AFL star Jake Stringer announces he’s expecting to welcome his second child with girlfriend Taylor McVeigh – six years after his VERY bitter split from blogger Abby Gilmore
AFL star Jake Stringer is set to become a father for the fourth time.
The Essendon Bombers star, 27, announced on Monday he is expecting to welcome a baby girl with his girlfriend Taylor McVeigh.
‘It’s very exciting, three girls, one boy,’ he told The Daily Telegraph.
New addition: AFL star Jake Stringer announced he’s expecting to welcome his second child with girlfriend Taylor McVeigh (pictured) – six years after his VERY bitter split from blogger Abby Gilmore
Jake and Taylor are parents to a son named River, who they welcomed in April 2020.
He also shares two daughters, Arlo and Milla, with his ex-girlfriend Abby Gilmore.
The couple split acrimoniously in 2016, and later became embroiled in a bitter public feud that was splashed across the Melbourne tabloids.
Growing family: The Essendon Bombers star announced he is expecting to welcome a baby girl with Taylor. The couple are parents to a son named River, who they welcomed in April 2020
Abby, an outspoken blogger, is now in a relationship with Leighroy Wellington, who is the father of her two-year-old son, Mason James.
She spoke about her break-up with Jake on the Lemonade podcast, hosted by journalist and producer Elizabeth Anile, last year.
The stay-at-home mum revealed that the exes had agreed to ‘put down their swords’ and work together for the sake of their children.
‘We are probably still going to have our hiccups,’ she said.
Parenthood: He also shares two daughters, Arlo and Milla, with his ex-girlfriend Abby Gilmore (pictured). The couple split acrimoniously in 2016
‘But we’ve got such a sense of maturity now, we know we operate best when we all operate together… and if one of us is angry, we know we need to get back to that special bond we’re sharing because it works for the kids.’
Abby also praised Jake’s new girlfriend in the same interview.
‘I love Taylor,’ she said. ‘She works so well with us and it’s something that I’ve had to learn to love over time because there is this woman all of a sudden placed in the mix.
‘We are conditioned to be intimidated and threatened by this person and I’m not. I think she’s amazing and she has been this whole time.’
Love story: Abby, an outspoken blogger, is now in a relationship with Leighroy Wellington, who is the father of her two-year-old son, Mason James
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