‘Our mini Mr Yorkshire’ - Former Rate My Takeaway Youtube star Danny Malin delivers son following dramatic birth
Danny Malin celebrated the birth of Parker Kai Mei Lan Malin earlier this year
A South Yorkshire YouTube sensation helped to deliver his newborn baby son this week after missing the last birth of his daughter while he was out reviewing a takeaway.
Danny Malin of Danny Vs Food is a well-known creator from Barnsley with over 145,000 subscribers on YouTube - and 77,000 followers on Instagram.
Danny, who has been dubbed the world’s best food reviewer, announced on social media that his son Parker Kai Mei Lan Malin was born on Tuesday July 14th, 2026, at 11:33 am.
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He and his partner Sophie Mei Lan, known together online as Mr and Mrs Yorkshire, welcomed their first child together Athena in 2023.
At the time Danny had one last episode to film for his former channel Rate My Takeaway before taking paternity leave.
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He said: “My wife was a week off her due date so I agreed to film locally. She called me when her contractions started so I raced home. Within minutes her waters broke, she threw up and then the baby was born.”
While Danny made it home before an ambulance arrived the baby had already been delivered.
He said: “It was all fast and dramatic so we ended up on national TV talking about it. I’ve always regretted missing the birth of my daughter Athena. And we didn’t want to make the same mistake again.”
For the past few weeks Danny and his wife Sophie have been on the road together while Danny films Danny Vs Food in case Sophie goes into labour.
He said: “We’ve been travelling around together in case she gives birth as fast as last time. It’s meant Sophie’s also been able to film content for her Mrs Yorkshire channel so it’s worked well but it’s been exhausting.”
Within ten days before her due date Sophie started having contractions on Tuesday morning, July 14.
Danny said: “I wasn’t taking any risks so I took Sophie straight to Pinderfields hospital. By 10.30am, Sophie was admitted to the labour ward and at 11.30am her waters broke.
Danny said: “I don’t know how women do it, she was a warrior, no pain relief no nothing.
“Once her waters broke the midwife went to inform the doctor but in the meantime Sophie told me to catch because she knew on the next contraction the baby would be out.
“Sophie was right. Our newborn baby flew out at 11:33 a.m.”
The couple named their newborn son Parker Kai Mei Lan Malin.
Danny added: “He’s our mini Mr Yorkshire. He’s perfect. We were discharged that night so we were home in time for the football.”
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