The Aporia · Strictly Come Dancing star Will Best feels ‘so lucky’ as he welcomes first child

Strictly Come Dancing star Will Best feels ‘so lucky’ as he welcomes first child

Read the original at Evening Standard ↗

Cite

APA MLA Chicago

Feric, C. (2026, October 15). Strictly Come Dancing star Will Best feels ‘so lucky’ as he welcomes first child. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/gk-barry-dianne-buswell-instagram-oti-mabuse-sarah-storey-b1301059.html

Dated from the outlet's own feed. Check the original for its byline.

Quick Summary

Will Best, a star from the BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing, shared on Instagram that he and his partner Tobi Rose have welcomed their first child together. He introduced their newborn son, named Sonny, through a series of photos, expressing how lucky they feel to be new parents. The post received congratulatory messages from fellow celebrities including Dianne Buswell and Fleur East. Best’s announcement comes during the current season of Strictly Come Dancing, where he is set to perform with partner Dianne Buswell on Saturday.

Written by AI on 2026-10-15, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

AI analysis

Story summary

Will Best, a star of the BBC dance competition show Strictly Come Dancing, announced on Instagram that he and his partner Tobi Rose welcomed their first child together. The newborn, named Sonny Best, was celebrated in several photos shared by Will, including one showing him holding Sonny and another with both parents cradling the baby. In the post's caption, Will expressed gratitude towards Tobi and excitement about becoming a parent, calling it a "miracle." Fellow cast member Dianne Buswell congratulated them, noting her own recent experience as a new mother. The announcement received numerous supportive comments from friends and fans alike.

Written for “Will Best Welcomes First Child” on 2026-11-04, grounded in this article and the 0 other(s) covering the same event.

Compared with similar articles

Nothing to compare against. No article is close enough to this one for the pipeline to have linked or judged the pair.

Signals How these are calculated →

Claims extracted

sentences that state something as happening or true

Uncertain

0 of 15 hedged ("reportedly", "may", "according to")

Leaning

not political

takes no side on a contested political question

Publisher signals

64/100

Evening Standard's corrections and hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.

Outlets on this story

Entertainment

Same framing elsewhere

articles that frame the event the way this one does

Who wrote this

Carla Feric

100 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction

🔮 Read More “Maybe it will make us think of things differently moving forward,” she said.

2026-11-03 · assertive framing · Stacey Solomon says media invasion of her privacy ‘should be illegal’

🔮 The 30-year-old will make his presenting debut alongside The One Show host Alex Jones, broadcaster Rylan Clark and BBC Radio 2 presenter Sara Cox, while comedian Mel Giedroyc returns for her 10th year. West said being part of the charity’s flagship fundraising programme was “one of the biggest honours of my life so far”.

2026-11-03 · assertive framing · Tyler West says hosting Children In Need ‘means everything to me’

🔮 It also does something television cannot, and answers the question of who would have won if different players had been chosen as the traitors.

2026-11-02 · assertive framing · Claudia Winkleman gives Traitors tips to stage show host Nick Mohammed

🔮 However, she said she would also have voted to eliminate them had her vote been needed.

2026-11-01 · assertive framing · Fifth couple eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing after first triple dance-off

🔮 “The message is optimistic – whatever your parameters may seem to be in life, whatever you can do, do it as much as you can.

2026-11-01 · assertive framing · Monica Dolan: It was a ‘privilege’ to raise awareness of Parkinson’s in new film

🔮 The big screen adaptation, which will be directed and produced by Mann, is in development, with filming reportedly postponed until January 2027.

2026-11-01 · mixed framing · Director Michael Mann treated in hospital after accidental shooting at gun range

🔮 He competed on ITV reality show I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! in 2003 alongside Danniella Westbrook and Toyah Willcox, finishing fourth overall.

2026-11-01 · assertive framing · Wayne Sleep reveals he is undergoing treatment for cancer but ‘in good spirits’

🔮 “Maybe I was surprised because before I had only ever gone out with someone for two years – and if it was two years it would have been a disaster at the end.”

