Nick Viall and Natalie Joy became parents!
Former Bachelor star, 43, and his fiancee Joy announced the arrival of their first baby together, a baby girl, sharing some cute photos in a joint Instagram post.
Along with the photo of their sleeping baby, the couple also included an adorable picture of their newborn daughter cuddling on Viall’s chest, as well as a photo of the couple holding their new daughter’s hands.
“River Rose Viall 🤍 2-2-2024 named after Natalie’s great-grandma and niece… the best part of life begins now 🦢🕊️☁️💗,” they wrote in the caption.
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The couple, who got engaged last January, first announced the news of the pregnancy in August.
Sharing a carousel of photos together on their respective Instagrams, Viall and Joy posed alongside the former Bachelor, putting their arms around and hugging their fiancee’s baby bump. “Our biggest dream has come true 🤍”, they wrote with the post.
In September, they shared a video on Instagram of Viall popping a black balloon that released pink confetti and pink balloons around the room.
After the bubble burst, Viall files The podcast host wrapped his arms around his fiancée, who laughed and leaned into him.
“Baby Viall is….🤍,” Joy captioned her post.
In the comments, Viall joked about what his future daughter’s first words might be. “Her first word will be…Boundaries.”
Later that fall, Viall spoke with PEOPLE about joining the cast for the show’s second season Special forces just weeks after finding out Joy was expecting the couple’s first child together.
“It was really new,” Viall told PEOPLE of his fiancée’s pregnancy. “And it was kind of nerve-wracking just because Natalie was just starting to get morning sickness, or for her, it was more like day sickness. So I felt pretty guilty about that.”
“We had our first doctor’s appointment, so it was hard to be away from her. And luckily, I had her support and I knew she really wanted me to be well.”
While Viall knew he could count on Joy’s support at home, he said it actually complicated his feelings about the show.
“But there were moments where it almost made it difficult,” he said. “When you get to the point of breaking, you start thinking about reasons why it’s okay to stop. It’s like, ‘I shouldn’t be here.’ And for me, it was like, ‘Well, I’ve got to be home and I’ve got a doctor’s appointment,’ and stuff like that.”
“I kept thinking about Natalie and I knew I had her support. I knew she wanted me to do well, and these guys kept me going,” Viall continued, referring to friends JoJo Siw and Tyler Cameron.
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