Celebrity chef Matt Golinski has shared the first picture of his newborn daughter on Instagram.
He and fiancée Erin Yarwood, welcomed their bundle of joy on Wednesday, but only took to social media on Sunday to post an image of the baby fast asleep and wrapped in a cute dinosaur print blanket.
Matt captioned the post: ‘Introducing Aluna Bennie Golinski. There’s truly no words to describe how happy I am right now. She is perfect.’
‘She is perfect!’ Celebrity chef Matt Golinski has shared the first pictured of his newborn daughter Aluna Bennie on Instagram. ‘There’s truly no words to describe how happy I am right now,’ he said in the caption
The birth comes six years after he tragically lost his wife, Rachel, and their three daughters Starlia, 10, and twins Sage and Willow, 12, in a house fire on Boxing Day 2011.
Matt woke up in hospital covered in bandages, where he discovered he was the sole survivor and had suffered severe burns to 40 per cent of his body.
The beautiful post was met with plenty of congratulatory messages for the couple.
One said: ‘Gorgeous congratulations to you & Erin truly deserved happiness.’
New chapter: He and fiancée Erin Yarwood welcomed their daughter Wednesday. His beautiful post was met with plenty of congratulatory messages for the couple
Baby joy: Matt’s father Keith Golinski confirmed the pair’s good news in a phone call to ABC Sunshine Coast’s studio Thursday morning
Another wrote: ‘So happy for you all mate!! Such wonderful news! She is beautiful.’
Matt’s father Keith Golinski confirmed the good news in a phone call to ABC Sunshine Coast’s studio Thursday morning.
News that pair were expecting their first child came late into the pregnancy, reported by New Mail in July.
New love: News that pair were expecting their first child came late into the pregnancy, when it was reported by New Mail in July
The baby news came shortly after he revealed to Daily Mail Australia, that he and Erin had become engaged, proposing to the personal trainer top of Mount Cooroora in Pomona.
‘I hadn’t really been considering the idea of a new relationship – I just wanted to get well and move on from everything,’ he said.
‘Then fate came along and I was lucky to meet someone who was really special.’
‘A lot of people search their whole lives for love. I have been lucky enough to have two great loves. To love two wonderful, kind women,’ he said.
Tragedy: The house fire ripped through Matt’s Hinterland home – killing his wife Rachel, pictured, and his children
Heartbreak: His daughters Starlia, 10, and twins Sage and Willow, 12, all pictured were also killed in the fire