Laura Byrne has said goodbye to her beloved grandmother.
The Bachelor star shared a series of images of his grandmother, Shirley May, thanking her for her love and support and sharing his gratitude for having the matriarch in his life.
“94 years of endless love and dedication to our family,” she wrote alongside one of the touching images of Shirley holding her grandson.
“This week we say goodbye to the best Christmas pudding maker, biggest hug giver and matriarch of our family, Nana,” she continued.
‘I feel so lucky that my Nana was here to meet her great-grandchildren, yet it makes me so sad that they won’t be able to grow up knowing the amazing Nana that I had.
“I know Dad would be waiting for you, like he always did. At least you can be together again.”
The images accompanying the photo show Laura’s grandmother surrounded by her extended family and hugging Laura’s young children.
Laura shares two daughters, Marlie-Mae, five, and Lola, three, with husband Matty “J” Johnson.
Laura Byrne (pictured) said goodbye to her beloved grandmother
Matty and his wife Laura Byrne tied the knot on the South Coast in 2022 after meeting on The Bachelor.
Laura and Matty are one of the most successful couples to emerge from the show, but the brunette beauty told the I’ve Got News For You podcast that it almost didn’t happen because she got cold feet the day before filming began in 2017.
“I completely changed my mind and didn’t go to the shoot,” he admitted.
“If you are selected, they give you a time and a place, and it’s a secret time and place, to try to confuse the paparazzi,” he explained.
‘Mine was a pickup location in Alexandria at a random park at 3pm, and you’re supposed to show up with all your bags and a bus will come pick you up.
The Bachelor star shared a series of images of his grandmother, Shirley May (pictured), thanking her for her love and support and sharing his gratitude for having the matriarch in his life.
“94 years of endless love and dedication to our family,” she wrote alongside one of the touching images of Shirley holding her grandson.
The accompanying images show Laura’s grandmother surrounded by her extended family and hugging Laura’s young children.
“I know Dad would be waiting for you, like he always did. At least they can be together again,” Laura wrote.
“I feel so lucky that my Nana was here to meet her great-grandchildren, yet it makes me so sad that they won’t be able to grow up knowing the amazing Nana I had,” she wrote.
“I remember it was 3pm and I was sitting at home and I hadn’t packed a suitcase. I completely changed my mind. I didn’t really want to do it; I was worried about how it would look competing for a man’s attention on a reality show.”
She then received a call from the producers giving her until 10am the next day to decide and had a dream that night that made her change her mind once again.
Since they met, Matty and Laura have become parents to two beautiful daughters.
They welcomed Marlie-Mae in 2019 and Lola in February 2021. The couple got engaged during a holiday in Fiji in April 2018.
The couple welcomed a new member to their family in March.
The high-profile couple announced on Instagram that they adopted a kitten named Raspberry.
Laura has two daughters, Marlie-Mae, five, and Lola, three, with husband Matty “J” Johnson. All pictured