Bachelor star announces she’s expecting second child with long-time partner – after revealing she had to change her identity after ‘villain edit’

Former Bachelor star Romy Poulier has revealed she’s pregnant with her second child.

The actress, 35, took to Instagram on Thursday to share the exciting news with her followers, announcing that she and her partner Jess Callaghan are expecting ‘Baby Callaghan 2.0’.

‘Safe to say you are already adored… evidence in your brother’s happy tears,’ she wrote, hinting at an emotional moment during the family’s gender reveal celebration.

The video, which she teased fans to watch ’til the end for the gender reveal’, was organised with the help of ‘uncle Jacky’, who received a special shout out for orchestrating the surprise.

‘We’re feeling so grateful and thrilled,’ Romy added, alongside white heart and tearful emojis.

The heartwarming clip showed the couple’s eldest son Louis Jack, who was born in January 2024, reacting with joy to the news that he would soon become a big brother.

Former Bachelor star Romy Poulier (left) has revealed she’s pregnant with her second child

The actress, 35, took to Instagram on Thursday to share the exciting news with her followers, announcing that she and her partner Jess Callaghan are expecting ‘Baby Callaghan 2.0’

The surprise pregnancy comes just over a year after Romy and Jess welcomed Louis into the world.

At the time, the reality TV alum announced his arrival with a sweet photo and gushed: ‘Our little Louis Jack Callaghan was born 23/01/24 a few weeks early and much to our surprise!’

‘We’ve never felt so complete as a family until now,’ she wrote.

Jess paid tribute to Romy’s strength during the birth, writing: ‘Even when it didn’t go to plan. The moment we met I knew you’d be the best mum in the world and I couldn’t have been more right.’

The couple, who have been together for several years, announced their engagement in November 2023 and now appear to be expanding their growing family.

Romy previously made headlines when she announced that she would be changing her identity after getting the ‘villain edit’ six years ago after becoming one of Australia’s most hated women.

Poulier was accused of leading a trio of ‘mean girls’ and bullying the other contestants on Nick ‘The Honey Badger’ Cummins’ season in 2018.

She has almost completely changed her identity since then, keeping her name but changing her looks significantly and taking a step back from her acting career.

Romy was infamously accused of leading a trio of ‘mean girls’ and bullying the other contestants on Nick ‘The Honey Badger’ Cummins’ (left) season in 2018

She told Stellar her snide remarks about the other women in the mansion were fed to her by producers with the promise they would make her look ‘cheeky and fun’

Romy told Stellar she hadn’t expected to find love on The Bachelor but had hoped it would be ‘a bit of a fun experience’.

Unfortunately, she ended up being portrayed as the ringleader of a group of bullying girls – including jewellery designer Cat Henesey and Labor Party staffer Alisha Aitken-Radburn – but insists the reality was very different to what was shown on TV.

She said her snide remarks about the other women in the mansion were fed to her by producers with the promise they would make her look ‘cheeky and fun’.

‘It’s my fault. That’s what I’m most upset about. I never saw myself as an easily manipulated person,’ she said.

‘At the end of the day it was my behaviour [but] I just wish I’d stuck to my values and morals and said, “F**k you, I’m not saying that.”‘

Romy revealed she was ashamed of herself and ‘felt sick’ watching the show on TV, and ended up becoming ‘a hermit’ afterwards.

She had been a working actress before The Bachelor, even appearing on Home and Away, but stopped auditioning after being labelled the ‘villain’.

As the backlash against her reached fever pitch, she even tried to claim producers had hired her as an actress to stir up trouble in the mansion – an allegation Channel 10 strongly denied.

The surprise pregnancy comes just over a year after Romy and Jess welcomed Louis into the world. All pictured