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Reality stars to parents: The Married At First Sight stars who have welcomed babies since the show

Take a look at the cutest babies to come out of the social experiment.
MAFS' Jules Robinson and Cam Merchant welcome their son
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While most Married At First Sight Australia โ€œmarriagesโ€ implode before the season even airs, some participants left the show with successful, long-lasting relationships.

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A handful of the couples who have gone the distance have welcomed little MAFS babies, whilst other former stars went on to have children with partners they met outside the controversial dating show.

Take a look at all the MAFS stars who have gone on to have babies.

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Domenica Calarco

Season six participant Domenica announced she was expecting her first baby on March 12, 2025. Taking to Instagram to share a video of her initial reaction to the news, ultra-sounds, plus her family and friends reactions.

โ€œBeen a little MIA working on my greatest project yetโ€ฆ..Baby ๐Ÿฃ due September 2025,โ€ she captioned the video.

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Heidi Latcham

Heidi Latchamโ€™s MAFS pairing with Mike Gunner failed during the 2019 season, but she did find love later in life. In January 2025, Heidi resurfaced on social media to reveal she welcomed a baby girl with her beau whose identity is unknown.

โ€œLook what we made!โ€ she captioned the photo.

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Elizabeth Sobinoff

After her MAFS pairing with Sam Ball didnโ€™t work out, season six contestant Elizabeth Sobinoff found love with now-husband Alexander, and welcomed her first baby with November 2023 โ€“ a little girl whose name is not yet known.

Just over a year later, Elizabeth revealed she was expecting her second baby.

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Jonethen Musulin

Jonethen, who appeared on the 2020 season of MAFS, welcomed his first baby with wife Lilli Newman in July 2024. The former reality star had a baby boy, named Suede Musulin.

โ€œWelcoming our baby boy earthside. Suede Musulin โ€“ born 27th of July 2024. Our hearts are exploding!โ€ they captioned the Instagram announcement.

Jonethen and Lilli exchanged vows in October 2023, after making their relationship official not long after his MAFS appearance where he was paired with Connie Crayden.

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Kerry & Johnny Balbuziente

Kerry and Johnny found love in the 2021 season of MAFS, and went on to legally tie the knot in 2023.

In June 2024, the happily married couple became parents with the arrival of their daughter, Chloe Rossi Balbuziente.

โ€œBorn 14th June 2024. Mum and Chloe are doing great and Dad is proud beyond measure. Love my girls so much!,โ€ Johnny wrote.

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Dave Cannon

Dave Cannon, who starred on MAFS season seven recently took to Instagram with his partner Sarah-Kate Cannon to reveal they were expecting their first child together. The adorable photo featured the couples two children, their dogs laying in the cot.

โ€œSomeone needs to tell these 2 the cot isnโ€™t for them.. Baby Cannon Due December 2023,โ€ they began.

โ€œJust like Dad, bubs loves the camera and gave us a wave in the last ultrasoundโ€.

The pair officially began Mr and Mrs Cannon back in March 2023 in a beautiful wine vineyard ceremony.

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Booka Nile

Season eight bride Booka Nile who failed to find love with electrician Brett Helling on the series welcomed her first baby in April 2023, she is yet to announce her sonโ€™s name.

โ€œCanโ€™t believe itโ€™s possible to love someone this much,โ€ she wrote on Instagram. โ€œWelcome to the world my little Easter baby.โ€

The โ€˜baby daddyโ€™ who remained anonymous until weeks prior to the birth is Luke Millar.

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Martha Kalifatidis & Michael Brunelli

One of the most adorable couples from the experiment, Martha Kalifatidis and Michael Brunelli have welcomed their beautiful baby boy Lucius Brunelli on February 27, 2023.

โ€œHeโ€™s here, heโ€™s perfect,โ€ Martha wrote in the baby announcement.

It wasnโ€™t an easy journey for Martha after discovering she had a rare condition called hyperemesis gravidarum just five weeks into her pregnancy.

