{"id":384787,"date":"2026-04-06T14:31:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T14:31:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/384787\/"},"modified":"2026-04-06T14:31:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T14:31:10","slug":"upgrading-to-mom-and-dad-ireland-am-star-set-to-welcome-first-child","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/384787\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Upgrading to mom and dad&#8217; Ireland AM star set to welcome first child"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A huge congratulations are in order for Ireland AM star Lara Battigelli and her husband Stephen Leddy who are set to welcome their first child together.<\/p>\n<p>The TV chef and food blogger, who goes by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DKB7o0UNKCO\/?img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DKB7o0UNKCO\/?img_index=1\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">laras.bites online<\/a>, announced the exciting news on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/rollercoaster.ie\/celebrity-2\/irish-influencer-family\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/rollercoaster.ie\/celebrity-2\/irish-influencer-family\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Irish influencer announces exciting family update: \u2018So unbelievably grateful\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Untitled-design-2026-04-06T141851.267.jpg\" alt=\"ireland am Lara M Battigelli Pic: Instagram\" class=\"wp-image-470262\"  \/>Lara M Battigelli Pic: Instagram<\/p>\n<p>Lara took to social media to share that their family was growing from two to three with a sweet pregnancy announcement.<\/p>\n<p>In a series of loved up snaps, the mum-to-be debuted her bump and showcased her ultrasound scan while hubby Stephen delightedly help up a pair of tiny baby shoes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Untitled-design-2026-04-06T141841.890.jpg\" alt=\"Lara M Battigelli Pic: Instagram\" class=\"wp-image-470263\"  \/>Lara M Battigelli Pic: Instagram<\/p>\n<p>Revealing her due date, the content creator, who has over 120 thousand followers and travels between Cavan and London, gushed: \u2018Upgrading to Mom &amp; Dad, September 2026\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Well wishes quickly poured in for the parents-to-be, with fellow Irish foodie influencer Alice Kelly writing: \u2018Ohhhh congrats Lara!! Such wonderful news\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Katja Mia sweetly added: \u2018Congratulations!\u2019 alongside a heart emoji.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Untitled-design-2026-04-06T141907.011.jpg\" alt=\"Lara M Battigelli Pic: Instagram\" class=\"wp-image-470261\"  \/>Lara M Battigelli Pic: Instagram<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s been an exciting few years for Lara and Stephen whose baby announcement follows on from their dreamy nuptials in Tuscany back in the summer of 2024. <\/p>\n<p>Congratulations Lara and Stephen! <\/p>\n<p>Share your thoughts on this story or any other over on our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/rollercoaster.ie\/community\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">discussion boards<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A huge congratulations are in order for Ireland AM star Lara Battigelli and her husband Stephen Leddy who&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":384788,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[61,60,43],"class_list":["post-384787","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-ireland","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/384787","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=384787"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/384787\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/384788"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=384787"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=384787"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=384787"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}