‘When Nana comes to babysit!’ The Bachelor’s Matty ‘J’ Johnson and Laura Byrne enjoy a child-free date night at a fancy restaurant after leaving daughter Marlie-Mae with a relative
They’re The Bachelor lovebirds who are doting parents to their one-year-old daughter, Marlie-Mae.
But on Saturday, it was time for Matty ‘J’ Johnson and Laura Byrne to enjoy a much needed, child-free date night out at the upscale Catalina Restaurant at Rose Bay.
Laura posted a photo of herself dressed in an elegant white frock with Matty, who wore a chambray button up shirt and chinos. The couple cosied up together as the sun set on the harbour behind them.
Date night! Bachelor lovebirds Matty ‘J’ Johnson and Laura Byrne enjoyed a child-free date night out at the Catalina Restaurant in Rose Bay on Saturday
‘The faces you make when Nana comes to babysit,’ she wrote in the caption, hinting that little Marlie-Mae was spending time with her grandmother while her parents were out on the town.
Matty also shared a photo of himself making a funny face as he embraced a beaming Laura.
‘This is what @ladyandacat gets when she asks for a nice photo,’ he joked in the caption.
Cheeky: Matty also shared a photo of himself making a funny face as he embraced a beaming Laura. ‘This is what @ladyandacat gets when she asks for a nice photo,’ he joked in the caption
The Bachelor couple’s date night out comes after Laura revealed she was offered money to marry an Italian student so he could get his permanent visa and stay in Australia.
She explained on her podcast Life Uncut that an ex-boyfriend had asked her if she would consider marrying one of his friends so he could continue living in Australia.
‘This Italian guy had approached my ex-boyfriend at the time and was like “hey, how would you feel if I pay you a certain amount of money, and I marry Laura to get permanent residency?”
‘It was all very dodgy!’ The Bachelor couple’s date night out comes after Laura revealed one of her ex boyfriend’s friends – an Italian man – asked if he could marry her so he could stay in Australia. Fortunately, the brunette beauty never followed through with the offer
She recalled that her boyfriend asked how would she feel about doing it, ‘I was like, “not good, not good,”‘ Laura said, laughing at the absurdity of the situation.
Fortunately, she never followed through with the offer, as marrying someone in order to get permanent residency carries a penalty of up to 10 years in prison and/or a fine of up to $100,000 in Australia.
Laura became engaged with Matty J in April 2019, who she first met in season five of The Bachelor in 2017, and also gave birth to their daughter Marlie-Mae, in June.
Family: Laura became engaged with Matty J in April 2019, who she first met in season five of The Bachelor in 2017, and also gave birth to their daughter Marlie-Mae, in June (pictured together)