Rick Stein's son Jack's pregnant girlfriend pays tribute to 'the best partner and daddy-to-be' on his 46th birthday - after his secret split from wife of four years

Rick Stein’s TV star son Jack's pregnant girlfriend Sophie Elizabeth Taylor wished her partner happy 46th birthday in a gushing post on Sunday.Last month, Jack, who is the middle son of the iconic restaurateur, shocked fans when he announced he was expecting with Sophie, after keeping his split from his artist wife Lucy, following four years of marriage.Alongside a sweet snap of the pair, Sophie wrote: 'Happy Birthday to my hardworking, funny, and most caring selfless man. The best son, partner, brother, friend, daddy and daddy to be. We love you.'The post was met with a number of celebrity well-wishers, including Lisa Snowdon, Scarlett Moffatt, Jess Wright and his mother Jill Stein. While revealing the pregnancy last month, he took to Instagram to share a snap taken on a clifftop with Sophie holding a baby scan and their dog.He added a caption reading: 'One more at the table. April 2027.' Rick Stein’s TV star son Jack's pregnant girlfriend Sophie Elizabeth Taylor wished her partner happy 46th birthday in a gushing post on Sunday Alongside a sweet snap of the pair, Sophie wrote: 'Happy Birthday to my hardworking, funny, and most caring selfless man. The best son, partner, brother, friend, daddy and daddy to be. We love you' Jack has not publicly shared news of his split from artist wife Lucy, with whom he shares son Milo and daughter Arla. They tied the knot in Cornwall in July 2022The chef shares son Milo and daughter Arla with Lucy and the former couple tied the knot in a lavish ceremony in Cornwall in July 2022. Social media posts suggest Jack's marriage has been over for some time, and that he and Sophie have been a couple for at least a year and nine months before announcing they were expecting a baby.In January 2025 the pair shared a TikTok 'skit' about telling your partner you have asked ChatGPT to help your relationship.In September 2025, Jack posted another TikTok of the two sunbathing in Portugal, joking about referring to Sophie as a 'friend' while also tagging himself as a 'boyfriend'.He wrote: 'Apparently calling Sophie "my friend" is a crime #redflag #boyfriendfail #datingdebate #toxicornah #relationshiptok'.In a rare discussion of his then-wife, The Cooking With The Stars and Saturday Kitchen star previously spoke of cooking with Lucy, telling GQ: 'My partner is Italian and I mess about with food all the time...'This is the zombie apocalypse movie of food books... While revealing the pregnancy last month, he took to Instagram to share a snap taken on a clifftop with Sophie holding a baby scan and their dog In September 2025, Jack posted another TikTok of the two sunbaking on a beach in Portugal, joking about referring to Sophie as a 'friend' while also tagging himself as a 'boyfriend' Social media posts suggest Jack's marriage has been over for a long time, and that he and Sophie have been a couple for at least a year and nine months before their baby news (Jack and Sophie are seen in a TikTok from January 2025)'When you meet parents who care about food, like my girlfriend's family, who are Sicilian, you eat with them and it's just natural. She cooks naturally and hasn't been formally taught. I think that's where the British are going.'As well as the family's restaurant dynasty, Jack's parents' marriage was plagued with controversy amid a high-profile split.Rick divorced Jack's mother Jill in 2007 after 32 years of marriage and an affair with Australian publicist Sarah Burns, who he later married.Rick and Jill continued to run their restaurants together.Speaking of the split, she said in June: 'A separation and divorce is very traumatic, but you learn to get over it. Life’s too short to worry about these things... Jack is pictured with his famous father Rick 'You just go through it. Some days it wasn’t easy, it was difficult. I’m sure it was difficult for Rick as well, and also for the people that worked with us, but we managed it...'Nothing is insurmountable, and I’m quite a tough cookie, really. I just thought, "Well, I’m not leaving my business because we’ve separated," that’s the last thing I wanted to do, and also I wanted to bring my sons on, and it is going to be theirs, eventually...'So it was very important to me that I stayed in the business.'