2026-11-01 · assertive framing · Suki Waterhouse says motherhood turned her into an ‘unrecognisable person’

🔮 The hunt for the next Bond began in May and is believed to have reached its final stages, with Callum Turner, Jack Lowden and Josh O’Connor among the stars reportedly in contention for the 007 role.

2026-11-01 · assertive framing · James Bond actor Ben Whishaw says franchise ‘needs to be reinvented’

🔮 He will return to the stage in April 2027 with shows across the US and Canada, followed by performances in Paris, Madrid, Berlin, Rome and Dublin over the summer.

2026-11-01 · assertive framing · Harry Styles dresses as viral ‘pizza rat’ for final Madison Square Garden show

Also by Carla Feric

Stacey Solomon says media invasion of her privacy ‘should be illegal’

2026-11-03 · Evening Standard

Tyler West says hosting Children In Need ‘means everything to me’

2026-11-03 · Evening Standard

Claudia Winkleman gives Traitors tips to stage show host Nick Mohammed

2026-11-02 · Evening Standard

Bradley Walsh hopes new faux gameshow has educated viewers about gambling

2026-11-01 · Evening Standard

Nothing else under this byline is closely related to this article, so these are simply their most recent.

All 100 articles by Carla Feric →

Claims (15 extracted, 0 hedged)

Strictly Come Dancing star Will Best said he and partner Tobi Rose are “so lucky” as they welcome their first child together. asserted

they → say → child

Best proudly showed off his newborn in a carousel of photos, which opened with a video of the broadcaster jokingly showing off a “really cool new thing I got today” before panning the camera to reveal his son. asserted

I → show → son

He also included several sweet snaps of himself and Rose cradling their infant, along with a photo of Sonny in a car seat carrier covered in a pastel yellow blanket with the word “lovely” embroidered on it. asserted

himself → include → it

In the caption, Best wrote: “Well who do we have here then?! “ asserted

we → write → who

“@tobiroseofficial you’re a miracle and I love you so much. asserted

I → ’re → you

“A couple of tired new parents (see last slide) but oh my goodness aren’t we lucky.” asserted

we → see → slide

The comments were inundated with congratulatory messages, including from fellow Strictly stars such as his professional dance partner Dianne Buswell – who welcomed her first child with YouTuber Joe Sugg earlier this year. “Yay I’m so happy for you and Tobi, and Bowie is so excited to meet little Sonny,” she wrote. asserted

she → inundate → Sonny

Fleur East, with whom Best hosts the Hits Radio Breakfast Show, commented: “Awww yay!!! asserted

Best → host → Show

Hope you’re all doing well. asserted

you → hope → ?

Best announced he was expecting his first child in a post to Instagram earlier this year recapping his summer, which featured a mirror selfie alongside his fiancee with his hand on her growing baby bump. asserted

which → announce → bump

Best has been in a relationship with Rose for almost 15 years, and he asked the stylist to marry him during a romantic getaway to Italy in 2024. asserted

he → ask → 2024

He has worked as a broadcaster for more than 15 years, beginning his screen career as a presenter on T4 before appearing on This Morning, BBC Three and Viva. asserted

He → work → Morning

Best also recently won Celebrity Mastermind with the specialist subject of Rivals star Danny Dyer. asserted

Best → win → Dyer

Best, who is currently starring in the latest series of Strictly, will return to the ballroom floor this Saturday with partner Buswell as they dance a jive to Crocodile Rock by Sir Elton John. asserted

they → star → John

Read More It was announced he would be joining the show in July, and at the time he described the gig as “an absolute dream”. asserted

he → read → dream

💬Give feedback · no sign-in needed

Tell me what to work on

No sign-in needed for now. Your note is sent without a name, so it cannot be answered.

🕘History 🎫Support

Terms · Privacy · beta v2.0.0

Articles to 4 Nov 2026

Strictly Come Dancing star Will Best feels ‘so lucky’ as he welcomes first child

Quick Summary

AI analysis

Story

Compared with similar articles

Signals How these are calculated →

How this is being covered How these are calculated →

Publisher

Who wrote this

Topics

Subjects

Narrative

Claims (15 extracted, 0 hedged)