Cariba Heine welcomed her first baby, a son, with her husband Matt Pong
The H20: Just Add Water star announced the exciting news on Instagram
Heine and her husband tied the knot with Pong during a scenic wedding in Tuscany, Italy, in June 2024
Cariba Heine is a mom!
The H20: Just Add Water star, 36, welcomed her first baby, a son, with her husband Matt Pong, announcing the exciting news via Instagram. In the black and white photo, she cuddled with her newborn, as they both rested.
“Besotted with this baby boy💝,” she wrote in the caption.
In the comments, the actress’ fellow H20: Just Add Water castmates shared their excitement for Heine’s first baby in the comment section of the post.
“😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼 so happy for you. Gorgeous,” Cleo Massey wrote. Sharing the same sentiments, Claire Holt commented, “Awwwwww congrats !!!! 🥹🥹🥹.”
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The H2O: Just Add Water alum first revealed that she was pregnant and expecting her first baby with Pong in December 2024. The new mom announced the exciting news on Instagram, sharing a picture of herself standing in a pool and cradling her baby bump.
“Spoilt doesn’t even cut it but pregnancy is HARD WORK. So I’ll take it,” Heine wrote in her caption. “Thank you for @oocapetown I feel very celebrated (and relaxed after that massage).”
The South African-Australian actress tied the knot with Pong during a scenic wedding in Tuscany, Italy, in June 2024. Heine confirmed the news on Instagram on Monday, June 24, sharing a photo of herself and Pong kissing in front of a vineyard and floral displays, captioning the post, “We did.”
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Heine and Pong dated for several years before announcing their engagement in January 2022, per photos shared by the actress’ fans, and have kept their relationship generally private on social media.
At the end of December 2022, Heine reflected on her incredible year with a heartfelt post on Instagram. “I’ve had one of the best years of my life this year,” she wrote alongside a gallery of photos, including one of her and Pong on vacation and another of her as a bridesmaid at Park and Lafferty’s wedding.
“I’m content, fulfilled, I feel wildly lucky,” she continued the post. “I don’t expect every year to go the way this one has, but this was a GOODun.”
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