Olivia Molly Rogers' ex-husband Justin McKeone welcomes his first child with his new girlfriend Tahnee Leeson after terrifying birth experience
Tahnee, who appeared on The Bachelor in 2021, announced the exciting news on Instagram on Mother's Day, and revealed their newborn son's adorable name.
'My perfect boy. Arlo Leeson Mckeone surprised us all by arriving almost 4 weeks early with a 7 hour active labour at 10.01pm on the 28th of April,' she wrote.
'However not the best entry to motherhood with Arlo spending the following 6 nights in Perth Children's Hospital and a further 4 back where I gave birth at Osborne Park Hospital.'
Tahnee then detailed the terrifying moment Arlo experienced 'breathing issues at 30 minutes of life needing 6 hours on the CPAP.'
'Then a course of antibiotics and a feeding tube for 6 days. Thankfully my strong boy was ultimately okay all things considered. In that environment I was definitely one of the lucky ones,' she continued.
'That said, no one can prepare you to go through the all consuming and emotional experience of childbirth, only to watch this tiny little boy be wheeled away from you mere hours later.
'Then the hours upon hours I spent in hospital just holding him in my arms never wanting to leave and crying when I had to.
'His final 3 nights in hospital was done under my full care, an experience I'm so thankful l could do with the hospital to ensure he was fully prepared for life outside their safe walls.'
Tahnee said their newborn son was now doing well and her new role as a mother 'is undoubtedly my greatest achievement ever.'
Justin split from his ex-wife Olivia back in October 2022 after just eight months of marriage.
Break-up rumours began swirling in September after fans noticed she'd reverted to her maiden name on Instagram and unpinned all photos from her February wedding.
The former couple, who met in 2018, were last pictured together in August 2022 in a series of loved-up holiday snaps from their trip to New York City.
Last month, Olivia said she married Justin out of 'fear' of what others might think if she left him.
The model revealed in a column she penned for Mamamia that she knew the couple 'were not totally aligned' just nine months into their relationship in 2018.
'We moved in together after six months, bought a gorgeous puppy, and it very much felt like what we would be a forever thing. However, about nine months in, I had this niggling feeling that we were not totally aligned,' she wrote.
Olivia went on to say she felt societal pressures to 'conform to certain ideals about love and marriage', adding she never had a healthy understanding of how to manage 'adversity' in relationships.
'The fear of judgement loomed large. I wanted to leave, but I worried about how my decision would be perceived by friends, family, acquaintances, and even strangers. Would they think I was failing?' she said.
'Would they question my choices? Would they think less of me as a person? These thoughts played on repeat in my mind, drowning out the voice that urged me to take a step back and reevaluate my situation.'
However, Olivia said her feelings of doubt about their union only grew as time passed on, with feelings of anxiety 'gnawing at her daily'.
She said she was so scared of 'what others would say' and 'of being alone' that she kept 'suppressing her true feelings' until she was left sobbing the night before her wedding.
Nevertheless, that fear of judgement pushed her to go ahead with the wedding even though she knew she didn't want to marry Justin.
Olivia said she finally decided to divorce Justin eight months into their marriage after confessing her feelings to her therapist.
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