For more than a decade, Made In Chelsea has captivated audiences by showcasing the lives, loves, and dramas of young Londoners. But as the show enters its thirty-first season, some of its most recognizable faces are stepping into a new chapter—one that’s a far cry from the champagne-fueled parties and carefully staged confrontations of their early twenties. At the center of this evolution are Jamie Laing and Sophie Habboo, whose journey from reality TV sweethearts to first-time parents is the focus of a new three-part docuseries, Raising Chelsea, set to premiere April 2, 2026, on Disney+ and Freeform.
Unlike the meticulously produced reality TV of their past, Jamie and Sophie’s new series promises something different: rawness, vulnerability, and a genuine window into the whirlwind of new parenthood. Sophie, who welcomed their son Ziggy in December 2025, has been refreshingly candid about her experiences—both on and off camera. She’s also been outspoken about what she sees as the increasingly artificial nature of reality TV, especially the show that made her and Jamie household names.
"I'm a massive reality TV show fan, but I feel like over time some have become quite staged and produced. I personally miss the rawness of everything," Sophie told Daily Mail. Her comments were a pointed swipe at Made In Chelsea, which she and Jamie both starred in. She continued, "Jamie would want to share every single thing, and I more so find that a little bit scary. However, with this TV show, after we started filming, we quickly realised, well, I realised, that it wasn't going to work unless we showed everything."
Indeed, Raising Chelsea doesn’t shy away from the intimate. The series documents the nine months leading up to Ziggy’s birth, including the moment itself—something Sophie initially hesitated to share. "With the birth scene, we really didn't expect to go in there. I didn't actually want to film that, but it's there and it's real and that is the story and that is what happened. I've just gone for it," she explained. The couple’s openness extended to letting Sophie’s anaesthetist film the birth on her phone, a decision that ended up feeling unexpectedly meaningful. "When I'd given birth and we were looking through the photos, we were like, 'Oh my God, the whole thing's been filmed,' and actually, it made us feel really emotional and obviously it was the greatest day of our lives. We thought 'Do you know what? It happens, it's real life,' and we put it in there."
Jamie, never one to shy away from the spotlight, echoed Sophie’s commitment to authenticity. "We sort of followed our journey with it... And this is the evolution of that. We thought if we could create a show that wasn't really just about drama, but actually wholesome, made people laugh, show a true, real, raw journey... The ups and down, the lefts and the rights, we thought that it would be an interesting show, and so when Soph and I went into this, we said, 'We're going to be real'." Jamie added, "Most people, if they say, 'Oh, we're showing our true lives,' they're not actually really showing their true lives. They're probably holding back quite a lot. This genuinely is showing everything because we were so used to having cameras there, and it's nerve-wracking because people are always going to judge, people are going to have their opinions... but we were determined to show everything."
That determination meant exposing the not-so-glamorous side of new parenthood, too. Sophie has been open about the emotional and physical toll the transition took on her, describing the period after Ziggy’s birth as "constant, nearly a breakdown every day." She told Daily Mail, "I'll just say that our team that filmed with us really filmed everything – we filmed for about nine months and they were with us the whole time. There were times where I thought, 'That surely isn't going to be kept in. That's not going to be aired,' and then watching back, I'm like, 'Ugh!', but it's life." Balancing work, home renovations, and a newborn proved overwhelming at times. Jamie, with his trademark humor, admitted, "I thought at one point Soph was going to divorce me! It was either going to be divorced or one of us was going to murder the other... There was one day which I thought, 'That was it. It was over.'"
Beyond the emotional challenges, Sophie has also spoken out against the societal pressures faced by new mothers—especially the expectation to "snap back" physically after childbirth. "I didn't necessarily feel that pressure from the public. Weirdly, there's more of a pressure on mums that you get judged either way. If you haven't snapped back, people are going to say something. If you have snapped back people are going to say something. I am actually finding that and I didn't expect that. There are some people commenting on the snapping back saying it's too soon and it's not realistic. I just don't think you can please anyone... Whether you've snapped back or not, it just shouldn't be a thing. I feel stronger and I have much more respect for myself. I speak more kindly to myself. Ziggy's my priority and I don't put as much pressure on what I look like because my brain is thinking about him and it's actually quite freeing and liberating."
After Ziggy’s arrival, the couple gave themselves a rare luxury: a stay at a £2,000-a-night postpartum wellness retreat at London’s Mandarin Oriental hotel. The retreat, run by Tenth Wellness, included 24-hour babysitters, three Michelin star meals a day, and access to spa and beauty therapists—an experience that, while lavish, also drew criticism from some fans who felt it set "unrealistic expectations" for new mothers. Jamie’s social media post praising Sophie for creating a "magical Christmas" just three weeks after giving birth sparked a wave of responses, with one follower writing, "I normally love your content, but this is an insensitive post and sets an unrealistic expectation/pressure on other new mothers. Not everyone has the money, resources and support to be able to do this."
Sophie, for her part, has tried to keep things real on her own Instagram, sharing unfiltered moments with Ziggy and candidly discussing the highs and lows of new motherhood. She’s also been fiercely protective of her newborn, famously declaring on the couple’s Nearly Parents podcast, "No one's f*****g kissing my baby. And I'm gonna say this on this podcast: If anyone comes and kisses my newborn baby, I will punch you in the face." She added, "Please do not come near my baby and risk giving my baby germs." Jamie, ever the joker, quipped in response, "Honey, what I said was this, someone said you gotta let them get dirt, so I went, 'Oh, so we'll just take them into the garden and put mud on them'." Sophie, trying not to laugh, replied, "Yeah, that's what he genuinely said. 'We'll just like put the baby in with like the mud, and we don't wash it off.' I was like, 'probably not at newborn stage'."
Raising Chelsea was commissioned by Sean Doyle, Executive Director, and produced by Dorothy St Pictures in association with Jampot Productions. Its arrival comes at a time when fans of Made In Chelsea are reflecting on the show’s legacy, with updates on other couples—some still together, others not, like Millie Mackintosh and Hugo Taylor—serving as reminders that reality TV relationships rarely follow a script.
For Jamie and Sophie, the next chapter is unfolding before viewers’ eyes, unfiltered and unapologetically honest. Whether or not it’s always comfortable, it’s certainly real—and that, they hope, is what will resonate most.