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Remember him? Aussie TV presenter Jason Dundas welcomes surprise baby after dropping off the radar
Australian TV presenter Jason Dundas has welcomed his first child with his wife Tayler Blackman.
The former X Factor host, 42, revealed the exciting news on Instagram earlier this month by sharing one photo of himself pushing a newborn baby in a stroller and a second of his daughter asleep in her cot.
'Our little Ruby,' he captioned the post with a red love-heart emoji.
Many of Jason's celebrity friends quickly took to the comment section to offer their words of support and well wishes for the new parents.
'So proud of you Jason (I'm fully aware YOU did not give birth) but always knew you'd be the most beautiful, hands on Dad. Good times,' Catriona Rowntree said.
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Australian TV presenter Jason Dundas has welcomed his first child with his wife Tayler Blackman
The former X Factor host, 42, revealed the exciting news on Instagram earlier this month by sharing one photo of himself pushing a newborn baby in a stroller and a second of his daughter asleep in her cot
'Ruby's mom,' Tayler captioned an aesthetic carousel of photos that show her cradling her daughter to her chest
'Thank you! I'm so excited!!!' Jason told the veteran Getaway presenter.
'Congrats brother!' Scott Bidmead wrote, while DJ Oli Benz commented his enthusiasm in a selection of fire and hands-up emojis, and The Boss of Bali founder Jason Fong added a heart.
'Ruby's mom,' Tayler captioned an aesthetic carousel of photos that show her cradling her daughter to her chest.
Tayler, the social media director of Hailey Bieber's skincare label Rhode, and Jason have both been careful not to share photos to social media that show their baby's full profile.
It is the first child for the couple, who tied the knot in a lavish ceremony at Lake Como, Italy in July 2022.
The pair documented the momentous occasion by posing for a photo shoot on the shores of the iconic Italian Riviera.
Tayler stunned in a naked-style wedding dress featuring sheer mesh and strategically-positioned lace panels.
The lovebirds announced their engagement in December 2019.
'Our little Ruby,' the new dad captioned his post with a red love-heart emoji
Jason married Tayler during a lavish ceremony at Lake Como, Italy. The pair wed in secret on July 20, 2022
divides his time between Los Angeles and Sydney, uploaded a photo of a black-and-white photo of the couple immediately after proposing.
Posting to Instagram at the time, Jason, who
'She said yes!' he wrote in the caption.
It's unclear how long the pair had been dating, however Jason and Tayler were first pictured together in November 2018.
In January, Jason revealed the exciting news Tayler was expecting by sharing photos of his wife debuting her fast-growing baby bump.
The bombshell absolutely glowed in the radiant gallery of images as she confidently flaunted her bare bump to the camera.
Jason also revealed in the caption they were expecting a daughter.
'My girls,' he wrote.
Jason hinted that he was keen to say goodbye to his Bachelor days, in an interview with The Daily Telegraph's Confidential in February 2019.
In January, Jason revealed the exciting news Tayler was expecting by sharing photos of his wife debuting her fast-growing baby bump.
After claiming he was approached by Channel Ten to be a leading man on The Bachelor, Jason then ruled himself out of appearing on the dating show.
Jason said he 'was in discussions to do that' but added: 'I'm not interested anymore. It was a one moment thing.'
In a prior interview with Daily Mail Australia, Jason admitted that he would love to have children, with many of his friends marrying and having kids.
'The love and joy that they get out of having kids, I'd love to have that too one day,' he said.
However with his nomadic lifestyle, Jason admitted at the time that travelling so much hasn't made it easy.
'Obviously I live a bit of a nomadic lifestyle with what I do... I think it's one of those things that when it's the right time it will happen.'
Born and raised in the suburbs of Western Sydney, Jason rose to prominence as a VJ for MTV Australia from the age of 21.
He found mainstream recognition as a presenter on Channel Nine's Getaway, before taking the ambitious leap overseas to pursue a career in the United States.
Jason balances plum presenting gigs with his LA-based production company, Dundas Media.
Prior to Tayler, Jason dated fashion assistant Rey-Hanna Vakili.
