MAFS star announces pregnancy - stunning guests with baby news at engagement party
Rebecca Zemek has announced she is expecting her second child with her fiancé Ben Michell - with the couple announcing the news at their stunning engagement party. The Married At First Sight star, who appeared on the Australian version of the show in 2021, and her partner were giving a toast at the engagement party when they shocked their guests with the news.
"Can we put our glasses up, and say cheers to Beck being pregnant," said Ben, as the guests let out a gobsmacked scream. "Baby number 2, we can’t wait to meet you," wrote Rebecca as she shared a clip of the moment to Instagram. Deciding to do a gender reveal mixed in with the engagement celebration, the couple cut into their white iced engagement cake to reveal a pink sponge inside - meaning they are expecting a baby girl.
Rebecca rose to prominence with her controversial MAFS appearance, where she was matched with groom Jake Edwards. The pair had highs and lows throughout the experiment and attempted to make the romance work after the show, but were embroiled in an explosive cheating scandal. Rebecca was pictured kissing a former partner during the experiment - which led to things kicking off.
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After calling it quits with Jake, Rebecca began a relationship with Ben - who proposed in April. They met before she entered MAFS, but didn't realise their true feelings until reconciling after the show.
“When we saw each other again, it was like, ‘What are we doing without each other?’” she told Closer Magazine in 2022. Revealing that she and Ben started talking about having a family early on in their romance, the reality star continued that = she told Ben she suffers with PCOS (polycystic ovary syndrome) – a condition where small cysts on the ovaries can lead to fertility issues.
“I was pretty much told I’d need IVF, so we went to see a doctor. I have friends who’ve had IVF and it has taken them two years [to conceive], so that was our plan. I had a follow-up appointment three months later but I’d been feeling sick... I thought it was an effect of my Covid jab, but blood tests revealed I was pregnant. It was a total shock!" she said of her first pregnancy.
Ben and Rebecca then welcomed their daughter, Immy Michell, in May 2022, and Ben will be even more outnumbered by girls when their second little one is born.
