Overview

• On May 28, Good Morning Britain entertainment reporter Richard Arnold facilitated a live FaceTime interview with Daddy Pig, marking the Peppatown family’s first television appearance since baby Evie’s birth.
• Daddy Pig became emotional while sharing how Peppa and George have adjusted to their baby sister and praised Mummy Pig’s support during their first week together.
• Social media users criticized the feature as inappropriate for a news broadcast and threatened to lodge complaints with Ofcom over the segment.
• Mummy Pig revealed that they chose the name Evie to honour her great aunt and hosts noted the newborn weighed “eight bundles of snuggles.”
• The Peppa Pig franchise’s cultural reach remains strong, with reports indicating a new album and the film ‘Peppa Meets The Baby’ are slated for release this Friday.