Hollywood royalty gives AFL WAG Alexandra Merrett tick of approval
AFL WAG Alexandra Merrett was stunned last week to discover Hollywood royalty Sofia Richie Grainge gave her the style tick of approval.
The pregnant wife of Bombers captain Zach Merrett, who is due to give birth to their first child in the coming weeks, took to TikTok to ask for her opinion on her baby shower dress.
Expecting her followers to help her choose an outfit, Alexandra was instead stunned to see Lionel Richie’s daughter, 26, deliver her compliment.
First time mom originally uploaded a video of her looking for the perfect outfit for her big day.
While filming in the dressing room of a fashion boutique in Melbourne, Alexandra was seen modeling a stunning pink maxi number with floral details.
The brunette beauty captioned the video with, “Is this too extra for my baby shower?”
AFL WAG Alexandra Merrett was stunned last week to discover Hollywood royalty Sofia Richie Grainge, 26, (right) gave her the style sign of approval
As Alexandra scrolled through the hundreds of responses she received, the WAG was shocked to see Sofia’s name appear in her notifications.
“I loved it,” the model, who welcomed daughter Eloise in May, commented on the Australian’s video.
Alexandra screenshotted the wild moment and shared it in another TikTok video, saying: “When you wake up and Sofia Richie Grainge tells you she loves your dress.”
Open-mouthed, Alexandra then covered her mouth and added the caption: “If Sofia Richie Grainge says she loves it, you’ll buy it.”
Alexandra made headlines earlier this year when she took revenge on cruel trolls who mocked AFL WAGs walking the red carpet at the Brownlow Medal ceremony.
The mom-to-be, who is pregnant with her first child, took to TikTok in August to explain the process behind putting together a look for football night.
In a video shot in her car, the WAG gave her followers an insider perspective on the event.
“For those who don’t know, I think five or six players get invited every year,” she said.
When Alexandra took to TikTok to ask her followers for their opinion on her baby shower dress, she was stunned to see Lionel Richie’s daughter compliment her
“Unless you are the captain or have won a Brownlow before, you won’t find out you’re going until the home and away season ends,” the WAG clarified.
Alexandra, who is launching a luggage brand later this year, went on to call out those who criticize the women walking the Brownlow red carpet.
“That’s why I find it so interesting when people are so cruel about the way everyone looks at night, because some of these women have two weeks to put together an entire outfit.”
Elsewhere in the video, the mom-to-be explained that she had postponed designing her custom gown for the September ceremony due to her burgeoning baby bump.
The dark-haired stunner worked with stylist Maggie Smith and designer Sonia Cappellazzo to develop different styles that suited her bump.
“Normally I would be a little more organized than this, but with my growing belly we obviously wanted to give it a little more time, just to wait and see what my body was going to do,” she said.
Zach and Alexandra announced two weeks earlier that they were pregnant with their first child.
In a joint Instagram post, the husband and wife shared several black and white photos of Alexandra showing off her baby bump.
Zach wore a black T-shirt and white pants, while his wife wore jeans and a midriff-length top that exposed her growing belly.
In another photo, the WAG posed in a sheer lace dress that revealed her changing figure.
The couple were all smiles as they made the announcement, writing in the caption, “Baby Merrett, we’ve been waiting for you.”