Photography: Phillip Castleton.
After a whirlwind year marked by heartbreak and intense public scrutiny, Married At First Sight Australia’s Gia Fleur has finally found her fairytale ending – and it comes with a very special new addition!
In an exclusive chat with Woman’s Day, the reality star, 36, reveals she’s expecting her second child, her first with boyfriend Alan Wallace – and they couldn’t be happier.
“I was really excited,” Gia says of the moment she found out she was pregnant.
“My first thought was, ‘Yay!’ because I have a 10-year-old daughter and I thought I’d never have another kid. I didn’t think I’d meet the right person I’d want to have another baby with.”
Love at first sight
The couple met last year, after Gia walked away from MAFS, and they quickly became inseparable. They admit their romance has moved at lightning speed but insist it has always felt right.
“We were just on the same page from the start,” tells Gia.
“We both wanted kids. We just always knew what we wanted.”
Alan, 35, agrees, adding their connection made everything fall into place naturally.
“It was a pretty easy thing to be all-in with Gia. It wouldn’t have been a shock to anyone we know that we’d have a baby.”
Matching tattoos
Gia continues, “I mean, we got matching tattoos like a month in. Then we moved in and moved straight into the reno [of their home]. We were pretty serious early on.”
While the pregnancy may not have been meticulously planned, it was certainly a welcome addition.
“We weren’t trying, but we weren’t not trying,” Gia laughs.
“After I did a test, I came out and said, ‘I’m pregnant!’ And Alan was like, ‘Oh, my God, what? How?!’”
A joyful journey
The pair, who are now 12 weeks along and due in early January, say the experience has already been incredibly special, particularly given Gia’s journey to get here.
After leaving MAFS, she endured a brutal wave of public criticism that deeply affected her mental health.
“I was one of the most hated people in Australia,” Gia admits candidly.
“There were constant death threats and people telling me to give up my daughter, saying I was a terrible mum.”
The toll was immense, especially as she was also coming off antidepressants at the time.
“It was a lot,” she recalls.
“I relied really heavily on Alan. I was second-guessing myself, but I had to remind myself it was just a TV show and I’m not a bad person.”
Her biggest supporter
Through it all, Alan – who knows the ins and outs of reality TV, having starred in the second season of Love Triangle back in 2023 – became her rock.
“I didn’t want to get to know her through MAFS,” he explains, adding that he’s still yet to watch an episode of Gia’s season.
“I wanted to get to know her as a person. I saw how good of a mum she is. Everything worked out how it was meant to.”
Living the life she’s dreamed of
Now the couple is building the life Gia always dreamed of.
She shares, “That’s what I wanted from the beginning – a happy home, a dad figure for my daughter Willa and someone I could have more babies with. I wanted the whole family, not just a partner.”
And it’s clear Alan has stepped seamlessly into that role, forming a close bond with Gia’s daughter Willa.
“He’s the best stepdad,” Gia gushes.
“They’ve got their own little jokes and their own relationship. I can only imagine how he’ll be when the baby comes.”
And Willa couldn’t be more eager to welcome a sibling!
Excited for another member of the family
“I’m really excited,” she says, adding that she’s hoping for a little sister.
“I’ve been an only child for a while now.”
While Gia and Alan are yet to find out the baby’s sex – they’re planning a gender reveal very soon – she’ll be thankful for either a boy or girl.
“I just want them to be healthy,” Gia says.
“After everything with Willa, that’s all I care about.”
Her first pregnancy was extremely difficult, with severe morning sickness that saw Gia hospitalised multiple times and lose 10kg. Thankfully, this time around has been a completely different experience.
“I haven’t even thrown up,” Gia laughs.
“It’s a very easy pregnancy compared to before, although my cravings are crazy. I want meat all the time, like Bunnings sausages!”
The best is yet to come
Looking ahead, the couple is focused on enjoying this new chapter together, with talk of marriage and possibly even more kids down the track.
“If we have another girl, I’d probably try again for a boy,” Alan jokes.
“And if she behaves, she might get a ring eventually.”
Laughing, Gia adds, “We’ll definitely get engaged and married. But right now, I just want to focus on the baby and our relationship.”
At peace with life
After everything she’s been through, Gia says she finally feels at peace and more herself than ever. And while she acknowledges this news may reignite some backlash against her, she notes that her burgeoning family is all she needs. The rest is just noise.
Gia smiles, “The people who say, ‘Oh, they’ve moved too fast’, are the same people who thought this was a PR relationship. But here we are, nearly eight months together.
“We live together and we have a baby on the way. It doesn’t get much more serious than this.”
