Wayne Carey and Jessica Paulke expecting their second child
The 53-year-old footy legend has revealed his baby news and says he and his partner are “incredibly ecstatic”.
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Wayne Carey is set to become a father again, with the footy legend expecting his fourth child.
Carey and partner Jessica Paulke, with whom he shares a five-year-old son Carter, will welcome their newborn in January.
“We are both incredibly ecstatic, as is Carter who is looking forward to having a sibling in January,” Carey told the Herald Sun.
“Mum is healthy and happy.”
Carey, 53, reunited with model Paulke, 33, late last year and the couple has been living together in Melbourne.
She celebrated her birthday last week with the family holidaying in Queensland for the occasion.
The two-time North Melbourne premiership captain has two daughters: Ella, 18, from his first marriage to Sally McMahon and nine-year-old Charlotte with former fiancee Stephanie Edwards.
Carey spoke last year about his pride at being a father and watching his eldest daughter complete year 12, which he believed to be a first for his family.
“I have had one of the proudest moments a father can have this morning,” Carey said on his podcast in October last year.
“I went to my beautiful daughter, Ella … she’s about to go into her exams and about to graduate year 12. Her last assembly was this morning … it was unbelievable.
“It got me thinking – I reckon she’s the only Carey ever to pass year 12.”
Carey is in a better place after a tumultuous period 18 months ago when he was caught with a bag containing a powdered substance at Crown Casino Perth.
He claimed they were crushed up anti-inflammatories but in the fallout he lost his commentary roles with Channel 7 and Triple M.
Carey also made headlines in May when the AFL stepped in to delay his elevation to legend status in the NSW Hall of Fame.
He didn’t attend the event in Sydney which coincided with the league making a public stand on violence against women.
Last month he said it was his decision not to attend to avoid a circus and admitted he was disappointed to miss the honour.
With the impending birth of his fourth child, Carey said he is looking forward to a happy 2025.
He plans to reveal the sex of his baby on Monday’s episode of his new podcast, Uncensored with Wayne Carey, alongside co-host Tony Sheahan.