Cricket star Nathan Lyon was spotted for the first time with his wife Emma, their newborn baby and his daughters from his first marriage as they stepped out together in Sydney on Tuesday.
Daily Mail Australia first broke the news that the couple had welcomed their secret newborn on September 11 when he was seen pushing the baby in a stroller near his western Sydney home.
Lyon, his wife and daughters Milla and Harper looked happy as they enjoyed a casual outing with the new arrival in Woolwich, not far from the spin bowler’s home in Sydney.
His fans were treated to their first clear look at the newborn’s face when he took the toddler out of his Bugaboo crib-style stroller after they spent some time at a local cafe.
Lyon and Emma’s newborn was seen clearly for the first time as she and his daughters enjoyed an outing in Sydney’s west on Tuesday
Lyon’s girls Milla (left) and Harper (second from right) joined their father and wife Emma to a cafe with their brother in tow
Harper and her father stare into the newborn’s stroller during their family outing
In one photo, Milla can be seen staring at her little brother with her dad, while Emma looks relaxed in the company of the girls.
It’s a far cry from the secrecy that surrounded the pregnancy before Daily Mail Australia broke the news with exclusive photos and received a simple ‘no comment’ when we asked the bowler if the baby was his.
Lyon and Emma have been keeping a close eye on their baby, with Emma appearing to have carefully edited the photos she posted on Instagram, even when she was on the Ashes tour with her husband from July to August.
Emma has been expertly hiding her growing baby bump in recent months with a range of clever styling tricks.
She was last photographed by the paparazzi in May, wearing an overcoat that would have covered any signs of a growing baby bump.
They also strove to keep their engagement a secret before getting married in July last year.
The couple has done a great job of keeping the pregnancy a secret, but felt no need for secrecy after Daily Mail Australia first broke the news of their new arrival
Emma is pictured with Lyon’s daughters, whom he shares with his first wife, Mel
After making careful styling choices to hide her pregnancy for months, Emma was dressed casually as she stepped out with her husband and his girls.
Lyon and his wife have made no official announcement about the baby, but an insider with impeccable ties to the Australian cricket team exclusively gave Daily Mail Australia a few details last week.
Our source revealed that the Spin King never felt the need to tell his teammates and their partners to keep their knowledge about the new arrival to themselves.
“Everyone knew, it wasn’t a secret – we weren’t under any confidentiality obligation, it just wasn’t anyone else’s news to divulge,” they explained.
While remaining tight-lipped about the details, the insider accidentally let slip the gender of the couple’s newborn.
“I don’t know his name, sorry,” they said.
Lyon, 35, and Emma, 33, are said to be keeping their son’s name a closely guarded secret.
“They choose not to live a public life and if they choose to keep their pregnancy a secret, that’s their business,” the source said.
Daily Mail Australia first revealed the couple’s secret baby when Lyon pushed him in a stroller near his Sydney home earlier this month
The couple did an excellent job of keeping the pregnancy a secret but did not feel the need to swear Lyon teammates and their partners to secrecy, a well-placed source said.
The couple was very private from the start, and as their relationship developed into an engagement, they tried to keep their July 2022 wedding out of the press.
“They choose not to share that information about their pregnancy with the public or media – so it’s not anyone else’s place to announce their news for them,” the source revealed.
Their relationship began under scandalous circumstances when they were caught kissing in Perth in late 2017 while Nathan was still with his ex Mel, with whom he shares Milla and Harper.
Mel detailed their heartbreaking breakup 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 and Emma 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 in 2021, while she also posted on Instagram about her search for a wedding dress.