziggy ahead of the release of their new TV series.
Three-part series Raising Chelsea, which is set to air on Disney+ in April, will follow the former Made in Chelsea stars as they face the reality of becoming parents.
It follows Sophie, 31, and Jamie, 37, from their early pregnancy through to labour and finally meeting their baby son, Ziggy, now nearly four months old.
The series will see the new parents open up on the difficulties of becoming parents, including having a series of rows in the days after welcoming their first child.
Sophie admitted: ‘I’ll just say that our team that filmed with us really filmed everything – we filmed for about nine months and they were with us the whole time.
‘There were times where I thought, “That surely isn’t going to be kept in. That’s not going to be aired”, and then watching back, I’m like, “Ugh!”, but it’s life.’
Sophie continued of the pressures of juggling parenthood alongside work, and renovating their house in the wake of welcoming their baby: ‘It was constant, nearly a breakdown every day.’
Sophie Habboo has opened up on the explosive rows she had with husband Jamie Laing following the birth of their son Ziggy ahead of the release of their new TV series
Three-part series Raising Chelsea, which is set to air on Disney+ in April, will follow the former Made in Chelsea stars as they face the reality of becoming parents
Jamie added: ‘I thought at one-point Soph was going to divorce me! It was either going to be divorced or one of us was going to murder the other…
‘There was one day which I thought, “That was it. It was over”.’
Nonetheless, they’re prepared to bare all for their fans, as Jamie continued: ‘Well, Sophie married someone who really loves to be behind the camera, in front of the camera, has recorded and documentary everything forever.
‘We sort of followed our journey with it… and this is the evolution of that. We thought if we could create a show that wasn’t really just about drama, but actually wholesome, made people laugh, show a true, real, raw journey…
‘The ups and down, the lefts and the rights, we thought that it would be an interesting show, and so when Soph and I went into this, we said, “We’re going to be real”.
‘Most people, if they say, “Oh, we’re showing our true lives,” they’re not actually really showing their true lives. They’re probably holding back quite a lot.
‘This genuinely is showing everything because we were so used to having cameras there, and it’s nerve-wracking because people are always going to judge, people are going to have their opinions… but we were determined to show everything.’
Sophie agreed: ‘I’m a massive reality TV show fan, but I feel like over time some have become quite staged and produced. I personally miss the rawness of everything.
‘We just really went into it pretending the cameras weren’t there.’
The series follows Sophie, 31 (pictured) and Jamie, 37, from their early pregnancy through to labour and finally meeting their baby son, Ziggy, now nearly four months old
Sophie also addressed pressures to ‘snap back’ following the birth of her son Ziggy, hitting back against ‘unrealistic’ expectations set on social media.
She explained: ‘I didn’t necessarily feel that pressure from the public. Weirdly, there’s more of a pressure on mums that you get judged either way.
‘If you haven’t snapped back, people are going to say something. If you have snapped back people are going to say something.
‘I am actually finding that and I didn’t expect that. There are some people commenting on the snapping back saying it’s too soon and it’s not realistic.
‘I just don’t think you can please anyone… whether you’ve snapped back or not, it just shouldn’t be a thing.
‘I feel stronger and I have much more respect for myself. I speak more kindly to myself. Ziggy’s my priority and I don’t put as much pressure on what I look like because my brain is thinking about him and it’s actually quite freeing and liberating.’
It was revealed last year that the couple, who wed in 2023, are bringing their journey to becoming parents to screens in a docuseries exploring everything from Sophie’s pregnancy to balancing their busy professional lives.
The series was commissioned by Sean Doyle, Executive Director and is produced by Dorothy St Pictures in association with Jampot Productions.
It comes after Sophie told fans she was ‘grateful’ for husband Jamie as she gave a sweet glimpse into her life as a new mother, after her spouse sparked outrage with his ‘superwoman’ post.
The podcaster and the former Made In Chelsea star looked on cloud nine after welcoming their first child in early December, sharing snaps to social media.
Just weeks later, Sophie took her Instagram page with a slew of sweet pictures, captioning it ‘grateful’ as she gathered the best recent memories.
