Huge ITV star secretly fathered love child with model after brief fling — now expecting second baby with new girlfriend as insiders reveal he's 'ready to settle down' after years of keeping it quiet - suong

   

THE Masked Singer judge Mo Gilligan has a secret love child — and has another baby on the way.

The popular comedian had a son named Rudy with model Selina Christoforou, 35, in January 2024.

Mo Gilligan on the set of The Masked Singer.
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Mo Gilligan has a secret love child and has another baby on the wayCredit: ITV
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The comedian had a son with model Selina Christoforou in January 2024Credit: Instagram
Pregnant woman in a light pink dress.
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Taia Tulher is heavily pregnant with her and Mo's first childCredit: Instagram

It followed their brief friendship but the telly star never announced he had become a father.

Mo, 37, has since moved on with another model, Taia Tulher, 28, who is heavily pregnant with their first child.

They have been quietly dating for almost two years and the couple live together in London.

A source said: “Mo met Selina after messaging her on social media and they hung out casually for a few months.

“She found out she was pregnant in May 2023 and it was quite a shock for them both because they’d been fairly careful.

 

“But she wanted to have the baby, despite the fact they weren’t actually a couple.

"She adores their son and Mo sees him semi-regularly.

“Now he’s about to become a dad for a second time and he’s over the moon.

"He has been with Taia for quite a long time now and he feels ready to settle down.”

The comedian, who recently completed a stand-up tour, broke up with his girlfriend of four years, actress Sophie Wise, at the end of 2022.

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It was then revealed he was looking for love on celebrity dating app Raya.

Mo hosted The Lateish Show With Mo Gilligan on Channel 4 from 2019 to 2023 and was a co-host on The Big Narstie Show.

In 2020, he joined the panel of The Masked Singer, which he now stars on alongside Davina McCall, Maya Jama and Jonathan Ross.

He is also a regular on Celebrity Gogglebox.

In April, he spoke about his upbringing in Camberwell, South London, saying: “We didn’t have a lot but we didn’t know we didn’t have a lot.

“If we just had corned beef and rice, that was cool.

“If mum did a big shop, it’d be like, ‘Wow, we’ve got yogurts.

“There’s boxed apple juice in the fridge and we’ve got crisps.’

“Those are the things you looked forward to as a kid.

 

“We didn’t go on a single lavish holiday — maybe we’d go to Cardiff to see family.”

Mo’s team declined to comment.

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Mo met Selina after 'messaging her on social media'Credit: Instagram
TikTok video still of a woman accusing Mo Gilligan of being a deadbeat dad.
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Selina 'found out she was pregnant in May 2023'Credit: Ruckas
Screenshot of a TikTok video in which a woman accuses Mo Gilligan of being a deadbeat dad.
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Selina 'wanted to have the baby, despite the fact they weren’t actually a couple'Credit: Ruckas
Taia Tulher and Mo Gilligan at the UK launch of Infiniment Coty Paris.
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Mo and Taia have been quietly dating for almost two yearsCredit: Getty