bbc newsreader natasha kaplinsky gave birth to a teenage boy late this morning at around 08 : 30 20:00 . she had been on maternity leave since october 21 . kaplinsky had only been training with five news just over a month when she realized she was baby . her husband of three years , investment banker justin bartley announced " we ' re absolutely pleased . " kaplinsky first started to work for the bbc in 2002 after a two year career with sky news . she started on the rte daily show but later moved onto the bbc six o ' clock news and later emerged only the third woman to launch the bbc eight o ' time news . she joined the bbc in october 2007 . she also spent a short stay with sky news . five sports released a statement . " her colleagues here at five television are excited too - and we ' ve sent our best wishes . " they likewise said both kaplinsky and the baby are doing fine .
Natasha Kaplinsky and Justin Bower  got married three years ago.