Wayne Carey is now a father of four and welcomes his second child with girlfriend Jessica Paulke.
The controversial AFL star, 53, and his 33-year-old partner had a healthy baby boy who was born via Caesarean section on Wednesday, January 15.
Carey confirmed the news with the Herald of the sun but did not reveal his name.
The couple, who dated for several years and already share five-year-old son Carter, announced they were expecting a baby in August.
“We are both incredibly excited, as is Carter, who is hoping to have a sibling in January,” Wayne told the Herald Sun.
“Mom is healthy and happy,” added the former soccer player about his model.
Wayne Carey is now a father of four and welcomes his second child with girlfriend Jessica Paulke.
Wayne and Jessica got back together in 2023, after his passionate romance with Catie O’Neill collapsed.
The athlete quickly left his TikTok flame, 30, and fell back into the arms of the mother of his son Carter, the Herald Sun reported at the time.
The couple kept things under wraps as they rekindled their romance.
Wayne and Jessica were first seen getting cozy at the Australian Open in January 2018.
The Victorian model became pregnant the same year and welcomed her first child, Carter, in February 2019.
Wayne also shares 18-year-old daughter Ella with first wife Sally McMahon and nine-year-old Charlotte Milla with ex-fiancee Stephanie Edwards.
It’s unclear when Wayne and Jessica initially split, but he went public with his relationship with Catie in March 2023.
The couple first met in January at a local tavern when he was hosting an event.

The couple, who dated for several years and already share five-year-old son Carter, announced they were expecting in August.
However, the couple ended their whirlwind romance in August last year when Catie “moved on”, the Herald Sun reported.
Carey was previously married to his long-term partner Sally McMahon, marrying in 2001 after meeting at a party in Wagga Wagga when he had just turned 20 and she was 17.
But the couple’s relationship soon made headlines for all the wrong reasons.
Just a year after getting married, the North Melbourne captain was involved in a sordid affair with former teammate Antony Stevens’ wife, Kelli.
Carey and Sally managed to mend their relationship and had a daughter, Ella, before separating in 2006, just a few months after her birth.