Which causes sever chronic nausea and vomiting โ€œwith no relief.โ€

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Jules Robinson & Cam Merchant

Arguably the most high-profile couple to start a family is season sixโ€™s Cam Merchant and Jules Robinson, who married each other in real life in 2019.

In September 2020 their family grew as they welcomed son Oliver Chase Merchant. Cam confessed to WHO that little Ollie is the most exciting thing to ever happen to them.

โ€œIt is exciting and it just keeps getting more exciting every single day,โ€ he said. โ€œIโ€™m just realising how much life changes as he grows and develops his little personality and smile. This is a whole new worldโ€ฆ but it is, without a doubt, the best thing in the world and something I wouldnโ€™t change, thatโ€™s for sure.โ€

They then extended the family in July 2024 with the arrival of Carter James Merchant.

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Melissa & Bryce Ruthven

In February 2023, Melissa Rawson and Bryce Ruthven officially tied the knot! While they exited the eighth season one of the most controversial couples, but they proved haters wrong!

The pair welcomed two adorable twin boys, named Levi and Tate in October 2021.

But after unexpectedly arriving 10 weeks early, the newborns spent eight weeks in the neonatal intensive care until before Melissa and Bryce brought them home. Thankfully the twins are healthy as ever now.

MAFS co-star Jason Engler was even appointed the twins godfather!

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Tracey Jewel

Tracey Jewelโ€™s on-screen marriage to controversial contestant Dean Wells may not have lasted past the show, but in real life the 38-year-old has found happiness with her high school sweetheart Nathan Constable.

When entering the experiment for season five, Tracey was already a mother to daughter Grace from a previous relationship.

However, she welcomed a bundle of joy with Nathan, little Frankie who was born in March 2021.

โ€œI was prepared for our baby boy to come early as my daughter Grace was 4 weeks early and was a natural birth,โ€ she wrote on Instagram.

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Susie Bradley

Season sixโ€™s Susie Bradley also entered MAFS as a single mum to daughter Baby, but after her disastrous marriage to Billy Vincent, she went on to find love with controversial NRL star Todd Carney.

Susie and Todd โ€“ who met via social media in 2019 โ€“ welcomed their first child together, a son named Lion Daryl Carney, in March 2021.

When explaining the reasoning behind his name, Susie revealed: โ€œA lion stands for both gentleness and power all rolled into one. A lion in your life enables you to bring positive changes in the lives of yourself, your family and your friends.โ€

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Carly Bowyer

Season fiveโ€™s Carly Bowyer didnโ€™t find love with on-screen husband Justin Fischer but found love with Neil Goldman.

The pair welcomed their adorable son Bailey โ€œBiscuitโ€ Bowyer Goldsmith in December 2020.

โ€œWe are absolutely in awe of our beautiful little man. We canโ€™t believe we made something so perfect.โ€

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Cyrell Paule

Fan favourite Cyrell Paule made headlines when she started dating Love Island Australia star Eden Dally in 2019 following her stint on season six of MAFS.

A few months into the relationship, the couple welcomed their son Boston in February 2020. Cyrell revealed the birth was traumatic and he arrived two weeks earlier than expected.

โ€œI probably took every drug you could take during labour,โ€ Cyrell joked. โ€œI ended up getting cut as well, and because I genuinely couldnโ€™t push anymore, he also had to get suctioned out.โ€

โ€œHeโ€™s so cute, Iโ€™m already obsessed with him.โ€

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Davina Rankin

On MAFS season five, Davina Rankin was a controversial bride who cheated on her โ€œhusbandโ€ Ryan Gallagher with Dean Wells, but outside the show she is a doting mother.

Davina and her fiancรฉ Jaxon Manuel welcomed their daughter Mila Mae Manuel in November 2019.

โ€œI never knew a love like this existed, @jaxonmanuel and I are just absolutely smitten with you. Words canโ€™t even describe it!โ€ she shared on Instagram.

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