Olympian power couple, Laura Trott and Jason Kenny are expecting their first child together!
They confirmed the news to “Hello!” magazine through their agent, Luke Lloyd-Davies: “I can confirm that Laura Kenny is indeed pregnant and that she, Jason and their respective families are absolutely thrilled and delighted with the news. They very much appreciate all the kind wises and messages of support that they have already received.”
Laura first announced her happy news on Instagram, sharing a photo of two adult bikes next to a child’s bike, captioning the photo with a heart. She also shared a photo of her two dogs’ reaction to the baby news, with their thoughts in speech bubbles.
Laura and Jason’s success story at the Olympics is well known (she won four gold medals at Rio, while he won six) and Laura is considered Britain’s most successful female cyclist. They have been dating since 2012 and tied the knot in a private ceremony in September 2016.
Even back in 2016, Laura was already thinking about her future children with Jason. She Tweeted after her Olympic victory:”Arghhhh!!! I love him to bits @JasonKenny107!! Our kids have to get some of these genes right?!”
We are certain their kids will follow in their footsteps! Congratulations to the happy couple!
[Photo courtesy of “Hello!” Magazine]