Ex-Bachelor star Alex Nation reveals she fell pregnant with her son Elijah after a one-night stand with her BOSS when she was just 19
She fell pregnant with her son, Elijah, when she was just 19.
And on Wednesday, former Bachelor star Alex Nation revealed how her child had been conceived after a one-night stand with her boss at the time.
‘[Elijah was] A big whoopsie, but the best whoopsie ever,’ the 28-year-old said on Mamamia’s Me After You podcast.
‘A big whoopsy’: On Wednesday, former Bachelor star Alex Nation (pictured) revealed while speaking to Laura Byrne on Mamamia’s Me After You Podcast that she became pregnant with her son Elijah after a one night stand with her boss at 19
‘We had an office fling and it was just one night of flirting, passion and excitement – and then six weeks later I found out I was pregnant,’ she added.
Elijah’s father, Joel Porter, was then aged 23. Despite his young age, he stepped up to the plate and embraced the idea of being a father.
‘I take my hat off to him because he was so amazing and so supportive from day one and he just owned the whole dad life,’ Alex said.
‘We had an office fling and it was just one night of flirting, passion and excitement and then six weeks later I found out I was pregnant,’ she said (Pictured left to right Alex, Elijah and Joel)
Alex and Joel briefly married after she gave birth to Elijah in 2011, before splitting later that year.
After a few tumultuous years, they are now on good terms and remain committed to co-parenting their son.
The exes even surprised Elijah by taking a family trip to Bali in December for his ninth birthday.
Support: While Alex confessed she was terrified that Joel wouldn’t want to be involved with the baby- she was more than prepared to go it alone. ‘I take my hat off to him because he was so amazing and so supportive from day one and he just owned the whole dad life,’ she said (Joel and Elijah pictured on holiday in Bali last year)
In June 2019, Alex revealed how far the pair’s relationship had come since their split.
She shared a photo to Instagram of herself and Joel having lunch together, which she captioned: ‘There was a time where this fella and I couldn’t sit across from each other without having a heated discussion.
‘We both had a lot of growing to do and we needed to work on a few things. I am so thankful for Joel and the relationship we have now.’
Alex explained that the former couple had found a way co-parent amicably, despite still having their disagreements from time to time.
Putting their son first: Alex and Joel briefly married after she gave birth to Elijah in 2011, before splitting later that year. After a few tumultuous years, they are now on good terms and are committed to co-parenting their gorgeous son. The pair even surprised Elijah by taking a family trip to Bali in December for his ninth birthday (Joel and Elijah at the airport)
‘It’s special that Elijah has two parents that love him so much and are willing to work hard to co-parent and have a great, healthy friendship with each other,’ she wrote.
‘To be real, it can be really f**king hard and it does take work and we are continually working at this. You’re an awesome ex-husband and an better dad.’
Alex rose to fame on season four of The Bachelor in 2016. She won the heart of rope-access technician Richie Strahan, but their relationship fizzled out a year later.
Rise to fame: Alex first rose to fame on season four of The Bachelor Australia, finding love with hunky rope access technician Richie Strahan, but the relationship fizzled less than a year after the show’s romantic finale