Sudbury mum surprises granddad with twins reveal on video

Jaimie Harris, 41, only found out she was having twins four months before the birth and decided to keep it a secret from her family and friends.

The new mum gave birth to twins Betty Vera Hemson and Bertie Harris Hemson at Colchester Hospital and only told her dad Michael Harris, 64, on a video call four days later.

Jaimie Harris with twins Betty Vera Hemson and Bertie Harris Hemson.

She revealed she’d given birth to a boy and showed him Bertie first.

But when she panned the camera over to Betty, Michael realised they were twins, and the happy grandad burst into tears.

Video grab of the beautiful moment Jaimie Harris revealed to her father Michael Harris on a video call that she had given birth to twins - having kept it a secret throughout her pregnancy.

School cook Jaimie and her partner Craig now have five children together.

Jaimie, from Sudbury, also has two children from a previous marriage.

She said: "I had Reggie in January 2020 so we didn’t know we were pregnant as I was still feeding him.

"I then found out it was twins but due to my dad's ill health decided not to tell him as didn’t want to stress him out, so if dad didn’t know - no one would.

"I found out it was twins at my scan in August - it was a major shock as Reggie was only seven months old and all my children have been c-sections so was very worried too.

"There's so much rubbish going on with Covid we wanted to share a little happiness with friends and family for a change.

Twins Betty Vera Hemson and Bertie Harris Hemson.

"All the family has met the twins and all get on great.

"I'm so happy with the way we did our reveal and the comments have been amazing - so glad we did it this way."