Five years after winning the fifth season of , has announced that he is expecting his first child. The personal trainer shared the exciting news on social media on Friday, posing alongside his wife Emily Bradwell in a series of loved-up photos. “Baby Sterritt coming 2025,” they captioned the post.
The snaps were taken on the beach with both Carlin and Emily wearing all-black ensembles as she cradled her growing baby bump. Fans would remember Carlin from ’s season of in 2019 where he received the first impression rose in episode one and went on to be chosen in the finale. The couple continued to date for eight months after the final episode aired before announcing their split in July 2020.
Interestingly, Carlin’s baby announcement came two days before the five-year anniversary of him being announced as a contestant on the reality show. He and his now-wife Emily went public with their relationship in December 2020 and announced their engagement in October 2022. They tied the knot in March 2023 in an intimate ceremony at Dunes Palm Beach, Sydney.
Carlin’s announcement comes just a few weeks after couple , who met on the 2021 season of the reality show and , revealed that . Their impending arrival will be the thirteenth baby from the Australian franchise and the very first boy. Season one’s have two daughters, season three’s Sam and Snezana Wood have three daughters, season five’s Matty Johnson and Laura Byrne have two daughters, and season eight’s Locky Gilbert.