Ore Oduba reveals becoming a dad to son Roman, three, has tested his marriage to wife Portia

‘We’ve never done anything more challenging’: Ore Oduba reveals becoming a dad to son Roman, three, has tested his marriage to wife Portia

Ore Oduba has shared how parenting in lockdown has tested his marriage to wife Portia. 

The couple who have been together for nearly ten years welcomed their son Roman, three, in 2018. 

And in an interview on Good Morning Britain on Wednesday, Ore, 35, spoke about how the past 12 months have been particularly ‘challenging’ and that he and Portia have to ‘remember we love each other’. 

‘We’ve never done anything more challenging than the last 12 months’: Ore Oduba has shared how parenting in lockdown has tested his marriage to wife Portia

Host Kate Garraway said to the presenter, who appeared on GMB to talk about starring in the Rocky Horror Show: ‘It’s not easy when you go from 2 to 3 and become a family.’ 

Ore replied: ‘Yeah, he came along and knocked all our plans up, that’s what kids do. 

‘My wife and I will be ten years together next month and we’ve never done anything more challenging than the last 12 months. There were tears, tantrums. 

Family: The couple who have been together for nearly ten years welcomed their son Roman, three, in 2018

Family: The couple who have been together for nearly ten years welcomed their son Roman, three, in 2018

Honest: And in an interview on Good Morning Britain on Wednesday, Ore, 35, spoke about how the past 12 months have been particularly 'challenging'

Honest: And in an interview on Good Morning Britain on Wednesday, Ore, 35, spoke about how the past 12 months have been particularly ‘challenging’ 

Parenting: 'My wife and I will be ten years together next month and we’ve never done anything more challenging than the last 12 months. There were tears, tantrums,' Ore said

Parenting: ‘My wife and I will be ten years together next month and we’ve never done anything more challenging than the last 12 months. There were tears, tantrums,’ Ore said

‘Roman has enhanced our world more than we could have dreamt but there are times we have to remember that we love each other and what’s why he’s here. He’s been our guardian angel in lockdown but he’s also been the cause of a few little tiffs.

‘It’s just finding that time for each other. Every household is different. Communication is the key. We don’t go to bed in an argument.’

The Strictly star continued: ‘I’m someone who thrives on routine. When we didn’t have that, I found it quite difficult to get some kind of structure. 

‘Spending more time with each other gave us more appreciation for what the other person does.’

Dancing: Ore then showed Kate and Adil Rae a dance from the Rocky Horror Show

Dancing: Ore then showed Kate and Adil Rae a dance from the Rocky Horror Show

Ore married TV researcher Portia in November 2015, and they went on to have Roman in January, 2018. 

Last year, the sports journalist – who won Strictly in 2016 – played down the show’s so-called curse, and revealed his wife Portia was very supportive of his stint on the programme.

He said: ‘We were very fortunate, because actually my wife was the kind of woman who said, “Can you get back in that rehearsal room with that wonderful woman, because you need to be a better dancer.”

‘We were a year married and thankfully we got through it. Here we are, five years down the track.’ 

Ore then showed Kate and Adil Rae a dance from the Rocky Horror show.  

Working it: Ore appeared in his element as he demonstrated some of the moves from the Rocky Horror Show

Working it: Ore appeared in his element as he demonstrated some of the moves from the Rocky Horror Show