Heston Blumenthal becomes a dad again aged 51 with French girlfriend

CELEBRITY chef Heston Blumenthal secretly became a father for the fourth time at the end of last year.

The restaurateur, 51, has been revealed by the Daily Mail to have become a dad after secretly getting his French girlfriend, Stephanie Gouveia, pregnant.

Keeping the arrival of the birth low key, a source told the paper that he even didn’t mention to some of his friends that she was expecting.

A representative for the chef told the paper: “I can confirm Heston and Stephanie have had a child at the end of last year, but we won’t be giving any further information.”

Heston divorced Zanna, his wife of 28 years in just 90 seconds last year after being granted a “quickie divorce” by the courts.

He has three children – Zack, 25, Jessie, 22, and Joy, 20 – with his former spouse.

The chef – famous for his creations like snail porridge – had previously hailed her as the reason for his success.

They split in 2011 and he later dated American cookery writer and actress Suzanne Pirret.

He has been dating estate agent Stephanie since April last year, and were pictured together in Melbourne that month.

They were also pictured in December kissing while on a date night at the Chiltern Firehouse, with Heston still appearing to be wearing his wedding band.

The Michelin-starred chef had a somewhat busy 2017 after also selling the house that he shared with Zanna, for an estimated £1million profit.

The home in Marlow, Bucks, is nine miles from his top restaurant The Fat Duck at Bray, Berks, and went on sale for £3.25million.

A source said: “Before the divorce in April, they sorted their finances.

“The large family home was no longer needed. But he looks to make close to £1million on it.”

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