Lee Mead's looking forward to time with Betsy

New dad Lee Mead says he has been so busy he has barely seen his daughter Betsy.

The actor has just joined the cast of Westend musical Wicked, and has revealed that the last two weeks he has been rehearsing non stop.

Now he has actually joined the show thought he is looking forward to being able to spend time at home with wife Denise Van Outen and their baby:

''It will be nice to have the days free and be called at half five to work and then I can play dad for a bit, it will be lovely.''

Denise and Lee met when he took part in reality show Any Dream Will Do and they got married in the Seychelles in 2009.