{"id":5912,"date":"2025-04-22T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/?p=5912"},"modified":"2025-04-24T18:27:10","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T18:27:10","slug":"inside-joe-lycetts-private-life-with-secret-girlfriend-and-surprise-baby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/22\/inside-joe-lycetts-private-life-with-secret-girlfriend-and-surprise-baby\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside Joe Lycett\u2019s private life with \u2018secret\u2019 girlfriend and surprise baby"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Joe Lycett has kept his private life out of the spotlight (Pictures: Joe Lycett\/ Instagram, Ken McKay\/ ITV\/ Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Joe Lycett<\/a> left fans in shock last year when announcing the news that he\u2019d become a father<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The comedian<\/a>, 36, is best known for <\/a>appearing on shows including Taskmaster<\/a>, Never Mind the Buzzcocks and LOL: Last One Laughing, as well as presenting The Great British Sewing Bee<\/a>, Travel<\/a> Man and his talk show Late Night Lycett.<\/p>\n

Over the years Joe has largely kept his private life out of the spotlight<\/a>, so left many surprised when revealing he\u2019d welcomed a child in October.<\/p>\n

At the time he shared a photo of himself cradling his son, sharing he was \u2018loving being a dad\u2019.<\/p>\n

This week he explained that becoming a parent<\/a> was \u2018so beautiful\u2019.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s everything we know about Joe\u2019s growing family, including his relationship with his \u2018secret\u2019 girlfriend<\/a>.<\/p>\n

What has Joe Lycett said about his sexuality?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Joe has regularly referred to his bisexuality and pansexuality in his stand-up routines.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The comedian is best known for hosting shows including Late Night Lycett (Picture: Channel 4 )<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The series won a Bafta last year (Picture: Dave Benett)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In a 2015 interview with Attitude magazine, he described how being bisexual \u2018presents its own challenges\u2019 when people had \u2018no box to put you in\u2019, going on to share it \u2018just means you fancy people of all genders\u2019.<\/p>\n

In 2023 he told The Guardian that \u2018homophobia was rife\u2019 while he was in school and there were \u2018very, very few openly queer kids in my year group\u2019.<\/p>\n

Who is Joe Lycett’s partner?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

A few days before announcing he\u2019d become a dad, Joe spoke opened up about his relationship<\/strong> and spoke about his sexuality at length.<\/p>\n

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He spoke about his sexuality a few days before announcing he’d become a dad (Picture: Ken McKay\/ ITV\/ Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Joe also keeps the identity of his partner private (Picture: Ken McKay\/ ITV\/ Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Speaking on Bimini Bon-Boulash\u2019s podcast The Pieces, Joe discussed his girlfriend \u2018Denise\u2019 revealing that he uses a pseudonym to keep her name out of the public eye.<\/p>\n

\u2018So, I\u2019ve got Winston the cat, and my partner Denise. And, um, she\u2019s not called Denise, but I don\u2019t talk about her, because she has a job that she can\u2019t be in the public eye,\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n

\u2018I call her Denise because she hates the name Denise, so, uh, I live with Denise.<\/p>\n

He went on to discuss his sexual identity, which he admitted was a difficult conversation at times.  <\/p>\n

\u2018Well, it\u2019s interesting now being in a long-term relationship with a woman because loads of people are like, sorry what? There was a brief period when I was at school when I thought because I was attracted to men, I was gay, and then I was like, whoa, whoa, whoa, hang on,\u2019 he began.<\/p>\n

\u2018Then I use the term bisexual when anyone asks, and I just want to give a quick answer because people understand that.<\/p>\n

\u2018But I think the most accurate way of describing myself is pansexual, in that I\u2019m not attracted to people, just because of their gender.<\/p>\n

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He announced the birth of his son in October last year (Picture: Joe Lycett\/ Instagram)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Joe added that he sometimes struggled to explain his sexuality to \u2018idiots\u2019 as it was more nuanced than fancying every person on earth.<\/p>\n

\u2018I also don\u2019t really know how it works because, I don\u2019t know, how does it work? As in, I don\u2019t know how it works in terms of like, explaining it to idiots. Because it is hard to sort of go, well, no, I am attracted to men sometimes, but not all men. And it\u2019s not often to do with the fact that they are men,\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n

\u2018Yeah, it doesn\u2019t matter what the gender or whatever.  And I don\u2019t know why that is, but that is how it is. It\u2019s a strange one because to me that suggests that sexuality is not just man, woman.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2018So, the intellectual side of me goes it\u2019s pansexual, which means all. So, that\u2019s how I feel about myself.\u2019<\/p>\n

He went on to say that he \u2018doesn\u2019t really care what anyone else thinks about it these days, because I just think it\u2019s nothing to do with you\u2019.<\/p>\n

However, Joe said many people still assumed he was gay because of his \u2018camp\u2019 television persona.<\/p>\n

\u2018I do think it\u2019s interesting. A few years into a relationship with a woman and going like, I am a straight man now, that dresses like this. I am still struggling with it in different ways of course. And particularly because lots of people just presume I\u2019m gay because I\u2019m camp on telly,\u2019 he shared.<\/p>\n

In November he was snapped out walking with his partner on a weekend stroll with their baby.<\/p>\n

However, Joe\u2019s not revealed any personal details about the mother of his child, nor has the baby\u2019s name been shared publicly.<\/p>\n

What has he said about being a dad?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

When announcing the arrival of his firstborn, Joe wrote that he is \u2018LOVING being a dad\u2019.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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He’s previously spoken about his sexuality during his stand up shows too (Picture: Ian West\/ PA Wire)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Posting Instagram, he praised the staff working at hospital where his partner gave birth.<\/p>\n

\u2018An appreciation post from me for the extraordinary @bham_womens hospital. My first encounter with them was years ago when they looked after a pal of mine through surgery, and then most recently when they masterfully welcomed a little boy into the world, who happens to be my son,\u2019 he wrote to his 1.4million followers.<\/p>\n

\u2018The care and compassion his mum and he received was exceptional; from the antenatal classes, incredible midwives, consultants, doctors, nurses and the ongoing care in the community. We also loved their baked potatoes.<\/p>\n

\u2018Birmingham is so lucky to have them, and I will be forever grateful for everything they\u2019ve done.\u2019<\/p>\n

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He also appeared on Lorraine this week to promote his new series, Joe Lycett\u2019s United States of Birmingham, and got candid about parenthood.<\/p>\n

\u2018I\u2019m amazed I\u2019ve strung a sentence together \u2019cause I\u2019m so underslept,\u2019 he told host Lorraine Kelly.<\/p>\n

\u2018It\u2019s so beautiful, the whole thing. It\u2019s so hard to not be clich\u00e9d when you talk about parenthood because everything everyone says about it is exactly right.<\/p>\n

\u2018It\u2019s sort of everything, and maddening, and beautiful and yeah. I\u2019m having a lovely time with it; I\u2019m really in love with it. It\u2019s great.\u2019<\/p>\n

Joe Lycett\u2019s United States of Birmingham stars tonight at 9pm on Sky Max and NOW TV.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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