EXCLUSIVE: The telltale signs Nathan Lyon has had a secret baby with wife Emma as cricket superstar is spotted pushing newborn in a pram for the second time in three days
Two telltale signs suggest Nathan Lyon is having a secret baby with his wife Emma after the cricket star was photographed pushing a newborn in a stroller twice in three days.
Photos show the favorite bowler at his western Sydney home on Saturday and Monday wearing his signature baseball hat and pushing a stroller designed for newborns, despite there being no previous indication that his glamorous wife Emma was even was pregnant.
When Daily Mail Australia asked Lyon if the child in the stroller was his, he gave a telling “no comment” and declined to talk further.
In addition, there is now a note at the entrance to the couple’s home that reads ‘Please do not ring the doorbell’ – a common request from parents who do not want their children to wake up.
An eagle-eyed fan spotted Lyon and Emma walking with the stroller on Saturday, while the bowler was pushing the same stroller by himself on Monday afternoon.
Lyon has been spotted walking around with this Bugaboo bassinet stroller near his Tennyson Point home in Sydney’s west twice in three days – with this photo taken on Monday afternoon
Lyon was spotted walking in the stroller with his wife Emma and alone, taking his Weimaraner dog Gus for some exercise
The Lyon Pushed cradle stroller is designed for newborn babies
An eagle-eyed fan also photographed the couple with the stroller near their home on Saturday
The last time Emma was photographed outside in May, she was wearing an overcoat that would have covered up any telltale signs
On Saturday the couple was spotted walking to a local shop for a drink, while on Monday Lyon was photographed solo with the pram and his pet Weimaraner Gus.
He has been seen pushing a cradle-style Bugaboo stroller, specially designed for newborns.
Before this, there was no indication that Emma was pregnant.
She attended the Ashes tour with the rest of the Australian team’s WAGs and appears to have carefully edited the photos she posted to her Instagram to avoid any that would reveal a pregnancy.
The last time she was photographed by the paparazzi in May, she was wearing an overcoat that would have covered all the telltale signs.
The couple also strove to keep their engagement a secret before getting married in July last year.
Emma and Nathan became the Lyons when they married last year, after keeping their engagement a secret for months
Lyon and Emma have been together since 2017 and bought their first place together in Sydney in 2020
Emma and her batsman boyfriend’s relationship began in scandalous circumstances, when they were caught kissing in Perth in late 2017 while Nathan was still with his ex Mel, with whom he shares two daughters.
Mel detailed their heartbreaking split in a blog post in March 2018.
The then-single mother said her pain was “real and deep” and recounted nights spent crying in bed with her children.
‘I didn’t ask for this, this wasn’t how my life was supposed to be. He was mine forever, he was my whole world,” she wrote.
Lyon, nicknamed ‘GOAT’ (the greatest of all time) for his record of 496 Test wickets, has kept a low profile since returning to Australia to rehabilitate an injured calf he picked up during the second Ashes Test at Lord’s.
That injury ended his record of 100 matches without injuries as an Aussie Test spin bowler.
During his recovery period, he and his wife Emma started a new company called GOATD, a platform that aims to connect sports fans with athletes.
“(Emma) just looked at me and said, ‘You’re an absolute idiot. I’ll help you in the shower and everything, you’re an idiot,'” Lyon said of his wife’s advice when he was injured in England.
Emma fueled speculation that the pair were engaged in January 2021 by showing off her engagement ring. They have since been married
Emma called her husband an ‘idiot’ for choosing to bat while injured during the second Ashes Test at Lords earlier this year
Lyon and Emma started dating in 2017 and bought their Sydney home together in 2020.
Rumors started circulating that their engagement took place last year.
This was later confirmed when Emma was spotted with a hefty engagement ring on her finger during the fourth Test against India at the Gabba, while she also posted on Instagram about her search for a wedding dress.
Their couple stepped out in style at the Australian Cricket Awards in January, with Emma donning a stunning low-cut sparkling white dress, while Lyon donned a tuxedo.