Married At First Sight star Martha Kalifatidis surprises fans as she drops family bombshell

Martha Kalifatidis has revealed plans to welcome a second child with her fiancé Michael Brunelli.

The 36-year-old Married At First Sight bride took part in a Q&A on her Instagram Stories on Monday and was asked if she wanted another child.

“We definitely need another Brunelli baby in 2025,” she teased.

The couple welcomed their first child together in February 2023 and regularly give fans insight into their family life with their son Lucius, 21 months.

Martha also assured her 719,000 followers that she no longer focuses on her appearance like she used to.

The mother-of-one shared a photo of her figure during what she described as her peak fitness period, but said she no longer worries about how she looks as her ‘priorities’ have changed since her son was born.

“We definitely need another Brunelli baby in 2025,” she teased on Instagram

‘I would really like to get super fit before I get pregnant again. This was me at my best. 20,000 steps a day, strength training and running,” she explained.

‘If I had the time to do all that again, I’d probably look like this. For me, my priorities have shifted tremendously after the birth of a child.

“I’m not as vain as I used to be and I don’t sleep nearly as well as I used to either, haha ​​Fitness is going to be a big goal for me next year.”

Martha recently sent her fans into a frenzy by announcing that she plans to marry fiancé Michael within weeks.

In a sneak peek of her new podcast with Michael and her mother Mary, called The Morning Roast, Martha said she just wanted to let the marriage pass.

The make-up artist, who has been engaged to Michael for three years after they met on MAFS, caused a stir by saying she wanted ‘a shotgun wedding’.

A shotgun wedding usually refers to a wedding ceremony where the bride is already pregnant, but can also mean a rushed wedding for other reasons.

“I feel like I just want to have a shotgun wedding and get married in November of this year. “I just want to finish it,” she said.

Martha also assured her 719,000 followers that she no longer focuses on her appearance like she used to

‘I would actually really like to have a wedding at home. How about doing a wedding in November if we organize it quickly?’ she asked.

Michael replied, “I feel like doing the easiest thing,” and Martha said they could just “host a lunch.”

Fans were confused and someone asked in the comments, “Doesn’t a shotgun wedding mean the bride is pregnant?”

Most were overwhelmingly positive and told Martha she wouldn’t regret organizing something intimate at a fairytale wedding.

Martha and Michael first met during the 2019 season of the Channel Nine dating show, and their journey has been closely followed by fans ever since.

They currently live at her parents Mary and Theo’s home in Melbourne, and Martha recently hit back at online trolls who accused her of bashing her parents.

Martha and Michael first met during the 2019 season of the Channel Nine dating show, and their journey has been closely followed by fans ever since

They currently live at her parents Mary and Theo’s home in Melbourne, and Martha recently hit back at online trolls who accused her of sponging off her parents

“Why don’t you and Michael pay your own way, like the rest of the world?” one troll asked, referring to the young family’s current living situation.

Martha rejected the claim that she had rejected her parents, saying the decision to live with Theo and Mary was not financially motivated.

“Our living situation has nothing to do with money,” she wrote.

“The sad thing is you probably think we live with my parents to take advantage of the situation. That’s the furthest [thing] of the truth.’

She added that her young family’s current living situation was beneficial for everyone involved.

“In reality, we mutually enjoy it,” she said.

‘Living in a multi-generational home with my parents brings us closer together, promotes mutual support and creates a rich environment where wisdom and experience come together. It also brings happiness to my parents.’

Martha ended the spray by adding that she felt sorry for the critic.

“I feel sorry for you that you don’t see the benefits of our situation,” she said.