Bindi Irwin has confirmed she is expecting her first child with new husband Chandler Powell.
In an Instagram post shared on Tuesday, the 22-year-old wrote: ‘Baby Wildlife Warrior due 2021. Chandler and I are proud to announce that we’re expecting!
‘It’s an honour to share this special moment in our lives with you. Though I’m still in my first trimester, we really want you to be part of our journey from the beginning of this new life chapter.
Congrats! Bindi Irwin has confirmed she is expecting her first child with new husband Chandler Powell. Both pictured
‘We couldn’t wait to share the news as this beautiful little being has become the most important part of our lives. Your support means the world to us.
‘Please let me know your best advice and send good vibes & prayers to our little sweetheart. Love & light.’
In the accompanying photo, Bindi and Chandler, 23, pose side by side in their Australia Zoo uniforms, holding up a tiny version of the outfit for their little one.
In an Instagram post shared on Tuesday, the 22-year-old wrote: ‘Baby Wildlife Warrior due 2021. Chandler and I are proud to announce that we’re expecting! It’s an honour to share this special moment in our lives with you’
She went on: ‘Though I’m still in my first trimester, we really want you to be part of our journey from the beginning of this new life chapter. We couldn’t wait to share the news as this beautiful little being has become the most important part of our lives’
The announcement comes a week after Bindi celebrated the one year anniversary of her engagement to Chandler.
In an Instagram post, the conservationist gushed over her ‘incredible’ other half as she told him that she ‘loved him with all her heart’.
Wearing a pretty navy and white printed dress, Bindi looked like she was on cloud nine as she cuddled up to the former professional wakeboarder in the image.
Milestone: The announcement comes a week after Bindi celebrated the one year anniversary of her engagement to Chandler. Pictured the day Chandler proposed
Love: ‘Just over a year ago @chandlerpowell proposed. Now I get to call this incredible man my husband. Here’s to a lifetime of adventure together. My sunshine, I love you with all my heart,’ Bindi wrote in the caption
‘Just over a year ago @chandlerpowell proposed. Now I get to call this incredible man my husband. Here’s to a lifetime of adventure together. My sunshine, I love you with all my heart,’ she wrote in the caption.
Bindi and Chandler got engaged at Australia Zoo in Queensland in July last year, on what was her 21st birthday.
The wildlife warrior shared heartwarming photos to Instagram at the time, after her award-winning wildlife photographer brother Robert captured the sweet moment she said, ‘Yes’ on camera.
Sweet: Bindi and Chandler got engaged at Australia Zoo in Queensland in July last year, on her 21st birthday. The wildlife warrior shared heartwarming photos to Instagram at the time
Lovely day: Addressing her 3.3 million Instagram followers, Bindi gushed over the ‘most beautiful surprise’ and revealed that she had no idea that the proposal was going to take place
Addressing her 3.3 million Instagram followers, Bindi gushed over the ‘most beautiful surprise’ and revealed that she had no idea that the proposal was going to take place, or that her brother was across the park taking photos.
The couple were married less than five months ago in March, in a makeshift ceremony at Australia Zoo.
The pair had to rush their walk down the aisle, canning earlier, more elaborate wedding plans, due to COVID-19 restrictions.
Beautiful day: The couple were married less than five months ago in March, in a makeshift ceremony at Australia Zoo. The pair had to rush their walk down the aisle, canning earlier, more elaborate wedding plans, due to COVID-19 restrictions
Small affair: The daughter of the late Steve Irwin revealed how they made the difficult decision to have no guests present at the nuptials held at Australia Zoo, to ‘keep everyone safe’, amid the coronavirus pandemic
The daughter of the late Steve Irwin revealed how they made the difficult decision to have no guests present at the nuptials held at Australia Zoo, to ‘keep everyone safe’, amid the coronavirus pandemic.
In the stunning photo taken on the day, Bindi posed in front of a statement flower wall, wearing a princess-style gown with a lace bodice and semi-sheer sleeves.
She styled her brunette locks in soft waves, and added an intricate beaded crown.
Chandler cut a suave figure in a pale blue dress shirt, beige trousers and dress shoes.
Bindi’s brother Robert Irwin walked her down the aisle, and she lit a candle alongside Chandler in her late father Steve Irwin’s memory.