Former Bachelor star Laurina Fleure has welcomed her second child: another boy.
The 40-year-old, who shot to fame on Blake Garvey’s 2014 season and later starred on Bachelor in Paradise, made the announcement last week.
She posted a photo on Instagram of her newborn and wrote in the caption: “Archie Aston Black 05/01/2025.”
Laurina beamed with joy in a short video taken at the hospital as she repeatedly kissed her newborn’s head.
She and her partner James Black beamed in their first family photo with little Archie.
He is the couple’s second child, after Laurina gave birth to big brother Bastian via caesarean section in November 2022.
Former Bachelor star Laurina Fleure has welcomed her second child: another boy
The 40-year-old, who shot to fame on Blake Garvey’s 2014 season and later starred on Bachelor in Paradise, made the announcement last week. She posted a photo on Instagram of her newborn baby and wrote in the caption: ‘Archie Aston Black 05/01/2025’
She and her partner James Black beamed in their first family photo with little Archie
“We had to opt for a caesarean section because Bastian’s heart rate dropped with every contraction,” she wrote at the time.
She went on to explain that Bastian, now two, had a knot in his umbilical cord that was causing the problems with his heart rate.
‘It wasn’t until they pulled him out that they realized there was a “real knot” in his umbilical cord that was the cause, she added.
“The contractions were cutting off his oxygen [because] of the knot!’
In May 2022, Laurina told the Herald Sun she had come to believe that having a baby was not “in my cards.”
She confessed that she considered not going through with her pregnancy, after wondering if she would “ever be responsible enough” to raise a child.
“I was with James when I went to freeze my eggs and I wasn’t responding well to the hormones so I gave up and thought I would struggle to have a baby,” she said.
The Melbourne native is the founder of Beauty Aqua, a drinks brand that sells sparkling water infused with vitamins, electrolytes and amino acids.
Laurina, James Black and their 2-year-old son Bastian were pictured at a friend’s wedding a few months ago
Laurina welcomed her first child, Bastian, in 2022
‘I borrowed all the money from my mother [the business],” she explained.
‘I thought, “How am I going to lift boxes and do all that when I’m pregnant?”
Laurina rose to fame on Blake Garvey’s season of The Bachelor in 2014 and went viral after she complained that Blake took her for a “dirty street cake” at a food truck instead of enjoying a glamorous date like the other women got.
Laurina rose to fame on Blake Garvey’s season of The Bachelor in 2014, before later appearing on Bachelor in Paradise. She went viral after complaining that Blake took her for a “dirty street cake” at a food truck instead of enjoying a glamorous date like the other women got.
In 2018, Laurina briefly returned to TV during the first season of Bachelor In Paradise.
She competed on the Fiji-based reality show in episode two, but decided to quit five episodes later after failing to spark a romance with any of the contestants.
Although she still has more than 50,000 followers on social media, the former reality TV personality now lives a family life, largely away from the spotlight.