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I'm a Celebrity's Lembit Opik to become a dad at 52

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From Digital Spy

I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!'s Lembit Opik is to become a father at 52, despite sterility fears.

The former MP has revealed that he is expecting a baby in two months with his partner, 33-year-old Bulgarian lawyer Sabina Vankova.

"I get emotional about it all the time," Lembit told The Mirror. "The arrival of our baby is compellingly exciting.

"I can hardly put it into words. I feel the same way as I do about hearing a marvellous piece of music.

"It's an emotive, uplifting, hope-making feeling."

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Photo credit: Dan Kitwood / Getty Images

Opik had previously thought that he could not have children after an accident when he was a child.

"I've wanted to have kids for a long time," he added.

"In 1971, I had a very serious accident when I fell 10ft out of a tree, impaled myself on a stick and damaged my personal parts. That could have meant that I was sterile.

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Photo credit: Eamonn McCormack / Contributor / Getty Images

"I've twice been in situations where I tried to have children, which both ended in miscarriage. I didn't want to talk about this pregnancy until I was sure things would be okay.

"I remain wary, because until a child is born you're still dealing with a pregnancy."

The ex-Liberal Democrat politician was previously engaged to Cheeky Girls singer Gabriela Irimia (pictured above), but the pair ended their relationship in 2008.


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