Meanwhile, on her Instagram Stories, the doting mother snapped her tiny tot without showing his face and added a blue heart emoji.
Sophie gushed over her beloved husband in her new social media post, also attaching some glamorous mirror selfies and outdoors analogue shots.
Elsewhere in the carousel, Jamie beamed from ear to ear as he was captured during a stroll out with some pals.
Sophie Habboo said she’s ‘grateful’ for husband Jamie Laing as she gave a sweet glimpse into her life as a new mother, after her spouse sparked outrage with his ‘superwoman’ post
Sophie’s latest update comes after Jamie, 37, was criticised for a recent post that set ‘unrealistic expectations’ for new mothers.
He had taken to social media last month to show off how Sophie had created a ‘magical Christmas’ just three weeks after giving birth to their son Ziggy.
However, fans were quick to call out the post for being insensitive and a ‘typical IG moment’ only showing the best parts of the day.
In Sophie’s recent album she looked every inch the doting mother as she cuddled Ziggy and looked chic in an all-black outfit.
Another saw her showing off her toned legs in white shorts and a pink shirt as she enjoyed her morning cup of coffee.
Other snaps in the album showed the sunset from their swanky new London home and a some delicious pastries.
Sophie also posted an adorable snap of Ziggy’s tiny feet as well as an image of Jamie playing Pac-Man.
It comes after the backlash which Jamie received from mumfluencers before Christmas after he said Sophie had created a magical Christmas three weeks after giving birth.
On Sunday, the former Made In Chelsea actress took to her Instagram page with a slew of sweet pictures, captioning it ‘grateful’ as she gathered the best recent memories
He was flooded with replies from unhappy fans, with one writing: ‘I normally love your content, but this is an insensitive post and sets an unrealistic expectation/pressure on other new mothers. Not everyone has the money, resources and support to be able to do this.’;
‘In my opinion this is not normal and a typical IG moment. To, to me, this is sadly only about people pleasing and not prioritising healing and true connections.’;
‘My first Xmas when I was 3 weeks PP I slept most the day.’
Others questioned whether the couple had outside help from caterers or other paid professionals.
Sophie and Jamie announced the birth of their son on December 4, 2025 with sweet hospital snaps.
Jamie could be seen with his arm around his wife as she cradled their newborn, while another showed just Sophie holding their baby.
Days after Ziggy arrived, the couple checked into the UK’s leading postpartum wellness retreat.
The new parents took to Instagram with a snap after arriving at the £2k-a-night resort located within the five star Mandarin Oriental hotel in London’s Hyde Park.
It comes after Jamie was recently criticised for a recent post (seen) that set ‘unrealistic expectations’ for new mothers
Jamie and Sophie could be seen settling into their luxurious room, which sees Tenth Wellness provide 24-hour babysitters for mum and dad to relax.
The couple also enjoyed three Michelin star meals a day, as well as access to the hotel’s top of the range spa and beauty therapists.
Before Ziggy’s birth, Sophie had shared how she was not going to allow anyone to kiss her child.
Speaking on their Nearly Parents podcast, Sophie said: ‘No one’s f*****g kissing my baby. And I’m gonna say this on this podcast: If anyone comes and kisses my newborn baby, I will punch you in the face.’
Jamie laughed as Sophie added: ‘Please do not come near my baby and risk giving my baby germs.’
Pointing at Jamie, she continued: ‘And you were gonna be like to me ‘No, but that woman said that we should give them immune system, smother them with kisses, stranger’, and it just gives me sleepless nights.’
Laughing, Jamie replied: ‘No, I’m not gonna be like that. Honey, what I said was this, someone said you gotta let them get dirt, so I went, ‘Oh, so we’ll just take them into the garden and put mud on them.”
Attempting to stifle a laugh, Sophie told the cameras: ‘Yeah, that’s what he genuinely said. We’ll just like put the baby in with like the mud, and we don’t wash it off, I was like, probably not at newborn stage.’
Raising Chelsea will be available to stream from April 2 on Disney+
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