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Privacy NoticeThe Yorkshire Vet’s Matt Jackson-Smith has opened up about becoming a father to daughter Anastasia, revealing that it is “the hardest thing ever”. The Channel 5 star, who has documented his veterinary career in his new book My Life As a Yorkshire Vet, welcomed Anastasia Maria into the world with his wife Katherine last October. Speaking to OK! in an exclusive chat, Matt said that fatherhood has been an emotional rollercoaster. “It’s the hardest thing ever. It’s a whole mixture of emotions and I’ve only just started to properly enjoy it if I’m honest. Anastasia is nearly one and she’s starting to get her own personality. She loses her marbles for no apparent reason and she’s teething – but I took her for a walk yesterday, strapped to the front of me, and it was so cute. It has its ups and downs.”
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Matt admits that fatherhood is “the hardest thing ever”
While Matt admitted that being a father can be tough, the vet has embraced danger in his job – particularly when he was called in to determine the sex of a caiman alligator. “That is definitely one of my most memorable snippets of being vet,” he said. “I was like, ‘Right, I’m going to have to dig up my knowledge of what Steve Irwin would do.’ It was a good five feet – they’re not the biggest but I’m ready for a saltwater crocodile anytime soon should the opportunity arise.” Matt also had a lucky escape when tending to a calf with a broken leg. “We moved the calf into the right position – and the next thing I knew, I was flat on the floor with my legs being trampled,” he said. “The mother cow had hoofed me to the ground and trampled over me. As she went for the farmer, I rolled underneath the gate. My legs were quite bruised and it’s made me wary ever since, but that was a close one.” Sign up to OK!’s TV newsletter to get updates sent to your inbox for free
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For now, Matt and his wife Katherine are happy with having one baby and their dog Harry under their West Yorkshire roof. “They both have little toy zones – Harry wants to get Anastasia’s toys and she wants to get his toys,” Matt said. “There’s definitely some sibling management at this point in time. “At the moment, one child is enough for now and we’re a one-dog household. We’ve got our hands full. We’re also currently looking after a tortoise with a cracked shell and there’s Dennis the bearded dragon, so we’re pretty full.” Matt’s book, My Life As a Yorkshire Vet (Mirror Books, £20), is out on Thursday 10 October. You can buy the book on Amazon here.
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