{"id":433505,"date":"2026-01-24T02:26:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T02:26:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/433505\/"},"modified":"2026-01-24T02:26:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T02:26:10","slug":"stephen-crichton-star-centre-makes-exciting-announcement-with-high-school-sweetheart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/433505\/","title":{"rendered":"Stephen Crichton: Star centre makes exciting announcement with high school sweetheart"},"content":{"rendered":"

T\ufeffhe Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs<\/a> are welcoming a new team member!<\/p>\n

NRL star \ufeffcentre Stephen Crichton<\/a> and his wife Leone announced the exciting news that they are expecting a baby in July.<\/p>\n

The couple \ufefftook to Instagram to share photos of their pregnancy shoot<\/a>, as well as a sweet video showing the couple embracing and dancing together.<\/p>\n

\"NRLT\ufeffhe Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs are welcoming a new team member! (Instagram)<\/p>\n

“Baby Crichton \u2665\ufe0f Thank you Jesus for our greatest blessing \u2728 we cannot wait to meet you our baby,” the caption of the post read.<\/p>\n

The \ufeffBulldogs were among the first to comment on the post, expressing their excitement for the couple.<\/p>\n

“Congratulations Fam! We can’t wait to meet the newest member of our doggies fam \ud83e\udd79\ud83d\udc99,” a spokesperson for the club wrote.<\/p>\n

Stephen and Leone\ufeff have been together since they were teenagers, dating for seven years before tying the knot in October 2024.<\/p>\n

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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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

The pair also \ufeffperformed a traditional Samoan dance called a taualuga to wrap up their wedding reception.<\/p>\n

\"NRLThe 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)<\/p>\n

Snaps of the event were posted to Instagram by Leone a week after the wedding, with a touching caption \ufeffthat read: “\ufeffA week ago I got to marry my best friend & it was by far the best day of my life.”<\/p>\n

“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.”<\/p>\n

\"NRLStephen Crichton and wife Leone have been together since they were 16. (Instagram)<\/p>\n

“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!<\/p>\n

“He has been so good to us & I thank Him every day for blessing me with you, my husband.”<\/p>\n

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