Grant Crapp has announced that he is about to become a father.
The former Love Island Australia star, 25, and his girlfriend of two years, Lucy Cartwright, shared the good news to Instagram on Sunday.
The electrician shared a photo of the beaming pair on a beach, with heavily pregnant Lucy already sporting a blossoming bump.
Baby love: Grant Crapp has announced that he is about to become a father. The former Love Island Australia star, 25, and his girlfriend of two years, Lucy Cartwright, shared the good news to Instagram on Sunday, revealing their baby girl is due next year
In the caption, Grant revealed that the baby is expected next year – and the pair are having a girl.
Grant wrote in the caption: ‘BABY CRAPP DUE APRIL. So excited to be a dad! She’s going to be soo cute!! I can’t wait to meet her. #whatayear’.
The couple have been notoriously private since the start of their relationship, with Lucy rarely posting to social media.
Grant wrote in the caption: ‘BABY CRAPP DUE APRIL. So excited to be a dad! She’s going to be soo cute!! I can’t wait to meet her. #whatayear’
They went Instagram official in October 2018, three months after Grant split with his Love Island co-star Tayla Damir, 24.
Grant wrote in the picture’s caption: ‘Proud of ya [sic],’ alongside the crown and celebration emojis.
The couple dated prior to Grant joining the cast of Love Island, and reunited after he split with Tayla.
Official: The very private couple went Instagram official in October 2018, posting this photo
Over: The pair announced their relationship just three months after Grant split with his Love Island co-star Tayla Damir, 24 (left)
However, Tayla dumped Grant after discovering he already had a ‘secret girlfriend’ living in Canberra.
He faced criticism upon returning to Australia, when it was revealed he had lied to producers about his relationship status.
It turned out he had been in a relationship with Lucy right up until leaving for Spain, and the pair resumed dating once he’d split from Tayla.
Back on: The couple dated prior to Grant joining the cast of Love Island, and reunited after he split with Tayla
In August 2018, Grant revealed that starring on Love Island made him realise how much he appreciated Lucy.
He told NW magazine at the time: ‘Obviously I was going into the villa with an open heart and looking for love.
‘But then, I’ve come out, me and Tayla are finished and I’m back with Lucy.’
Claims: However, Tayla has claimed she dumped Grant after discovering he already had a ‘secret girlfriend’ living in Canberra
Slammed: Grant faced criticism upon returning to Australia, when it was revealed he had lied to producers about his relationship status. It turned out he had been in a relationship with Lucy right up until leaving for Spain, and the pair resumed dating once he’d split from Tayla
‘It does make you think about what you valued… the friendship [I had] before I went in there,’ he said.
Grant and Lucy bought their first home together – a $380,000 property in Malua Bay, the South Coast region of the state of New South Wales, in February 2019.
The pair announced that they had purchased a second $770,000 home in the same area just three months later.
True love? Grant revealed to NW magazine in August 2018 that starring on Love Island made him realise how much he appreciated Lucy
Nice! Grant and Lucy bought their first home together – a $380,000 property in Malua Bay, the South Coast region of the state of New South Wales, in February 2019
Wow! The pair announced that they had purchased a second $770,000 home in the same area just three months later
‘Joined the top 7.9% of Aussies #two,’ proud home owner Grant captioned a photo of the couple posing near a ‘sold’ sign.
That property was devastated by a bushfire in early January, eight months after their purchased it.
In a series of Instagram posts, the former reality star revealed the full extent of the damage caused by the fire, sharing bleak pictures from the immediate aftermath.
Oh no! That property was devastated by a bushfire in early January. In a series of Instagram posts, the former reality star revealed the full extent of the damage caused by the fire
Bleak: He previously said they had ‘lost everything’ in the fire, with all of Grant and Lucy’s possessions reduced to ash
The rural property backs onto 100 acres of bushland. It comprises two dwellings as well as sheds and paddocks for the couple’s animals.
The main house, where Grant and Lucy lived, has two bedrooms and two bathrooms. There is also a separate two-bedroom cabin for guests.
He previously said they had ‘lost everything’ in the fire, with all of Grant and Lucy’s possessions reduced to ash.
In May, Grant revealed that the rebuild on the property was ’80 per cent done’.