Jake Quickenden has opened up on how his baby son Leo has filled a void in his life left by the deaths of his dad and brother.The TV star admitted he often cries about how much he misses his family and that they didn't get to meet Leo, but told Loose Women that becoming a dad had been life-changing for him.
Appearing by video call on the show on Tuesday with Leo, he said: "It has just filled this void and it's hard work, don't get me wrong, anyone who has had babies knows it's hard.
But honestly, every morning I just look forward to waking up and seeing his little face smiling at me." Jake lost his dad Paul in 2008 and his brother Oliver in 2012, both to bone cancer, and became a dad himself when Leo was born in February this year.
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