Giovanna Fletcher is to present new CBeebies series 'The Baby Club' with Nigel Clarke.

Giovanna Fletcher and Nigel Clarke

Giovanna Fletcher and Nigel Clarke

The pair have been announced as the hosts of the fresh show, which aims to help families engage with and share precious time with their babies and toddlers as they explore everyday objects through discovery, play, song and story.

'The Baby Club' is the first time CBeebies has specifically created a show for adults and babies under 14 months old and the makers, Three Arrows Media, hope it will prove to be a useful to parents who have limited time to spend with their babies or do not have access to baby groups in their local community.

The Foundations Years Trust and the charity Peeple, which supports parents and learning, have been involved in both the development of the series and in ensuring The Baby Club accurately reflects best practice.

Speaking about her excitement over the new job, Giovanna, 33, said "Presenting 'The Baby Club' has been an absolute pleasure and I can't wait to share it with you all. As a mother of three the importance of play-time and making special memories with babies and toddlers during those early stages is incredibly important to me. I'm sure it's going to appeal to such a wide variety of families across the country."

Her co-host Nigel added: "'The Baby Club' was an absolute gem to make and be a part of. It's not often you find a programme that just warms your heart but this is definitely one. It speaks to all ages whether you are a parent, a child or a baby and I'm proud to be part of it."

Giovanna has three young sons, Buzz, four, Buddy, two, and five-month-old Max, with her husband, McFly star Tom Fletcher.

As well as blogging about parenthood she has also written a book 'Happy Mum, Happy Baby: My Adventures in Motherhood' and hosts her own podcast about motherhood.

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