The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs are welcoming a new team member!
NRL star centre Stephen Crichton and his wife Leone announced the exciting news that they are expecting a baby in July.
The couple took to Instagram to share photos of their pregnancy shoot, as well as a sweet video showing the couple embracing and dancing together.
The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs are welcoming a new team member! (Instagram)
“Baby Crichton ♥️ Thank you Jesus for our greatest blessing ✨ we cannot wait to meet you our baby,” the caption of the post read.
The Bulldogs were among the first to comment on the post, expressing their excitement for the couple.
“Congratulations Fam! We can’t wait to meet the newest member of our doggies fam 🥹💙,” a spokesperson for the club wrote.
Stephen and Leone have been together since they were teenagers, dating for seven years before tying the knot in October 2024.
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The pair shared a lavish wedding in the off-season, with the “who’s-who” of NRL in attendance from the Bulldogs and his former teammates from the Penrith Panthers.
Stephen Crichton, former teammate Brian To’o and members of the bridal party put together a sweet performance to the song “My Girl” for the bride, which was shared thousands of times on social media.
The pair also performed a traditional Samoan dance called a taualuga to wrap up their wedding reception.
The pair shared a lavish wedding in the off-season, with the “who’s-who” of NRL in attendance from the Bulldogs and his former teammates from the Penrith Panthers. (Instagram)
Snaps of the event were posted to Instagram by Leone a week after the wedding, with a touching caption that read: “A week ago I got to marry my best friend & it was by far the best day of my life.”
“Seven years of dating, to now beginning our new journey of marriage is a blessing that 16-year-old us would be so proud of.”
Stephen Crichton and wife Leone have been together since they were 16. (Instagram)
“Like our best man quoted, ‘It takes two to get married but it takes three to stay married,’ Jesus at the centre of it all!
“He has been so good to us & I thank Him every day for blessing me with you, my husband.”
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