
Laura Byrne reveals why she was forced to hide third pregnancy from husband Matty 'J' Johnson for months - as she shows off baby bump in glamorous photo shoot
The Bachelor star, who met Matty on the hit reality series in 2017, was unable to tell her husband the good news as he has at that time starring on I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! Australia and in the South African jungle.
The reality star did not have a phone or contact with the outside world during filming - leaving Laura to experience the first few months of her pregnancy alone.
'I found out three or four days after Matt had his phone taken off him. He'd left for South Africa' Laura tells Stellar Magazine.
'He said his final goodbyes on text message and that was it. He wasn't accessible anymore. I was about 10 weeks by the time I was able to tell Matt I was pregnant. It was the biggest secret'.
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Matt explained: 'I didn't know until I came back. I was completely ignorant to what was happening at home.'
Alongside the interview, Laura showed off her baby bump in a glamorous photo shoot, posing at home with her husband and their two daughters, Marlie-Mae, six, and Lola, four.
It comes after Laura shared a heartwarming tribute to Matty as he celebrated his 38th birthday.
She posted to Instagram earlier this month to post a slew of sweet - and hilarious - photos, along with a caption gushing over her radio star hubby.
'Happy birthday to this glorious hunk of dad, the real MVP of this family and the man who thinks budgy smugglers are a complete summer wardrobe,' the 39-year-old wrote in her caption.
'We would be utterly lost without your daily silliness, your dedication to filling the green bin, and your 10 out of 10 chicken pies,' she hilariously penned.
'You're ageing like a fine wine (see pic 17 for proof) how lucky we are to do life by your side - WE LOVE YOU.'
Laura recently made headlines for calling out her podcast host husband after he accidentally revealed the name of their unborn baby girl on-air.
In June, the reality star was doing an 'ask me anything' questionnaire on her Instagram story when one of her followers brought up the moment, which she was seemingly unaware of.
'Did you punch Matt in the ovaries for revealing [your] baby name on Two Doting Dads?' the question read.
Laura was clearly caught off-guard as she replied: 'He did f***ing what?!'
Later on, the business owner brought up the blunder with her husband as they lay in bed together.
'Matt I have a question for you: did you say the girl's name, the baby's name, on the podcast?' she asked him in a clip posted to her Instagram story.
He looked at his partner confused as he denied the accusation.
'I think you might have,' she told him, cheekily.
'I would never, never. Never would I say that,' he said defensively as the couple both broke out into giggles.
Laura told the camera: 'People always ask us, 'how do you know the limits when you're telling stories and stuff on the podcast?' and normally we're pretty good... Normally.'
Matty began to pipe up as he sported a giant smile on his face, clearly telling a fib.
'Whoever is spreading this false information, shame on you, because that's not true at all,' he said.
While Matty may have mentioned the little girl's name, it seems it was edited out of the podcast as it could later no longer be found.
In April, Laura announced on her podcast, Life Uncut, which she co-hosts with fellow reality star Brittany Hockley, that she was expecting her third daughter in October.
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