Emily Van Egmond and her wife Kat Thompson have opened up on their journey to becoming new mums on Instagram, revealing that their baby’s initial gender reveal turned out to be a ‘flop’.
The couple, who were married in December 2024 in a beautiful wedding ceremony in the Hunter Valley, announced the exciting news that they were expecting a baby back in April.
‘Baby Van Egmond coming October,’ they wrote on Instagram, sharing an image of the besotted couple standing with pictures of their baby scans.
Since then, Thompson has shared multiple snaps of her pregnancy journey, including pictures of her and Van Egmond lapping up the sun on a vacation to Spain, and a trip down Regent Street on a visit to London.
On Thursday, the pair took to Instagram to reveal that they had taken a gender test to find out the sex of their baby.
They had initially shared a black and white clip on social media of themselves cutting a cake with a pair of wine glasses, before learning the gender of their baby.
Emily Van Egmond (left) and her wife Kat Thompson (right) revealed on Instagram that their baby’s gender reveal turned out to be a ‘flop’ and had ‘upset’ some people online
The pair announced their exciting baby news back in April, sharing snaps of their baby scans online
They had initially posted the clip with a black and white filter, meaning that their Instagram followers were unable to see what the sex of their baby was. Thompson revealed that this had ‘upset’ some online.
In her latest Instagram post, Thompson republished the black and white video of her and Van Egmond jumping with joy at learning the gender of their unborn baby.
However, Thompson then revealed that the clip was taken before the pair had learned that there was a lab error with their gender tests.
‘Little did they know there was a lab error with their gender test and would go 16 weeks picking a name, buying clothes, and sharing the news before finding out the truth,’ a text banner on the video clip read.
Thompson then went on to clarify that the pair were hoping to keep some details of their family life private.
‘So our gender reveal was a flop,’ she said in the video’s caption, adding a ‘grinning face’ emoji.
‘[It] was definitely a shock originally but makes for a good story now!
‘So many people ended up seeing our first post with this video and were upset it was black and white, but that’s mainly because it was wrong!
Thompson took to Instagram to reveal that their initial gender tests had been incorrect
The pair had made the announcement with a black and white video, with their followers unable to see the colour of the cake as they cut into it. Thompson wrote that the pair were hoping to keep some details of their family life to themselves
It comes after Emily and Kat were married back in December in a lavish ceremony in New South Wales
Van Egmond (left) popped the question to her partner Thompson back in 2023, during a trip to California
‘And we love these moments but some details we want to keep to ourselves and family.’
Thompson added a ‘heart’ emoji before writing: ‘Strongly advise against any early gender blood tests!’
It comes a week after Thompson also took to Instagram to celebrate hers and Van Egmond’s journey so far.
The heartwarming clip showed the pair in the early months of their relationship. It then flicked to clips of Thompson supporting her beau while Van Egmond played for the Matildas. The pair shared a kiss on the touchline, before sharing pictures of their wedding, and how she announced to her partner that she was pregnant.
Van Egmond, 32, who is currently playing for Birmingham City, popped the question to Thompson in June 2023 in San Diego, California.
They’d tie the knot at the lavish Krinklewood Estate in New South Wales’ Hunter Valley, with many of her Australia team-mates attending the ceremony.
Sam Kerr and her partner Kristie Mewis both attended alongside Arsenal star Katie McCabe and her partner Caitlin Foord.
Van Egmond has made 163 appearances for Australia over her glittering international career, notably also travelling around the world to play domestic football for a range of teams, from Newcastle Jets to West Ham United.
