The Voice UK star welcomes second child amid brutal legal row with brother

Former The Voice UK finalist Bo Bruce has quietly welcomed her second child, revealing the joyful news with a tender post showing her cuddling her newborn daughter.

The 40-year-old singer, who rose to fame on the talent show in 2012, has chosen to keep her baby’s name under wraps for now. “Look who decided to show up,” she wrote beneath the photo, followed by the simple hashtag #hibernatingtilspring, hinting at a season of quiet bonding ahead.

In a series of candid snapshots, Bo gave followers a peek into her new life as a mum of two - including a photo of her daughter dressed in a soft pink babygrow and bib, nestled among loved ones during a sunlit garden gathering.

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Bo, whose full name is Lady Catherine Brudenell-Bruce, shares her growing family with husband Henry Binns, known for his work in the electronic duo Zero 7. The couple tied the knot in 2016 and welcomed their first child, a son, the following year.

The happy news comes amidst ongoing legal tensions in Bo’s personal life. She is currently preparing to return to the High Court in a renewed dispute with her brother, following her 2022 victory in a case over their family inheritance.

Bo found herself entangled once more in a long-standing legal feud with her brother, a viscount and heir to a vast aristocratic legacy. Their conflict stems from a £2 million inheritance dispute that erupted nearly a decade after the death of their mother.

In 2022, a judge ruled that Thomas had "ignored his responsibilities" in his role as executor of their mother’s estate, having failed to sell the family’s historic residence as agreed.

The siblings’ childhood was spent on the prestigious Savernake Estate in Wiltshire - a property granted to their ancestors by William the Conqueror and held in the family ever since.

At the heart of the estate is the grand Tottenham House, a 100-room mansion once used as a prep school and later sold for £11.5 million in 2015. The pair were raised in Savernake Lodge and later moved with their mother to Leigh Hill House following their parents’ 2009 divorce.

Initially, the dynamic between Bo and her brother was cordial after their mother’s passing, with Bo hoping to preserve the home in the family, according to her barrister, Steven Ball. But by 2015, her stance shifted - she wrote to Thomas in what was described as a “desperate need for money,” expressing a desire to sell her share.

Thomas resisted selling to outsiders, instead proposing to rent the house for £20,000 annually in recognition of Bo’s half ownership.

He also contributed financially to her wedding and offered loans to ease her financial strain, while promising to eventually purchase her share outright. Yet years passed with no action, leaving Bo feeling “trapped in ownership” of what she described as her “only financial security.”

Frustrated by the lack of resolution, she criticised the tradition of male primogeniture, branding the inheritance system "archaic" and "sexist" for favouring male heirs. Their estranged father, the Earl of Cardigan, attended the 2022 trial.

Now, with her brother still listed as the legal owner of the property, Bo has reignited the legal battle with a new case filed in the High Court concerning trust property. Her legal fight runs parallel to her music career, which saw her rise to fame in 2012 as The Voice UK runner-up, followed by a Top 10 album and headline performances at major UK festivals.

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