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Former Miss Universe Olivia Culpo revealed she and NFL star husband Christian McCaffrey are expecting their first child.
In an Instagram post on Monday, the model, 32, showed off her baby bump in a series of black-and-white photos from a maternity shoot along with the caption: “Next chapter, motherhood.”
The news of her pregnancy comes less than one year after she married her husband, San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey, 28.
Many people were quick to turn to the post’s comments section to share how excited they were for the couple.
“That’s one lucky baby in there,” Claire Kittle, the wife of McCaffrey’s teammate George Kittle wrote. “Love you guys !!!!!!!”
“Yay yay yay the most beautiful and best mom to be!!!!!” another comment read. “So excited for you both.”
Culpo also posted a second time on Instagram to share a video of her and McCaffrey lovingly walking through a field and celebrating the pregnancy. The video also showed the behind-the-scenes of Culpo’s maternity photo shoot.
The 49ers player and Culpo got married in June 2024 in Rhode Island. For the ceremony, Culpo was wearing a custom Dolce & Gabbana gown that had long sleeves and a high crew neckline. “I didn’t want it to exude sex in any way, shape, or form,” she explained in an interview with Vogue about her dress choice.
Shortly after the interview was published, people turned to social media claiming that the dress choice and minimal makeup were evidence of her being a “pick me,” a term used to describe those who seek male validation.
However, in a later interview with People in July 2024, Culpo further opened up about what made her choose that specific dress and why she was shocked to find out that not everyone liked it.
“I wanted to feel like myself in every sense of the word,” she told the outlet. “And I think that that’s where my decision to be more pared down came in.”
The former Miss Universe added that she was caught off guard by the backlash over the dress. “I was definitely very surprised,” she admitted. “I feel like I personally like to give people the benefit of the doubt. And unfortunately, I feel like the words I said were spun out of context to fit an agenda that I did not have.”
“I loved every part of my wedding because I love my husband and the people we got to celebrate that day with,” she added. “The choices that I made are because I wanted to feel like they’re choices I could be proud of in 50 years. And that’s it.”
Culpo continued to defend her wedding dress choice, explaining it simply fit in with the look she originally wanted for the ceremony. “Stylistically I had a vision. Stylistically, I felt like I was making a decision that was going to stand the test of time, and that’s it,” she said, before adding that the dress was also comfortable.
“I felt very comfortable in it, for what it’s worth. I was on the water and there was a very nice breeze.”
