This Morning's Ben Shephard works out with rarely-seen son, 19, and fans all say the same thing
Ben Shephard was joined by his rarely-seen son as he took part in a fitness challenge to mark his 50th birthday - and fans were left saying the same thing. The This Morning presenter, who celebrated his milestone birthday earlier this month, has spent recent weeks documenting his workouts as he aims to be as fit as possible in his 50th year.
For the latest and “toughest” of his challenges, Ben was joined by his 19 year old son Sam as they took on the mammoth task of completing 50 pull ups. Giving fans a peek of their joint endeavour, Ben shared a clip of their workout on Instagram in which he and Sam could be seen supporting each other through the task.
“So, Sam, my eldest, as part of my Fit@50 challenge has challenged me to do what...?,” Ben explained, with Sam chiming in: “50 pullups!” Meanwhile, the Tipping Point presenter added: “50 pullups! So, seeing as I am desperately trying to get there, today we're gonna try to complete the challenge.”
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After successfully completing the challenge, Ben expressed his joy in the caption. “We finally did it!! The toughest #fit@50 challenge was set by @samshephardd 50 #pullups. It took a few sets and a lot of grunting, huffing and puffing, but we got there in the end! All in order to make room for @itsbigjohn1 sit down Chinese meal later tonight. Countdown to #BOSHMAS #BOSH #fit@50,” he wrote.
In response to the clip, Ben’s followers flocked to the comments section to show their support and admiration of the pair, with many expressing their amazement at how tall Sam had grown. “He’s so much bigger than you now ben. won’t be long before Leo’s bigger than me,” wrote one. “Absolute unit. and then you. haha. go on sam,” another added.
“Your son is the double of you!!,” said a third. “Wow you’re both very strong,” another comment read.
It comes after Ben and co-host Cat Deeley were forced to interrupt a recent episode of This Morning to share some heartwarming baby news. The pair were thrilled to pause things as they celebrated the arrival of deputy editor Emma Dagnell’s second child.
The presenting duo revealed that little Arthur Jude Dagnell had been born, with Cat announcing: “Our This Morning family has just got a little bit bigger, we are very happy to announce that our deputy editor Emma and her husband Andrew have just welcomed the beautiful Arthur Jude Dagnell.”
