Nick Viall and Natalie Joy Welcome Their First Baby Together, a Girl: 'Best Part of Life Starts Now'

Mar. 15, 2025

Nick Viall and Natalie Joy (L), Newborn daughter River (R).Photo:Monica Schipper/Getty, Nick Viall/Instagram

Monica Schipper/Getty, Nick Viall/Instagram

Nick ViallandNatalie Joyare parents!

“River Rose Viall 🤍 2-2-2024 named after Natalie’s great grandmother and niece…the best part of life starts now 🦢🕊️☁️💗,” they wrote in their caption.

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The couple, who got engaged last January,first announced their pregnancy news in August.

Sharing a joint carousel of photos totheir Instagrams, Viall and Joy posed together with the former Bachelor reaching his arms around and cradling his fianceé’s bump. “Our biggest dream came true 🤍,” they captioned the post.

In September, theyshared a video on Instagram of Viall popping a black balloonthat released pink confetti and pink balloons throughout the room.

After he popped the balloon, theViall Filespodcast host wrapped his arms around his fianceé, who laughed and leaned into him.

“It was really new,” Viall told PEOPLE of his fiancée’s pregnancy. “And it was a bit nerve-wracking just because Natalie had just started morning sickness, or for her, it was more like all-day sickness. So I felt pretty guilty about that.”

“We had our first doctor’s appointment coming up, so it was hard to be away from her. And thankfully, I had her support and I knew that she really wanted me to do well.”

Although Viall knew he could count on Joy’s support back home, he said it actually complicated his feelings about the show.

“But there were moments where it almost made it harder,” he said. “When you got to your breaking point, you started thinking of reasons of why it was okay to quit. It’s like, ‘I don’t need to be here.’ And for me it was like, ‘Well, I need to be home and I need to be at the doctor’s appointment,’ and things like that.”

“I just kept thinking about Natalie, and I knew I had her support. I knew that she wanted me to do well, and these guys kept me going,” Viall continued, referring to friendsJoJo Siwaand Tyler Cameron.

source: people.com