Australian Survivor’s Felicity ‘Flick’ Egginton welcomes a baby boy

Two-time Australian Survivor star Felicity ‘Flick’ Egginton has welcomed her first child with her American husband Jonathan ‘JJ’ Henry.

The 29-year-old gave birth to son Maverick ‘Mavy’ John Henry on January 18 at Gold Coast University Hospital.

‘Maverick John Henry arrived into this world at 8:09pm on January 18 during the Full Wolf Moon like we had imagined. We then spent every moment holding our beautiful boy, and sharing the news with our intermediate family,’ she wrote on Instagram.

Flick has been documenting her life as a new mum on Instagram, and this week she shared a photo of baby Mavy at four weeks old.

‘Our boy is growing up so fast. Already four weeks old!’ she captioned a photo of her child.

The reality star and her US-born husband tied the knot on Currumbin Beach in Queensland back in August.

Bundle of joy: The 29-year-old gave birth to son Maverick ‘Mavy’ John Henry on January 18 at Gold Coast University Hospital

Possibly due to the Covid pandemic, the couple eloped and wed outdoors by the ocean.

‘We eloped very privately just the two of us and even though it was not originally our plan it ended up being the most magical and beautiful day,’ Flick said at the time. 

‘Although our families and friends could not be there with us we were most certainly thinking of them all. We didn’t want to put our life on hold any longer but we will celebrate when we can with everyone together we promise.’

Flick was one of the standout contestants on the first season of Australian Survivor in 2016.

She then returned for the first season of Australian Survivor: All Stars, where she was the twelfth person voted out.

‘Our boy is growing up so fast!’ Flick has been documenting her life as a new mum on Instagram, and this week she shared a photo of baby Mavy at four weeks old

The Gold Coast native has been struggling with stage-two endometriosis for years.

In 2020, she went public with her condition to empower others experiencing symptoms to ‘go and get checked’ by a doctor. 

‘If something doesn’t feel right, get it checked. No matter what is going on in your life, please look after your health. It truly is the most important thing,’ she told her Instagram followers at the time.  

‘I’ve been dealing with excruciating pains when I have my period, after intercourse, when I am ovulating and also randomly throughout the month,’ Flick added.

Romance: The Gold Coast native and her American-born husband tied the knot on Currumbin Beach in Queensland back in August

‘Along with breakthrough bleeding and unpredictable periods, I have had issues with urgency of the toilet in the morning and horrible stabbing pain.

‘If I don’t pass urine or gas when I need to, it turns into a deep ache that lasts for hours.

‘I have back aches and the worst headaches too during and around that time of the month. ‘

Flick underwent surgery to remove it from her bladder, ovarian fossa, uterosacral ligament (USL), bowel, left pelvic walls – as they were sticking together – and pararectal.

Flashback: Flick was one of the standout contestants on the first season of Australian Survivor in 2016

A uterine polyps – or endometrial polyps – was also removed.

The surgery was a success, with Flick later uploading pictures of herself recovering at home and being looked after by her then-fiancé JJ.

‘As I am wanting to have a family of my own one day it was so important for me to get this under control along with being able to hopefully eliminate the pain I have endured almost daily from it,’ she said.

‘I am not embarrassed anymore. I hope from my experience it can help everyone reading this.’

Comeback: She later returned for the first season of Australian Survivor: All Stars, where she was the twelfth person voted out