{"id":379931,"date":"2025-12-30T07:30:17","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T07:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/379931\/"},"modified":"2025-12-30T07:30:17","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T07:30:17","slug":"australian-olympian-dominique-du-toit-and-fiance-bart-announce-they-are-having-a-baby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/379931\/","title":{"rendered":"Australian Olympian Dominique du Toit and fiance Bart announce they are having a baby"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/honey.nine.com.au\/olympics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"Australian Olympian\">Australian Olympian<\/a> Dominique du Toit has shared some wonderful news during an idyllic snow holiday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 28-year-old <a href=\"https:\/\/honey.nine.com.au\/latest\/ilona-maher-who-is-she-explainer\/0d0136f3-316f-466c-8c4e-9203ae4ed2ed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"rugby champion\">rugby champion<\/a> and her fiance Bart are currently in Whistler and used the picture perfect backdrop of the snow to announce they are having a baby!\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In snaps shared on Instagram the athlete shared that they&#8217;re <a href=\"https:\/\/honey.nine.com.au\/parenting\/pregnancy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"pregnant\">pregnant<\/a>, alongside some gorgeous pictures including their sonogram.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/6b416ee9-003c-41d6-af36-ac09536bf68b.jpeg\"  alt=\"Australian Olympian Dominique du Toit shares pregnancy announcement\"\/>Australian Olympian Dominique du Toit and her fiance Bart announced they&#8217;re having a baby!  (Instagram\/@domdutoit)<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Every year I think life can&#8217;t get any better than it already is and every year it does \ud83e\udd79 We can&#8217;t wait for June 2026,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DS0shvBk0W8\/?img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"she captioned the post\">she captioned the post<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In one snap she and Bart kissed as she held up the sonogram photo, with the snow covered pine trees behind them.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In another they gently placed their hands over the sonogram photo in the snow.\u00a0\ufeff<\/p>\n<p>The post has been flooded with congratulatory messages from friends and family, who are so excited for the couple and this next chapter of their lives.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/honey.nine.com.au\/royals\/prince-harry-meghan-markle-news-james-holt-pr-boss-leaving-archewell-role-statement\/c50627d1-36eb-4c13-ae6f-30fc2083a5da\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"Fresh blow for Harry and Meghan has another staffer leaves\">Fresh blow for Harry and Meghan has another staffer leaves<\/a><\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/honey.nine.com.au\/latest\/influencer-emilie-kiser-husband-brady-son-trigg-drowned\/01059bb2-3632-496d-ade5-94c4324d3ef5\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Influencer Emilie Kiser details family&#039;s feelings towards husband Brady\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Influencer Emilie Kiser details family&#8217;s feelings towards husband Brady<\/a><\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/honey.nine.com.au\/latest\/12-grapes-at-midnight-what-is-it-everything-to-know-explainer\/c71cdb65-2c7e-4505-ad33-682cbc574f37\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"Surprising reason people are stocking up on grapes today\">Surprising reason people are stocking up on grapes today<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/10e2c050-eeaf-46ec-87be-b897e94d13b6.jpeg\"  alt=\"Australian Olympian Dominique du Toit shares pregnancy announcement\"\/>The couple used the idyllic Whistler mountain and snow backdrop for their announcement.  (Instagram\/@domdutoit)<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Congratulations,&#8221; commented fellow <a href=\"https:\/\/celebrity.nine.com.au\/latest\/shayna-jack-engaged-joel-rintala-aussie-swimmer-announcement\/d9e326a3-1a46-4294-9af0-405257f41bd8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"Olympian Shayna Jack\">Olympian Shayna Jack<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Love this,&#8221; New Zealand rugby sevens player Michaela Brake wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I love everything about this,&#8221; wrote Charlotte Caslick.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The couple are currently on holiday \ufeffin Canada, and they celebrated Christmas in Whistler too.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/a1667bed-643c-4d7b-a052-2faf84db9e2d.jpeg\"  alt=\"Australian Olympian Dominique du Toit shares engagement news\"\/>Just weeks ago in October she shared the news that they were engaged.  (Instagram\/@domdutoit)<img decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/75522026-9eaa-48c1-9177-e8da169291cc.jpeg\"  alt=\"Australian Olympian Dominique du Toit shares engagement news\"\/>Bart popped the question on the beach with a stunning oval shaped sparkler.  (Instagram\/@domdutoit)<\/p>\n<p>The baby news comes just weeks after Bart popped the question, with Dominique sharing the news of their engagement on Instagram in October.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Forever and ever with the love my life \ud83d\udc8d\ud83e\udd0d,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DPs7ObcD7wY\/?img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"she wrote alongside the engagement announcement\">she wrote alongside the engagement announcement<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>With a stunning candy coloured sky in the background, either at sunrise or sunset, Bart proposed by the beach and clearly, judging by her shocked expression, Dominique wasn&#8217;t expecting it.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The soon-to-be bride flashed a happy smile at the camera as she showed off her stunning rock, which appears to be an oval cut diamond on a classic gold band.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For a daily dose of 9honey, <a href=\"https:\/\/login.nine.com.au\/edm?client_id=honey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">subscribe to our newsletter here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/e48e1b82-86d1-487c-bbea-8caf82efdf1d.jpeg\"  alt=\"Dominique Du Toit of Australia runs the ball to a try during the 2024 Perth SVNS women's cup semi final\"\/>Dominique has represented Australia in Rugby 7s at the Olympics and Commonwealth Games.  (Getty)<\/p>\n<p>Dominique has cemented herself as one of the names to watch in women&#8217;s rugby in Australia.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>She has played Rugby 7s for the 2016, 2020 and 2024 Olympic Games, and won silver and gold medals at both the 2018 and 2022 Commonwealth Games.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>More recently she signed for the Cronulla Sharks for the 2024 NRLW season, scoring one try for the club so far.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/entertainment\/latest\/ninecomau-whats-app-signup\/421c4156-5b58-42a0-9c4e-e65401b4e271\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">FOLLOW US ON WHATSAPP HERE<\/a>: Stay across all the latest in celebrity, lifestyle and opinion via our WhatsApp channel. 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