Leonna Mayor Raising Son Alone After Split From Rugby Star Stuart Hogg

Former jockey and ITV presenter Leonna Mayor has revealed she is raising her young child alone following her split from disgraced former Scotland rugby captain Stuart Hogg.

Mayor confirmed in January that her relationship with Hogg, 34, had ended just 11 months after the birth of their son, Teddy. She gave birth to their child only weeks after the former Glasgow Warriors and Exeter Chiefs player was spared jail after pleading guilty to domestic abuse of his estranged wife.

Hogg has not been seen on Mayor's Instagram since March 2025. In an Instagram post, Mayor implied Hogg did not accompany her for the birth, stating: "We'll just say it's just me and Teddy."

Mayor has now confirmed that she is raising Teddy entirely by herself. "It's not what I wanted, and it's not a choice I made, but it's what happened," she told Racing Post. "I didn't want to be a single parent and it's not what I want for my son. I want a happy family unit but that's not what it was and I didn't think I was going to have that."

She added, "Instead, I would rather have two parents who are happy in their own lives. I'm also lucky because my mum, my stepdad and Teddy's grandparents on both sides are all unbelievable."

The couple went public with their romance in November 2023, amid controversy over the timing of their relationship, which emerged just days after Hogg welcomed his fourth child with then-wife Gillian. Mayor faced criticism on social media following the announcement, which came months before Hogg was charged by police.

Hogg admitted a five-year course of domestic abuse against his now ex-wife Gillian at Selkirk Sheriff Court in November 2024 but was spared jail. He was instead issued with a Community Payback Order, including one year's supervision in January 2025. The full-back also admitted shouting and swearing and acting in an abusive manner towards her, as well as repeatedly tracking her movements and sending messages of an alarming and distressing nature.

Reflecting on the challenging year of backlash and criticism, Mayor admitted she "probably handled it badly" but ultimately learned a lot of mental resilience. "I responded to some people on social media when I perhaps shouldn't," she told Racing Post. "Stuart and other people said I should ignore it but we all want to defend people we love, whether they're in the right or in the wrong. It's a natural thing to do."

She disclosed that friends and loved ones warned her to be careful for her career in the TV industry. "Of course I worried about how I was being perceived but I care about people who care about me. I don't care about people who don't care about me," she added.

Mayor is preparing to make a comeback in the saddle at a charity event in Nottingham later this month, more than 13 years after calling time on her career as a professional jockey. Ahead of the Autism in Racing fundraiser, she said: "Riding in this race is another way of giving back to a sport that has given me so much."

She continued, "Although I still ride, I haven’t ridden professionally as a jockey since 2013, so returning to a racing saddle and short stirrups has certainly been a shock to the system! I’d forgotten how much cardio fitness you need, as well as strength in your legs and core to keep your balance."

"I’m doing as much as I can around raising my young son Teddy and working three jobs – for ITV Racing, Sky and William Hill – and with my own horse and dog thrown in for good measure!"