Shanae Ankney and boyfriend Nate Ebner announced on Monday that they were expecting their first baby together.
The 31-year-old veteran of The Bachelor and Bachelor In Paradise revealed that they are expecting a baby girl.
‘I cannot wait to become a girl mom baby Ebner arriving April 2024,’ Shanae posted on Instagram for her nearly 70,000 followers.
The post included photos of Shanae and Nate, 34, in matching white and tan outfits.
They kissed and ate cupcakes in the photos.
Gender reveal: Shanae Ankney and boyfriend Nate Ebner announced on Monday that they were expecting their first baby together
Shanae, who is 16 weeks pregnant, told People that they learned the sex of their baby on the ‘around 10 weeks by doing genetic testing.’
‘Instead of opening the results from the doctor, we took the results to a bakery to have cupcakes made with either pink or blue colors to find out the gender once we bit into them,’ she told the outlet.
‘Nate and I did a little reveal together with just the two of us. I wanted something more intimate due to it being our first pregnancy,’ she told the outlet.
Nate was drafted by the New England Patriots in the sixth round of the 2012 NFL Draft.
As a special teams player, Nate earned three Super Bowl rings with the Patriots in 2015, 2017 and 2019.
Nate played rugby before playing football at Ohio State University as a walk-on with no high school football experience.
The Dublin, Ohio native is the son of Nancy Pritchett and Jeffrey Ebner and author of the book Finish Strong: A Father’s Code and a Son’s Path.
Nate while referencing his book told People that he has ‘always wanted a child or children’ because of the ‘unique relationship’ he had with his own father that he chronicled in his book.
Bachelor franchise: The 31-year-old veteran of The Bachelor and Bachelor In Paradise, shown on season 26 of The Bachelor, revealed that they are expecting a baby girl
Cupcakes results: ‘Instead of opening the results from the doctor, we took the results to a bakery to have cupcakes made with either pink or blue colors to find out the gender once we bit into them,’ Shanae told People
Ohio native: The Ohio native, shown in a 2022 episode of The Bachelor, is 16 weeks pregnant
Fizzled out: Shane and Joey Young, shown on season eight of Bachelor In Paradise, enjoyed a short romance
‘I know that, if I can be a fraction of the father he was to me, our child will be a lucky one. I believe parenting is the first step to a better society,’ Nate said.
Shanae, a native of Sycamore, Ohio, competed on season 26 of The Bachelor starring Clayton Echard, 30, and later joined season eight of Bachelor In Paradise.
She gave a memorable disingenuous apology while on The Bachelor and bragged about it afterward.
‘I need an Oscar award for that performance,’ Shanae said in a confessional. ‘B****es I’m done. He’s mine. I never thought I’d have to compete for one f***ing man. I’m this hot blonde bombshell. What else do I need to say? Give me the Oscar. Give me the Emmy. Give me the Golden Globe. And give me the f***ing rose.’
Shanae had a brief romance with Joey Young on Bachelor In Paradise, but they split during week six.