Surprise! Comedian Mel Buttle Welcomes Baby Boy: 'I'm Not Joking!'

Australian comedian and TV host Mel Buttle has revealed she’s been keeping a very sweet secret – that she and her partner welcomed a baby boy seven weeks ago.

The Great Australian Bake Off host shared her news on radio, revealing her partner had carried their little boy, who they named Harry.

“It’s a big announcement and I want to get it done on the radio, one for attention and two to tell everyone in one hit so I don’t have to go and keep telling people,” Mel said on KIIS 97.3FM.

“I don’t quite know how to say it. I have … I’ve got … a baby. I have a baby. I’m not joking. This isn’t a ‘bit’ I’m not going to trick you … I have a seven week old baby. My partner and I had a baby.”

Mel, who has amassed a huge following on TikTok for her comedic portrayal of ‘every Aussie mum’, says she and her partner wanted to keep their boy’s arrival quiet for the first few weeks.

“My partner carried our child. He’s a boy. I’ve been a bit reluctant to put him on the Internet, to put him on social media because I thought, he’s got a right to privacy. Why am I telling all these people I don’t know that I’ve got a baby?”

The former I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here star, says she realised that she’ll be drawing on motherhood for even more inspiration for her stand up comedy.

“I want to talk about him on stage .. I need help, I need advice, I need coffee. I didn’t want to hide him, but I wanted to just have a little bubble with just us for a little bit. Now I want help”

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by MEL BUTTLE (@melindabuttle)

Mel, who announced her engagement to ex-footballer Noran Abaza last year, says Harry is sleeping in ’45 minute intervals’

“He’s poo-up-the-back weeks old,” she added.

Mel Buttle baby

The 40-year-old told The Courier Mail that she and Noran conceived Harry via IVF. And she says they’re planning more children in the future.

“It was very emotional. I’ve always wanted to have kids and I would love for him to have a sibling one day.”

We may get commissions for purchases made using links in this post. Learn more.

30 Comments

- - meedee said
  - 01 Nov 2024
    11:19 am
Fair enough. I dont see why those in the public eye have to tell us everything anyway. They need to be able to have some sort of private life.
Massive congrats on the beautiful bub.
haha i love the video about the hot chook as its so very true. Gotta love it

- - mom101628 said
  - 18 Dec 2022
    10:37 pm
Congratulations on both fronts – for announcing the birth of your child and for not having put it ‘ou there’ for everyone to ooh and aah about for the past 9 months.

- - ~Loui~ said
  - 02 Dec 2022
    1:18 am
Congratulations !

- - Lividanke said
  - 22 Nov 2022
    4:43 pm
Congratulations to the new family, I wish them all the best.

- - mom485263 said
  - 19 Nov 2022
    8:32 pm
I love the comment “pooh up the back” weeks old! We all had those moments.

- - mom461676 said
  - 15 Nov 2022
    7:16 pm
Congratulations! I love watching Mel’s videos, they’re hilariously accurate!

- - mustangsachy said
  - 15 Nov 2022
    9:49 am
This is lovely! Congrats to the happy couple.

- - mom465794 said
  - 13 Nov 2022
    10:59 pm
Congrats! Always nice to hear about new babies

- - tessie said
  - 12 Nov 2022
    11:28 am
Congratulations to the happy couple in welcoming their first baby. Welcome adorable Harry.

- - Ellen said
  - 11 Nov 2022
    8:52 am
I haven’t heard of her, but congrats to this couple

- - cassy26 said
  - 10 Nov 2022
    1:28 pm
“poo up the back weeks old” haha love it….
- Ellen replied
  
  11 Nov 2022 , 8:43 am
  Yep, I remember that time
- - mom160270 said
  - 10 Nov 2022
    1:24 pm
I’ve not heard of this lady before but congratulations on the wonderful news.

- - rovermum said
  - 10 Nov 2022
    11:59 am
Wow! Congratulations. And good on you for managing to keep it quiet so you could enjoy the baby bubble.
- mom93821 replied
  
  12 Nov 2022 , 8:20 am
  Holding some ‘things’ close is special in a world that seems to be in share overload at times.
- - mom93821 said
  - 10 Nov 2022
    8:49 am
It is refreshing to hear of special things being kept quiet until the person chooses to share.

- - sars_angelchik said
  - 10 Nov 2022
    8:44 am
Good on her keeping it under wraps!

- - TraceyGail said
  - 10 Nov 2022
    7:29 am
I’m not at all familiar with her but congratulations are always in order with a new baby.

- - Mum.of.2. said
  - 10 Nov 2022
    6:42 am
No idea who she is either but congratulations to her! Glad she has gotten her woah to be a mum.

- - mom489365 said
  - 10 Nov 2022
    4:12 am
Beautiful, congratulations ????

- - Frankiielot said
  - 09 Nov 2022
    8:58 pm
No idea who she is but congrats on the new bubba!

- - Motherhoodmama said
  - 09 Nov 2022
    8:52 pm
Never heard of her but big congratulations