‘I’m not ready to lose him’: James Jordan shares his heartache as he reveals his father is in hospital after suffering a stroke
- James’ father Alan was admitted to hospital in the early hours of Thursday morning
- The dancer, 41, took to Twitter to reveal his father had suffered a stroke
- James said he had been by his dad’s bedside since 7.30am
- The sad news comes after James and his wife Ola welcomed their child, a baby girl, to the world last month
James Jordan revealed his father Alan was admitted to hospital after suffering a stroke on Thursday.
The former Strictly Come Dancing professional, 41, took to Twitter to share his heartache, asking fans to pray for his dad.
James wrote: ‘Hi guys I’ve been in hospital since 7.30 this morning where my hero and dad was rushed in after having a stroke and seizures.
Health: James Jordan revealed his father Alan was admitted to hospital after suffering a stroke on Thursday (pictured last January)
‘Sitting with him now and I’m asking if you could all say a little prayer for him.
‘I’m not ready to lose him. #LoveMyDad’.
James’ wife Ola replied to the post with a number of red heart emojis.
Devastating: The former Strictly Come Dancing professional, 41, took to Twitter to share his heartache, asking fans to pray for his dad (pictured with wife Ola in September)
Family: James wrote: ‘Hi guys I’ve been in hospital since 7.30 this morning where my hero and dad was rushed in after having a stroke and seizures’
James was born in Gillingham, Kent and grew up in the Medway area. His mum Sharon worked in a bank, while his father Alan worked as a site manager for a power station.
Last month, Ola, 37, and James become parents for the first time after the former Strictly Come Dancing star gave birth to a baby girl.
The professional dancer and her husband of almost 17 years announced the happy news via Instagram.
The new mother shared a sweet snap holding her little one’s hand, and gushed in the caption: ‘She’s here and she is perfect.’
James also took to Instagram to share a snap of their baby girl, as he held onto her feet and said: ‘I’m the happiest man in the world.’
Parents: Last month, Ola, 37, and James become parents for the first time after the former Strictly Come Dancing star gave birth to a baby girl (pictured in 2020)
Sweet: The professional dancer and her husband of almost 17 years announced the happy news via Instagram
The couple, who have been together for 20 years, announced they were expecting their first child in September 2019 after a painful three-year battle with infertility.
The television personality pair underwent IVF (in vitro fertilisation) and Ola fell pregnant during their first round.
Prior to conceiving, Ola said: ‘I would love to be a mum with all my heart and I just thought it would happen naturally.
Bundle of joy: The couple announced they were expecting a baby girl in December, and said their little one was ‘dancing’ in Ola’s 12-week scan
‘I guess I just thought like most women that I could choose when the time was right for me.’
James added: ‘We had some tests and it looks like IVF will be our best chance of conceiving.’
The TV personalities previously admitted the stress of going through three years of trying to have a baby has made them ‘stronger’ than ever.
Speaking during an appearing on Loose Women in January, James said: ‘My parents didn’t even know it took us three years [to conceive], it made them teary. You don’t want to worry them.’
Ola said: ‘We used to laugh it off, but after a while, you think, “How much can you practice?”
‘People guessed [that there was an issue]… it was our fault because we kept saying that we wanted to have babies, so people kept asking.’
James continued: ‘We’ve been with each other for 20 years. We have a strong relationship. It was upsetting. I broke down in front of everyone when I was on Dancing On Ice when they brought it up.’
Baby joy: The television personality pair underwent IVF (in vitro fertilisation) and Ola fell pregnant during their first round (pictured in October 2019)