Content Warning: This article discusses pregnancy loss and pre-natal depression.
Gogglebox Australia star Isabelle Silbery married her partner, Alex Richards, on February 21, 2022. Later that year, in June, the happy couple announced they were expecting a baby girl!
On December 8, 2023, Isabelle and Alex shared that they had welcomed their beautiful baby girl, Ruby Emily Richards, into the world.
Isabelle has a nine-year-old son, Luca, from her previous marriage, as well as her three-month-old daughter.
The 38-year-old has been very open about her struggles during pregnancy, sharing with the Herald Sun at the time that she experienced pre-natal depression before the birth of her second child.
“I should be over the moon but I did not feel like that, [and you ask] what’s wrong with me,” she told the publication.
Isabelle and Alex revealed the birth of their baby on December 8, 2023, sharing the news on Instagram.
Isabelle captioned the post saying, “RUBY EMILY RICHARDS. The female body is truly incredible. My daughter is here and the experience was grounding and empowering.”
“@embracejaclynw we trusted you and you held us 🩺🤍 @ajrichards6 so honoured to see you become a besotted father 🥹🥰 I’m hormonal and in a love bubble. More to come soon,” she continued.
Alex also shared a heartfelt message for Isabelle and his newborn daughter.
“This little one just changed my life 💕👶🏼 Ruby Emily Richards, you have no idea how loved you are going to be,” he wrote.
“You instantly gave me another purpose in life. I can’t wait to watch you grow. @isabellesilbery your feminine energy when you brought her into the world was so powerful. You’re amazing ❤️.”
She later took to Instagram to reveal the beautiful reason behind Ruby’s name…
“My heart explodes 🥰,” she wrote.
“Ruby was the name of Emmie’s Aunty who adopted her when she was orphaned at the age of 9. She saved Emmie from the horrible orphanages back in those days and cared for her like she was her own daughter. I hope our Ruby inherits generations of maternal resilience and Emmie’s cheeky sense of humour 😛.”
Isabelle has also been very open about the birth of little Ruby, sharing the full story with Mamamia.
“Alex went off to grab us some coffee and my breakfast tray arrived,” she said. “But, I started to feel like I was in the throws of full blown labour. The pelvic pressure became impossible to ignore and I called for the midwife again.”
Isabelle then asked her midwife to examine her again but she said it was “too early”, before going to the nurses station to tell the midwife in charge.
“The doors burst open to my room and gloves were slapped on. Finally, the examination. I held on to my mother-in-law’s hand, the other hand clutching onto the epidural top-up button like it was my lifeline,” Isabelle shared.
“‘Her head is right there,’ I heard the midwives muttering to each other.”
Keep scrolling for the cutest photos of Isabelle and her family…
June 2024
Isabelle shared these photos in June 2024 alongside a caption that read: “These two 🥰. There’s so much complexity that comes with blending a family but when I catch them bonding, the anxiety dissipates & my heart is FULL.”
May 2024
Isabelle shared this family photo on Mother’s Day in 2024. “It’s an everyday DAY… being a Mumma never ends,” she wrote.
“No matter the age or distance, whether our babies are earthside or angels. A moon and back a thousand times love like no other 💞.”
April 2024
A sweet father-daughter moment.
February 2024
Ruby is just adorable!
January 2024
“Motherhood, you’ve surprised me this time,” Isabelle wrote alongside a sweet photo cuddling her baby girl.
“A second chance to slow down, take it all in and surrender to the unpredictability. I’m savouring every newborn smell, every smile and trusting myself more than I ever have,” she continued.
“I’m also embracing that my underwear drawer now consists of these types of sexy onesies that apparently support prolapse etc…”
December 2023
December 2023 was Ruby’s first Christmas.
September 2023
Isabelle shared a photo with Luca to commemorate some special time they spent together before Ruby was born.
“Precious time with my number one boy before baby sister comes ☀️🌊,” captioned the post.
September 2022
Throwback to when they were a family of three.
February 2022
“It is only the beginning 🤍,” Isabelle wrote in an Instagram post on the day of their wedding.
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