Episodes
It's a British reality TV crossover for the ages: 'Made In Chelsea' meets 'TOWIE', as this week Ollie and Gareth are joined by Essex's most popular agony aunt, Georgia Kousoulou. Georgia talks all about her family life with Tommy Mallett and their adorable boy Brody, as well as bravely opening up about her struggles with motherhood and the difficulties of trying for a second child. She also gives Ollie and Gareth lots of tips on parenting taken from her brand-new book 'I Wish I Knew', which...
Published 02/13/24
Published 02/13/24
The NewlyDads are running on fumes... it's been sleepless nights with Cosima and Apollo, so they have turned to sleep expert Heidi Skudder from Positively Parenthood to find out how they can get their twins to fall asleep. Heidi explains how she got to the bottom of Ollie and Gareth's babies' sleeping issues, and shares her golden tips for getting your children to drift off peacefully. If you're a tired, exhausted, stressed out parent, then this episode is definitely one for you. Any experts...
Published 02/06/24
Ollie and Gareth are back once again, with returning special guests Cosima and Apollo. After a restless night, the dads weigh up just how to hackle their lack of sleep, and think up their dream lullaby… Slipknot, it won’t be you. Today, the NewlyDads are talking all about music, and are joined by Miaomiao Yu, the founder of Bach to Baby, to find out how classical music could help your newborn. Ollie and Gareth learn why the classics are so important for children, and for anyone struggling to...
Published 01/30/24
Gareth and Ollie are back from Barbados, and hitting the studio to tell us all about their first big holiday away with Cosima and Apollo. The dads share their top tips of travelling with their babies, their holiday highlights, and the ‘boujee’ way they celebrated the twins turning six months old. The NewlyDads have also hit a new milestone in their parenting career, they’ve started the (in their words) ‘dreaded’ weening. They get into their dream baby food flavours, and Producer Ben also...
Published 01/23/24
Men, we’re looking at you: it’s time to take your sperm seriously. Following on from last week’s listen, Ollie and Gareth are re-opening the ’NewlyDads’ classroom. They’re welcoming Melanie Brown, aka ’Spermy Spice’, for a masterclass on all things food and fertility. Melanie’s here to educate you on the foods you fellas should be eating to boost your fertility. She gives the top nuts to eat for your nuts, the foods you should definitely avoid, as well as explaining how weight can weigh in on...
Published 01/16/24
If you’re looking for a sperm donor, or just fascinated about the ins and outs of what happens when men donate their swimmers, then today’s episode of NewlyDads is for you. Ollie and Gareth are joined by Nicole Nel, Operations & Laboratory Manager from the London Sperm Bank to find out how sperm donation works, how much you can get paid, and all the other FAQs you may have about the process. Before jetting off to Barbados, the Dads also chatted about their excitement for the trip, with...
Published 01/09/24
Happy New Year - we hope you celebrated FABULOUSLY and we can’t wait to continue sharing our journey with you in 2024.  We’ll be back to tell you all about our holiday madness very soon.  Thanks for listening Love the NewlyDads xx Send in your messages and stories to be read out by Gareth and Ollie to [email protected] Instagram: @newlydads TikTok: @newlydads Email: [email protected] - Credits: Podcast Producer: @ben_johns Executive Producer:...
Published 01/01/24
We want to wish you a very merry Christmas from our family to yours.  We hope you are celebrating fabulously and having a wonderful time.  Thanks for listening.  Love the NewlyDads xx Send in your messages and stories to be read out by Gareth and Ollie to [email protected] Instagram: @newlydads TikTok: @newlydads Email: [email protected] - Credits: Podcast Producer: @ben_johns Executive Producer: @jemimarathbone Videographer: @jamierg99 Video editor:...
Published 12/26/23
This week, it’s the very first NewlyDads Christmas Special! And Ollie and Gareth have brought along their Chelsea friend, and godmother to their beautiful twins, Sophie Hermann for all the festivities. The dads get into more of your new delivieries, and weigh up the merits of buying their twins Christmas presents, with Sophie also revealing some of the slightly disturbing nursery rhymes she was brought up on as a child. Merry Christmas! And thank you for listening x Send in your messages and...
Published 12/19/23
“I got slobbered on by a reindeer.” - Quote of the day from Ollie Locke-Locke. This week the NewlyDads chat getting Christmassy with a weekend of festive activities, widening their ‘parent friend’ circle and the tricky task of taking passport photos for the babies. Plus, we have invited the wonderful children’s ward nurse Sue, who tells us about supporting families spending Christmas in hospital and more. Nearly a million children in the UK do not own a book which is why we have decided to...
Published 12/12/23
It’s December and the NewlyDads have begun preparing for their first ever Christmas as a family of four. They chat festive decorations, Christmas jumpers, elf on the shelf and more… PLUS, We celebrate Gareth’s birthday with some fun retro surprises including party rings, cocktail sausages and a pass the parcel. They question whether renting out a zoo is too much for a kids birthday party??  Thanks for listening x  Send in your messages and stories to be read out by Gareth and Ollie...
