Bok baby joy: Eben Etzebeth and wife Anlia excitedly await second ‘little wildflower'
South African Springbok star Eben Etzebeth and his wife singer Anlia are pregnant.
Taking to Instagram on Monday, the singer announced that they are expecting another little girl in a heartwarming post that reads, 'BabyEtzebeth#2 on the way! Can't wait to welcome our little wildflower girl!'
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The pair are parents to a beautiful one-year-old whose name they have chosen not to disclose publicly.
Earlier this year, Anlia told News24 that motherhood has been the most amazing journey for her.
She said, 'It's the hardest thing but the best thing in the world. Yeah, it's changed a lot of things for me in my life.'
Initially dreaming of a life on the road as a celebrated singer, Anlia reveals that being a mother has been her most fulfilling and significant accomplishment.
'I must say, like, I always had these big dreams of, you know, singing and travelling the world and yeah, just following these big dreams and becoming something big. But honestly, like, being a mom is the biggest, best role I could ever, ever get, like no role that I would ever get would be you know more important or better than that.'
The 35-year-old added, 'It's such a sacred thing to do and, yeah, it's just, it's amazing. I love it. I love being a mom.'
The pair aren't the only Springbok family who'll be expanding this year.
Last month, Handrè and Marise Pollard also announced their exciting news. The pair, who are already mom and dad to an adorable baby boy, Hunter, will soon be parents to a second child.
Taking to Instagram, Marise announced the news with an absolutely adorable family video which shows little Hunter in a jumper that reads 'brother.'
The post was captioned, 'Our little family is growing! Hunter is going to be a big brother in October, and we are beyond excited. God is so good.'
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