Rolling Stones’ Mick Jagger becomes a father again as he welcomes baby with Melanie Hamrick
Singer made transatlantic dash to witness birth of his eighth child
SIR Mick Jagger made a dramatic transatlantic dash to see the birth of his eighth child.
The Rolling Stones star, 73, jumped on a private jet to New York after ballerina Melanie Hamrick, 29, rang to say their son was on the way.
The statement added: "Mick was at the hospital for the arrival.
A source said: “Mick knew the baby was imminent but did not believe his services would be needed so quickly.
“As soon as he found out, he caught the first plane he could to JFK airport. There was no way he was going to miss it.
“It was all very hectic but thankfully he made it just in time. His relief was nearly as huge as the pride he felt when he welcomed his new son into the world.”
Mick’s publicist confirmed yesterday’s birth, adding “mother and baby are doing well”.
A statement said: “They are both delighted. Mick was at the hospital for the arrival.”
The couple are no longer an item but Mick has said he wants to be a hands-on dad.
Baby No8 means he now has children with five women and is also a great-grandad.
London-based Mick has promised to visit US as much as possible to see his new son and will help out financially.
The Sun on Sunday also revealed in October he has bought a £5million townhouse for Melanie in New York.
A source said: “They want to raise their son together and obviously will always have such a great bond.
“Melanie knows she can always count on Mick for support even though he lives on a different continent.”
The couple started dating in 2014 shortly after the suicide of L’Wren Scott, Mick’s partner of 13 years.
The Sun showed Mick and Melanie kissing on a hotel balcony when the Stones’ world tour reached Zurich that summer.
In July this year we also broke the story of her pregnancy.
But their romance faded with Mick preferring to live in the UK and his band’s hectic schedule taking its toll on the relationship.
The rocker’s oldest child is Karis Hunt, 45, whose mum is singer Marsha Hunt.
Jade Jagger, 44, is his daughter with actress Bianca Jagger, to whom he was married for eight years
Mick has four children with model Jerry Hall — Elizabeth, 32, James, 30, Georgia May, 24, and Gabriel, 19.
He also has a son Lucas, 17, with model Luciana Gimenez.
Jade Jagger’s daughter Assisi Jackson had a baby girl — Mick’s great-granddaughter — in 2014. He also has five grandchildren.
Mick’s new arrival comes seven months after bandmate Ronnie Wood, 69, became a dad to twin girls with wife Sally, 38.
Ronnie revealed Mick was quick to visit his family, saying: “Mick popped in on the third day. He couldn’t wait to see the baby girls. I put one in each arm and took a photo.”
The Stones’ new album Blue & Lonesome is expected to top the charts today.