Size doesn’t matter… my Steve is the dwarf version of Brad Pitt

FAMILY man Steve Redford is proof size doesn’t matter.

The 4ft 3in dwarf is engaged to 5ft 5in Jenna Howard and the couple have

three-year-old twins.

Daughter Logan was born with the same type of dwarfism as her dad, whereas son

Todd is growing at the average rate and is 5in taller than his sister.

Despite their differences in size, Steve and Jenna, of Edmonton, North London,

are the perfect couple.

Full-time mum Jenna, 26, says: “As an entertainer, Steve is Britain’s answer

to Brad Pitt or George Clooney.

“I’ve never thought of him as a little person. He is just Steve.

“If I’d have dumped him because he was shorter than me, I’d be pretty shallow.”

Steve, 34, says: “The twins don’t know there is any difference between them

and we’re not going to make a big thing of it.

“If you are brought up with everyone else you just get on with it.”

Steve and Logan have pseudoachondroplasia, a rare form of short-limbed

dwarfism.

There was no history of it in Steve’s family and a one-in-35,000 chance of him

being born with it.

He says: “They started noticing when I was about three years old that my bone

shape was changing and that all the other kids were overtaking me.

“I have experienced the odd bully, but realised there is no problem whatsoever

with my size. I’m just me.”

Steve and Jenna met four years ago through mutual friends and, five months

later, Jenna fell pregnant.

Jenna, who previously only dated average-sized men, says: “I knew he was a

dwarf before I met him. He just made me laugh and I found him sexy.

“For our second date he took me to see him play Cupid in a photoshoot.

“I had to start warning my family or mates Steve was a little person because

when they first saw him they could be visibly shocked.

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“When I fell pregnant, we were a little stunned — but thrilled.”

At the 12-week scan, Steve and Jenna discovered they were having twins and

there was a 50-per-cent chance one would have dwarfism.

Jenna says: “There were times during the pregnancy when we both felt daunted.

But having fallen in love with Steve I realised size should never be an

issue and our baby would be fine.”

Steve says: “We didn’t want to put either of them through tests. We just

thought we would let nature take its course.

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“We left it until it became physically apparent Todd was getting bigger.

“It became obvious that Logan was going to be small so we approached the

hospital for tests and Logan was diagnosed with pseudoachondroplasia.

“It hasn’t made any difference. Both the kids are beautiful.

“Logan needs some extra help but they’re happy kids.

“They are close, but like most brothers and sisters they do like a punch-up

every now and again.

“I think as they get older Todd will be a bit more protective of Logan.”

Steve, who runs his own talent agency called The Minimen, hopes by telling his

story he can inspire others.

He says: “I am one lucky man and I certainly hope when people see Jenna and me

together they understand we’re proud to be in love and not concerned about

height.”