Nigel Barker and Family's Friday Fun

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America’s Next Top Model judge/fashion photographer Nigel Barker smiles while out walking with expectant wife Cristen Chin Barker and 2 ½-year-old son Jack on Friday afternoon in NYC.

Although Nigel, 36, and Christen were initially told their baby was another boy — it’s actually a girl! Christen is due on December 1st.

Comments

I can’t imagine him being comfortable pushing a stroller when he has to lean down like that

- J on October 11th, 2008

i know..poor dads (*at least the tall ones) and taller women. strollers are not made for tall folks–unless you are shelling out major dough.

just wondering why manufacturers don’t make varying heights available.

- sinclair on October 11th, 2008

Ouch! How tall is he?

- sigh on October 11th, 2008

Isn’t Jack 2 1/2 not 3 1/2?

- Nicole on October 11th, 2008

wow hes got some hair! i remeber when he was on antm a couple years ago he was so cute then & still is! poor Nigel he doesnt look very comfortable

- Kelly on October 11th, 2008

Actually he looks very comfortable and happy… I’d assume he doesn’t really mind that the stroller has such short handles, but I do agree with all of you, there must be strollers for tall parents as well and baby changing stations in male bathrooms tooo !!!

- Molly on October 11th, 2008

Jack looks exactly like his mom!!

- Sheila on October 11th, 2008

Gosh he’s a tall drink of water…so hot!

Jack is adorable

- ERICKA on October 11th, 2008

I agree. Strollers & wheel-
chairs need to either have adjustable height handles or extensions that can be used. I am short, so the strollers weren’t a problem when I used them. However, I have to use a wheelchair when traveling & sightseeing, & my 6′ son has that same bent over position pushing me. It kills his back. And my daughter is only 5’2″ & 96 pounds (on a good day), so she can’t handle the chair.

- Dottie654 on October 12th, 2008

My husband hated pushing our stroller, he is 6″1 and it hurt his back.
Someone needs to invent handles that adjust.

- shan on October 12th, 2008

I know some of the MacLaren strollers have adjustable handlebars that you can extend if you are tall…It might be a good investment for him, bc that looks painful!

- nymom on October 13th, 2008

Those shorter strollers always leave me feeling sore from bending over to push over. And that smile seems readily made for the camera. And it could be genuine and he’s just hiding the soreness he’ll probably end up with afterwards. But more power to him for using that stroller.

I sort of find a short fix when I use the shorter strollers. I try to maneuver them around by using the very end of my fingertips, but even that can only be temporary. Ah, to have adjustable strollers.

- FC on October 13th, 2008

Oh, and I think Jack is a blend. I can see Nigel in the brows, eyes and nose, but the rest of him looks like Cristen.

- FC on October 13th, 2008

Some strollers have telescoping handles. My brother in law is 6’3 and he and my sister bought a Bugaboo exactly for that reason.

- Brandi on October 13th, 2008

Buggies are not usually made for people who are either shorter or taller than average. My partner and I are quite average height so we had no problems with our daughter, but my mum is only five foot so found our buggy quite difficult to push around. Also, the same buggy was a problem for my partner’s father to push as he is over six foot. If we have another child, I think we will definately be looking more closely at adjustable height buggies, as we do seem to go from one extreme to the other in my family!

- phoebe on October 17th, 2008