Spencer Matthews has expressed his joy ahead of becoming a father of four, following a challenging year for him and wife Vogue Williams. The reality star-turned-extreme-endurance athlete, 37, married the Irish TV personality, 40, in 2018, and they are proud parents to two sons and a daughter. Earlier this month, they announced that their adorable brood would be expanding, as Vogue is pregnant, taking to Instagram from their sunny holiday destination with a snap of her blossoming bump.
Behind the scenes, however, Spencer and Vogue faced secret heartache in 2025, as the model later shared that she had suffered a miscarriage. This marked her second, having first lost a pregnancy before welcoming daughter Gigi in 2020. Speaking on her YouTube channel, Vogue candidly confessed her miscarriage came at the three-month mark, shortly before they informed their other children, causing 'nerves' around her latest pregnancy.
And from his perspective, expectant dad Spencer now tells Metro that he's 'delighted' to be able to shout about the news publicly. 'Being a father for the fourth time is crazy,' he says. 'I'm delighted as well that we don't have to hide it.'
'There's quite a lot of pressure on Vogue sometimes to hide it. My job, really, is just to support and be there for her with whatever she wants to do when it comes to releasing stuff. But it certainly feels nice that the news is out and we don't need to worry, I suppose.'
'Particularly after last year, it was a little bit more complicated this time around to get to where we wanted to be with it, so we're delighted,' he added.
For Spencer, health and well-being go hand-in-hand with family life, as our interview takes place ahead of the 2026 London Marathon and inspires him to reflect on his fitness journey. Now happily sober, Spencer has been open about his 15-year addiction battle, having once drunk alcohol every day from the early hours of the morning, with Vogue even threatening to leave him at the height of his binge drinking.
While he previously branded himself a 'hedonist' who loved being the 'life and soul of the party', Spencer now has more 'control' when it comes to drinking, which equally allows him to work on his health as a whole and be a present family man. 'I value my health and fitness more than anything else when it comes to business and work and time allocation,' he explains. 'If I'm not looking after myself, I can't do the other things efficiently.'
'I know quite a few successful people who have made all the money in the world who aren't healthy and have lost their families in the process because they were never around – it's quite a sad story. Ultimately, if you can work towards things you love and that give you purpose, and balance that with being around for your family and kids, then that's success to me.'
He adds that, even when training for a major physical challenge is, at most, taking up 14 hours of his week, he still believes he's reaping the benefits. 'If I'm alcohol-free, and I'm running regularly, and I'm lifting weights, and I have a clear mind, that is an incredible return on investment.'
Of course, Spencer is no stranger to a bit of exercise – he is a three-time Guinness World Record holder, after all, thanks to his 30 marathons in 30 days in 2024 for charity and seven Ironman triathlons on seven continents in just 21 days last year. So, when he announced that he was taking on this year's TCS London Marathon, his pals had one incredulous response: 'What, just one?'
'People do look at me as being easily able to run a marathon,' he states, but insists that 'every challenge is completely different'. While a marathon isn't as 'aggressive' or 'intense' as a short-distance challenge, even someone as experienced as Spencer feels pain. 'You'd be an alien not to.'
Still, he's not putting any pressure on himself to smash a personal best time or hit any particular goals as he joins fellow runners this weekend. Sharing that he didn't even have the marathon on his 'agenda' at all, he's simply been 'enjoying' the preparation, rather than letting it consume his life. 'I've just been enjoying keeping well and running for the love of running. And so I'm going into it completely fearless and with no pressure.'
It comes after the former Made in Chelsea star ran the Tokyo Marathon on March 1, which he completed in just under two hours and 58 minutes. 'I'm really excited, genuinely, about London. I think it's one of the greatest days in sport and a really special experience. I've only done it once, but it's hard to describe.'
After making his London Marathon debut last spring, this time, Spencer is running with the sponsorship of The Turmeric Co., which makes a range of natural, potent on-the-go shots. Spencer's knees will be branded with temporary tattoos on marathon day, sporting the brand's logo to highlight the value of national remedies and how they aid the treatment of pain and sport-focused injuries.
'One day, you're a young buck; then all of a sudden, you're not,' Spencer admits. 'And as somebody who's pretty enthusiastic with running and lifting weights and sports generally, I am just more conscious of looking after my body the older I get. I'm not 19 anymore, so I feel things I never really used to.'
Declaring that he'll take 'any edge [he] can get' these days, he shares how The Turmeric Co. is 'scientifically proven to reduce inflammation', hailing the shots as 'an easy, affordable bolt-on to an already existing routine'.
'It's really important not to burn too hard all the time, in anything,' he says of running, emphasising the importance of sleep, too. 'Running is quite an easy sport to get wrong. A lot of people take to it, hammer it, run every day, get injured, fall out of love with it, and stop. So it's about baby steps.'
Ultimately, while Spencer surpassed his first rodeo a long time ago in terms of runs, and while his own challenges are extremely demanding, he doesn't believe fitness is some exclusive club. 'I would go as far as to say only 1% of people ever run a marathon; 99% of people are capable, in my opinion. If you're not comfortable, chill, walk, and take it slowly.'
'If you're able to spend six hours sitting on a lawn, having a barbecue with your pals, then you're able to run a marathon – you can just walk it. But if I had any advice for people at all, it's to really remember to take it in and enjoy it,' he says ahead of stepping up to the London starting line. 'You're one of the few people to get in. 1.2 million people applied this year, so you should consider yourself lucky. Provided you've put in some work and taken it seriously, the day itself should feel like a bit of a victory lap.'
Spencer Matthews has launched a nationwide call to support runners' knees, as new data from The Turmeric Co. reveals the true toll training is taking on the nation's joints, with nearly 50% of Brits admitting they reach for pain relief just to exercise.