Published 12/05/23
The magnificent Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen joins us on the podcast this week to chat all things nursery interiors. From nursery no no’s to essentials you MUST have…  Plus, who’s a better crier Ollie or the twins? The NewlyDads chat spending a night away from the twins, vaccinations, fake tears and more.  Thanks for listening x  Send in your messages and stories to be read out by Gareth and Ollie to [email protected] Instagram: @newlydads TikTok:...
Published 11/28/23
Ollie’s sister, Amelia Locke, is on the podcast this week to give us the inside scoop on what Ollie is REALLY like.  The NewlyDads chat missing the babies on their ‘Dads Night Off’, getting some long-awaited action and more. PLUS, the trio read out some of your ‘New Deliveries’ including a sweet brother saving a toddler from a cot DISASTER.  Thanks for listening x  Send in your messages and stories to be read out by Gareth and Ollie to [email protected] Instagram:...
Published 11/21/23
Snot Suckers, parent friends and pillow forts… The NewlyDads are back this week to celebrate their third wedding university. Ollie & Gareth surprise each other with ‘leather’ themed presents and chat about the trials & tribulations of their relationship.  PLUS, we have some wedding themed New Deliveries for you, including a child taking a wedding disposable camera to photograph their toilet troubles!  Send in your messages and stories to be read out by Gareth and Ollie...
Published 11/14/23
You’ve met the twins, you’ve met the crazy godparent, now get ready to meet the woman who brought Ollie & Gareth’s babies into the world: their lovely surrogate, Bex! The trio talk about their surrogacy journey, and how sliding into the DMs saw them embark upon an experience with the highest of highs and the lowest of lows. We ask the questions you REALLY want the answers for. How much did Bex get paid? Whose children are they ‘legally’? Are Ollie and Gareth’s names on the birth...
Published 11/07/23
True or False? Ollie’s greatest fear is not being famous.You guessed it! This week Ollie reveals why his new beard is giving him SLEEPLESS nights. The NewlyDads chat about their first holiday with the twins, and how the preparation (or lack of) had Gareth on Google searching for divorce lawyers.They also tackle the trolls head on and address some of the recent internet hate that they’ve received for being ‘bad parents’. And as it’s the spookiest day of the year, they chat about their...
Published 10/31/23
T/W: This episode mentions anti-depressants. Their wish became Producer Ben’s command. Today, the NewlyDads are meeting Sex & Relationship Therapist Calandra Balfour for a very special session. Gareth and Ollie dive deep into their relationship, and chat more openly than ever before about the difficulties of their journey to become parents and how it has impacted upon their sex life. The pair also get some top tips on how they can get the va-va-voom back into their marriage, with Calandra...
Published 10/24/23
Get ready to meet Cosima and Apollo Locke-Locke, as the NewlyDads have brought their babies along for an extra special episode! Ollie and Gareth read some of your alarming ’New Deliveries’… From dodgy autocorrect to babysitting duties gone wrong. PLUS, Ollie reveals his questionable hobby, getting an E at GCSE Maths and of course, some classic name drops… Send in your messages and stories to be read out by Gareth and Ollie to [email protected] Instagram: @newlydads TikTok:...
Published 10/16/23
Trigger Warning: Ollie & Gareth discuss baby loss and miscarriage in this episode. The Locke-Locke’s are back this week with a very special guest & Godmother… The one & only Liv Bently! Liv spills the dirt on what it’s REALLY like to live with the couple, what she’d do if she was a man for the day (*hint* it’s not PG) and how Ollie & Gareth asked her to be a Godparent.  The NewlyDads also share some of your shocking ’New Deliveries’, tell us about their very limited sex life...
Published 10/09/23
Welcome back to NewlyDads, the home of the Ollie Locke overshare. This week, he shocks Gareth (and us all) by revealing just how many of his own bodily fluids he’s tasted, with the pair pondering the virtues of trying breast milk. We get into even more of your New Delivery messages, hear Ollie’s ‘disastrous’ tale of going down on a girl for the first time, and the full story of how Ollie and Gareth made their from Chelsea to the North to meet their twins, Cosima and Apollo, for the very first...
Published 10/02/23
They were the father figures to the great and good of Chelsea for over ten years, but how are Ollie and Gareth Locke-Locke coping with their new role as actual parents to their twins, Cosima and Apollo?! Welcome to the world, the very first episode of ‘NewlyDads’. Get to know the pair even more, as they recount their love story from a one night stand in a barn, to being married, sexless, with twins. Plus we discuss some of your ‘New Deliveries’, chat shit (literally), as well as hearing just...
Published 09/25/23
Meet Ollie and Gareth Locke-Locke's brand new baby: NewlyDads. After welcoming twin babies earlier this year, Ollie and Gareth are swapping their status as Chelsea’s resident social butterflies in their quest to become the King's Roads most fabulous daddies. Join the Locke-Locke’s every Tuesday to hear about their journey as parents, some eyebrow raising stories from their own childhoods, as well as tales from you about some hilarious scenarios you’ve gotten involved with as a kid (or as a...
Published 09/19/23
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Published 09/14/23