AFL star Gary Rohan and second wife Madi Bennett are expecting a child together
AFL star Gary Rohan and second wife Madi Bennett are expecting a child together
AFL star Gary Rohan is about to become a father again.
The Geelong Cats player, who already shares two daughters with ex-wife Amie, is expecting his first child with second wife Madi Bennett.
The 32-year-old announced the happy news on Instagram on Friday, writing: ‘Grow’n a Rohan. Our rainbow baby is on its way.”
He continued, “What felt like the longest journey to hear your heartbeat was worth every second of having you in our arms soon.
“We’re so excited to be your mom and dad.”
AFL star Gary Rohan, who already shares two daughters with ex-wife Amie, is expecting his first child with second wife Madi Bennett. (Gary and Madi pictured together)
The 32-year-old announced the happy news on Instagram on Friday, writing: ‘Grow’n a Rohan. Our rainbow baby is on its way’
Gary also shared a lengthy paragraph about the child he lost to ex-wife Amie, who died shortly after birth.
The child, a daughter named Willow, had a fatal neural tube defect known as anencephaly, for which there is no known cure.
“I want to take a moment to thank those who see this post with a broken heart,” Gary wrote.
A feeling I know all too well. When it feels like the whole world is getting pregnant and you’re in unimaginable grief after getting rid of your own, that’s the hardest post to watch,” he continued.
Madi and Gary pose with Gary’s two children from his previous marriage to ex-wife Amie
The footy star went public in 2021 with Geelong physio Madi, and the happy couple officially married in December 2022
“I want to say to anyone who knows this feeling, or is experiencing it, know that you are not alone. I hear you, I see you, I feel you. We are 1 in 4.’
Rohan and ex-wife Amie were high school sweethearts who were married for four years before separating in 2020.
The footy star went public in 2021 with Geelong physio Madi, and the happy couple officially married in December 2022.
Gary is pictured with his ex-wife Amie before they split
In 2021, Amie said the breakup of her marriage was even worse than losing Willow.
“The days after my marriage broke up were some of the hardest days of my life, harder than when we lost Willow,” Amie told the Move Your Mind podcast at the time.
“But I still got out of bed every day and faced whatever the day brought.”