Much-loved Seven star celebrates arrival of ‘suuuuuper cute' baby
Much-loved Seven star Abbey Holmes has given birth to a gorgeous baby boy.
The former AFLW player and highly respected presenter has celebrated the news on Instagram, while also revealing the birth didn't go quite to plan.
'Hi Everybody!! My name is Braxton John Brooksby but my friends can call me Brax 🩵,' Holmes playfully announced, while sharing pictures of the baby and herself and proud dad Keegan Brooksby.
'Mummy labored all day on Friday, only for me to be born via c section at 5:49pm on 6/6 weighing 3.585kg's.
'My head was faaaar too large so we had to change our plans late in the piece!
'I'm suuuuuuuuuper cute & Mum and Dad are obsessed with me!' Abbey, Keegan and little Brax. Credit: Instagram
Fans, television stars and sporting royalty were quick to join in on the celebrations.
Carlton great Brendan Fevola, influencer and reality TV star Tayla Broad, Monique Cripps (the wife of Carlton superstar Patrick), Kellie Finlayson, and Seven sports presenter Mel McLaughlin or passed on their congratulations to Holmes and Brooksby (the latter also a former AFL player).
'Baby's name was also a hit with The Morning Show host Kylie Gillies one of many to love it.
'Brax to the max! Congrats fam 🩵🩵🩵,' Gillies wrote.
Another fan said: 'Congratulations guys he's so beautiful I love the name Braxton ❤️👶🏻'
Holmes and Brooksby announced they were expecting at the start of this year.
But it came as a bit of a shock with Holmes discovering she was pregnant just a few weeks after returning to Australia following a staggering performance in New York Marathon.
'As you can imagine, it was a bit of a shock given what I had just put my body through, but I'm in awe of what the human body can do,' she said at the time.
The couple have been together since 2017 after matching on a dating app.
Brooksby popped the question in Uluru in 2020 before the pair returned to the Northern Territory for their dream wedding in 2023.
Holmes, who was an inaugural member of the Adelaide Crows' AFLW team, has been a member of the Seven commentary team since 2018.
As well as being a respected presenter, Holmes has appeared on reality TV shows Survivor and SAS Australia.
Brooksby joined Gold Coast via the 2015 rookie draft and played 14 games in his three seasons at the club. He spent one year at West Coast in 2019 without adding to his tally before playing one more AFL game at Hawthorn.
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