Damien Hirst and his pregnant partner Sophie Cannell pushed their pet pooch in a dog buggy as they stepped out on Wednesday ahead of the arrival of their first child.
The artist, 58, wore a zip-up black jumper with a blue plaid jacket, grey trousers and trainers, and a white beanie.
Former ballerina Sophie, 30, opted for a black hoodie with slim-fit black trousers and a black beanie hat.
She happily pushed the couple’s white-fur Chihuahua in a pram as the couple enjoyed a low-key stroll through central London.
The couple last took their pet along in its dog buggy when they headed to Scott’s restaurant in Mayfair.
Damien Hirst and his pregnant partner Sophie Cannell pushed their pet pooch in a dog buggy as they stepped out on Wednesday ahead of the arrival of their first child
The artist, 58, wore a zip-up black jumper with a blue plaid jacket, grey trousers and trainers, and a white beanie
Sophie revealed her pregnancy in November in an Instagram post where she bared her bump to the world as she lounged by an indoor pool.
She confirmed the gender of the baby with a caption: ‘He’s a water boy’ and Damien shared NFT artwork of pregnancy emojis he created in support.
To celebrate her pregnancy and Sophie’s 30th birthday in February, Damien picked up an extraordinary cake which characterised his shocking art style.
The huge cake was in the shape of Sophie’s womb and was complete with a very lifelike baby curled up inside.
It appeared to have been inspired by his series of giant bronze sculptures showing the development of the foetus in the womb, called The Miraculous Journey.
Damien and Sophie have been together since 2018.
They were rumoured to be engaged in 2021 when Sophie snapped a huge diamond on her ring finger but neither have confirmed this to date.
When the couple’s romance first came to light, a friend close to the duo told Richard Eden at the Mail On Sunday that Damien is ‘besotted’ with Sophie.
It was previously reported that Damien met the dancer at the swanky Chiltern Firehouse, where she used to work as a waitress.
Sophie revealed her pregnancy in November in an Instagram post where she bared her bump to the world as she lounged by an indoor pool
He also paid tribute to her in 2022 by creating a Medusa sculpture modelled on her body as part of four pieces for the London restaurant Bacchanalia.
While the couple have been together for four years, Damien has three sons with his previous long-term girlfriend Maia Norman.
The former couple are parents to Connor Ojala, 28, Cassius Atticus, 23, and Cyrus Joe, 18.
Although he never married Maia, he referred to her as his ‘common-law wife’.
To celebrate her pregnancy and Sophie’s 30th birthday in February, Damien picked up an extraordinary cake which characterised his shocking art style
The couple were rumoured to be engaged in 2021 when Sophie snapped a huge diamond on her ring finger but neither confirmed this
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