{"id":301697,"date":"2026-01-24T17:54:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T17:54:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/301697\/"},"modified":"2026-01-24T17:54:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T17:54:18","slug":"rte-fair-citys-gerard-jordan-expecting-baby-number-9-and-jokes-about-going-for-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/301697\/","title":{"rendered":"RTE Fair City&#8217;s Gerard Jordan expecting baby number 9 &#8211; and jokes about going for 10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Gerard Jordan, who is best known for his role as Steo Nash on RTE soap Fair City, has announced that he and his partner Jo are expecting their ninth child<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0_Gerard-Jordan-stars-as-Steo-Nash-in-Fair-City.jpg\" alt=\"Gerard Jordan stars as Steo Nash in Fair City\" loading=\"eager\"  \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"Gerard Jordan stars as Steo Nash in Fair City\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Gerard Jordan stars as Steo Nash in Fair City(Image: )<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Fair City favourite and internet comedy sensation Gerard Jordan has announced that he and his partner are expecting their ninth baby.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The actor, famous for playing Steo Nash in the beloved <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dublinlive.ie\/all-about\/rte\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">RTE<\/a> soap, broke the news on Instagram this morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He posted a clip showing the ultrasound scan and his wife&#8217;s baby bump, captioning it &#8220;baby number 9&#8221; before joking &#8220;You&#8217;d have to go for the 10&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dublinlive.ie\/all-about\/dublin\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Dublin<\/a> native and his other half, Jo, have previously discussed their ambition to raise a large brood.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The couple, who are based in the Liberties area of Dublin, had their eighth little one, Halo, last year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Their other seven children are called Jasper, Hugo, River, Sage, Saint, Zen and Enzo, reports <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishmirror.ie\/news\/irish-news\/baby-number-9-rte-fair-36605341\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">the Irish Mirror<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Speaking in a previous interview, Gerard disclosed that he first became a father at the age of 25.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Gerard told The Irish Independent: &#8220;I have always loved the idea of a full, lively house. 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