Model Elyse Knowles announces that she’s been secretly engaged to Josh Barker

Pregnant Elyse Knowles announces that she’s been secretly engaged to Josh Barker for weeks and flashes her diamond ring – as the couple prepare to welcome their first child together

Elyse Knowles has announced that she’s been engaged to her longterm partner, Josh Barker, for weeks. 

The 28-year-old model, who is heavily pregnant, shared a photo of Josh, 31, laying a hand on her bare baby bump, while she placed her hand on top. 

On the beauty’s hand was a sparking diamond engagement ring with a gold band and oval cut stone. 

Happy news: Elyse Knowles (front) has announced that she’s been engaged to her longterm partner, Josh Barker (back), for weeks

She captioned the emotional photo with the date the pair were engaged – the 17th of January, 2021, which is almost a month ago. 

The couple were inundated with offers of congratulations from their fans and famous friends. 

Josh and Elyse, who have been together for eight years, announced they were expecting their first child together back in September.

Lovely: The 28-year-old model, who is heavily pregnant, shared a photo of Josh, 31, laying a hand on her bare baby bump, while she placed her hand on top. On the beauty's hand was a sparking diamond engagement ring with a gold band and oval cut ston

Lovely: The 28-year-old model, who is heavily pregnant, shared a photo of Josh, 31, laying a hand on her bare baby bump, while she placed her hand on top. On the beauty’s hand was a sparking diamond engagement ring with a gold band and oval cut ston

At the time, the model shared a series of loved-up photos to Instagram of herself and Josh in front of Uluru with a love heart drawn on her bare stomach. 

‘And then there were 3 #babybarker,’ she captioned the post.   

In an interview with The Daily Telegraph’s Stellar Magazine earlier this month, Elyse actually claimed she was not thinking about marriage. 

Secrets! She captioned the emotional photo with the date the pair were engaged - the 17th of January, 2021, which is almost a month ago

Secrets! She captioned the emotional photo with the date the pair were engaged – the 17th of January, 2021, which is almost a month ago

‘I’m not really fussed about [a wedding]. The baby is the biggest commitment we need,’ she told the publication. 

‘We don’t even think about that anymore. I’m not worried about it. I would rather put that money into family and our life all together. We know we love each other.’ 

Elyse said her relationship with the builder has only strengthened since they discovered they were expecting.  

Baby love: Josh and Elyse, who have been together for eight years, announced they were expecting their first child together back in September. 'And then there were 3 #babybarker,' Elyse captioned this photo taken at Uluru

Baby love: Josh and Elyse, who have been together for eight years, announced they were expecting their first child together back in September. ‘And then there were 3 #babybarker,’ Elyse captioned this photo taken at Uluru

The baby is due any day, and told Stellar Magazine she was hoping to ‘take a couple of years’ off work to spend time with the new arrival. 

The couple appeared on The Block Elsternwick in 2017, and were fan favourites, going on to win.  

In an interview with The Daily Telegraph in November, Elyse said she was embracing her pregnant figure. 

Nesting: The baby is due any day, and told Stellar Magazine she was hoping to 'take a couple of years' off work to spend time with the new arrival

Nesting: The baby is due any day, and told Stellar Magazine she was hoping to ‘take a couple of years’ off work to spend time with the new arrival

‘As I go through this new journey, I’m feeling very content in my body, which is nice. I listen to what my body needs,’ she said.

She’s been documenting her pregnancy on Instagram, regularly sharing photos of her growing bump.

The former Block star is now due any day, and told Stellar Magazine she was hoping to ‘take a couple of years’ off work to spend time with the baby. 

Changed her mind: In an interview with The Daily Telegraph's Stellar Magazine earlier this month, Elyse actually claimed she was not thinking about marriage

Changed her mind: In an interview with The Daily Telegraph’s Stellar Magazine earlier this month, Elyse actually claimed she was not thinking about marriage