Grab your blue balloons, Emily Seebohm has given birth to a beautiful baby boy! The Olympian has welcomed her first child with Married At First Sight Australia star Ryan Gallagher.
The couple revealed the news in a lowkey Facebook post, shared to Ryan’s page on September 13.
The news was first reported by our sister site New Idea, with comments from friends and family revealing that Emily and Ryan had named their baby boy Sampson.
“We didn’t want [a name that was] super crazy. We wanted something that was going to be unique,” Emily previously hinted to Courier Mail, before giving birth to her son.
On September 22, Ryan himself took to Instagram to confirm the news, posting a sweet pic of himself with his son.
“The last 10 days have been the best of my life to date, Sampson Ryan Seebohm has changed our lives and we bloody love him he’s perfect,” he captioned the picture.
Emily kept her own Instagram announcement short and sweet, sharing a simple black and white photo of her sons hand wrapped around her finger with the caption: “He’s here 💙”
Friends of the couple and fans flooded both posts with messages of congratulations.
“Yayyyyy!!!!,” Commented MAFS star Melinda, “Congratulations sweetheart. So happy for you and Emily. You are going to love being a parent and your baby boy is lucky to have you. 💙🍼”
“Congratulations 💙,” added Libby Trickett, “hope you’re recovering well and baby is adjusting nicely earthside x”
After meeting on the set of the Channel 10 series in August, Emily confirmed her relationship with The Challenge co-star Ryan in December 2022. They went on to celebrate Christmas and New Year’s Eve together, getting engaged during that same period.
They later announced the news of their engagement in March 2023, telling Woman’s Day that it was a “really special” moment.
“It definitely had a Ryan flair to it and it’s something I’ll cherish forever,” she told the publication.
Congratulations to the happy couple!
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