MAFS Australia's Martha and Michael welcome first baby
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Last updated 27th Feb 2023
They are one of the most popular couples ever to appear on Married At First Sight Australia, and now Martha Kalifatidis and Michael Brunelli have expanded their family, as Martha has given birth to a healthy baby boy - Lucius.
The loved-up couple, who appeared on series six of the hit show in 2019, confirmed the birth of their baby boy on 27th February, revealing his adorable name. Sharing a sweet image of their new bundle of joy, the couple wrote: 'Lucius Brunelli. He’s here, he’s perfect.'
Of course, friends, fans and family flocked to the comments section to share their congratulations, with MAFS co-star Melissa Lucarelli writing: 'Congratulations!!!! So exciting!! Mini M&M has finally arrived... And he is divine!! Love to you all… And love the name! xxx ❤️' (sic) and Emilee Hembrow commenting: 'Beautiful boy ❤️ congratulations!!'. (sic)
Fans were also quick to send their love, with one writing: ' What a precious little beb. Congratulations on the perfect +1 🧸🤍' (sic), and another adding: 'Omg congratulations lil fam ❤️❤️'. (sic)
Michael even took the liberty of taking to the comments to clear up how to pronounce his son's name, writing: '“LOO-SHUS” if you’re wondering 😅💙'. (sic)
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Martha has been brave and open about her unpleasant pregnancy, often taking to social media to seek help and guidance from her followers.
After Martha had been absent from social media since mid-July last year, the couple chose to record a video of themselves explaining her absence, revealing she'd been suffering from an extreme case of Hyperemesis Gravidarum, a condition which causes persistent severe vomiting during pregnancy.
Michael said in the video: "We wanted to explain our situation and make a little bit of an announcement. Martha is pregnant."
Martha added: "It hasn’t been this exciting, wonderful time for us. I don’t want to sound like I’m complaining. We are so excited, we are so happy, it was a compete surprise. But at five weeks I was diagnosed with Hyperemesis Gravidarum.
"Which is severe chronic nausea and vomiting with no relief. It is 24-7. I literally didn’t get out of bed for two months.
"I was so sick. I could not eat or drink anything. There were days I didn’t even get up to pee. I lost 10 kilos in five weeks. We have been in and out of the emergency room and hospital."
The couple were paired by experts John Aiken, Mel Schilling and Alessandra Rampolla during the 2019 series of MAFS Australia, quickly becoming fan favourites alongside Cam Merchant and Jules Robinson.
After moving in together when leaving the show, teacher Michael popped the question to his girl in December 2021, with the couple announcing their news on social media and clearing up confusion to fans who thought they'd got 'married' on the show.
Congratulations to Martha and Michael on the birth of their baby! 👶
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