Sophie Morgan zegt dat ze twee verjaardagen heeft. De eerste is de datum waarop ze werd geboren en de tweede is haar A-level uitslagdag, toen ze op 18-jarige leeftijd vanaf haar middel verlamd raakte bij een auto-ongeluk, wat het begin markeerde van een nieuw hoofdstuk.

BAFTA-genomineerde tv-presentator, schrijfster, kunstenaar en gehandicaptenactivist zijn slechts enkele van de titels die de 38-jarige uit East Sussex nu op haar naam heeft staan, waarmee ze zichzelf positioneert als een van de leidende gezichten van Groot-Brittannië op tv.

Als een van de eerste vrouwelijke tv-presentatoren ter wereld met een lichamelijke beperking heeft Sophie gevochten voor vertegenwoordiging van mensen met een handicap.

Ze is panellid bij Loose Women en zal samen met Clare Balding opnieuw het gezicht zijn van de Crufts-verslaggeving van Channel 4, wanneer morgen de internationale hondencompetitie van start gaat in Birmingham.

Hier kijkt FEMAIL naar de ongelooflijke prestaties van Sophie Morgan, van het verwoestende auto-ongeluk dat haar leven veranderde tot haar dynamische en inspirerende tv-carrière.

Wat is er met Sophie Morgan gebeurd?

Sophie kreeg een auto-ongeluk terwijl ze met een paar vrienden in Schotland aan het rijden was, kort nadat ze in 2003 haar A-niveau resultaten had behaald.

Zij was de aangewezen bestuurder in een auto met vier passagiers, op weg naar huis van een feestje in Elgin in de kleine uurtjes van de ochtend.

Ze stuurde te veel de bocht om, verloor de controle en de auto belandde op zijn kant in een weiland, met Sophie eronder bekneld.

‘Ik was een typische tienerchauffeur: onervaren, overmoedig, eigenwijs’, vertelde ze in 2016 aan MailOnline YOU Mag.

‘En de omgeving in de auto was behoorlijk gevaarlijk: dronken vrienden, luide muziek, net een feestje. Ik was overenthousiast en afgeleid.’

Haar passagiers – waaronder haar toenmalige vriend Sam – klommen zonder ook maar een schrammetje uit een raam.

Sophie liep echter een schedelbreuk op, een gebroken neus en sleutelbeen, en een T6 (thoracale) dwarslaesie – ze bleef verlamd vanaf de borst.

Na een week op de intensive care en vier maanden in het ziekenhuis, inclusief gezichtsreconstructie en een operatie om haar gebroken ruggengraat te laten smelten, trok ze weer bij haar ouders in Sussex in.

In welke tv-programma’s heeft Sophie Morgan gespeeld?

Sophie verscheen voor het eerst op onze schermen slechts negen maanden na haar ongeluk, toen ze deelnam aan de eerste serie Beyond Boundaries op BBC Two.

De show volgde 11 mensen met een handicap op een expeditie van 350 kilometer door Nicaragua, van de Atlantische kust tot de Pacifische kust.

Helaas liep Sophie in de jungle amoebendysenterie op, wat betekende dat ze de uitdaging niet kon voltooien.

Vier jaar later, in 2008, verscheen ze op BBC Three’s Britain’s Missing Top Model – een reality-tv-zoektocht naar een gehandicapt model. Ze eindigde als tweede achter Kelly Knox.

In 2012 stond ze vervolgens model voor de Adidas-campagne van Stella McCartney, samen met elf andere vrouwen.

Welke tv-programma’s heeft Sophie Morgan gepresenteerd?

Sophie’s eerste presentatie-optreden vond plaats in 2013 toen ze de BBC-documentaire License to Kill presenteerde.

Ze werd gefilmd en uitgebracht in 2013 en onderzocht waarom verkeersongevallen de grootste doodsoorzaak onder jongeren zijn en hoe dat kan worden gestopt.

Hierna: ‘s werelds slechtste plek om gehandicapt te zijn? zag de ster naar Ghana reizen om de gruwelijke realiteit bloot te leggen van veel gehandicapten die daar wonen – vastgeketend in gebedskampen, verbannen uit dorpen omdat ze vervloekt waren, op straat gedwongen en in sommige gevallen zelfs vermoord.

Sophie’s carrière is blijven stijgen en ze heeft nu een indrukwekkend aantal titels op haar naam staan, waaronder Horizon, The One Show en Channel 4 News – als onderdeel van de No Go Britain-serie waarin toegankelijkheids- en transportproblemen voor mensen met een handicap worden onderzocht.

Vooruitlopend op 2018 was de ster mede-presentator van een serie op Channel 4 genaamd Best Laid Plans, samen met architectonisch ontwerper Charlie Luxton.

In het programma kwam het tweetal huiseigenaren te hulp wier renovatieprojecten in de problemen waren geraakt.

Meer recentelijk presenteerde Sophie twee seizoenen van haar eigen show Living Wild: How to Change Your Life, waarin ze door Groot-Brittannië reisde om mensen te ontmoeten die terug zijn gegaan naar de basis en hun leven opnieuw hebben opgebouwd zoals zij dat willen.

Voor de Paralympische Spelen van 2012, 2016 en 2020 was Sophie een van de belangrijkste sportpresentatoren van Channel 4, iets waar ze misschien wel het meest bekend om is.

Ze was ook te zien in The Superhuman Show met Alex Brooker en presenteerde enige verslaggeving van de IPC Swimming European Championships.

Wat doet Sophie Morgan nu?

Sinds november 2021 is Sophie een regelmatig wisselend panellid bij ITV’s Loose Women, waar ze open en openhartig is over de realiteit van het gehandicapt zijn.

In de show heeft ze zich opengesteld over de worstelingen waarmee ze haar hele leven te maken heeft gehad – onlangs deelde ze haar persoonlijke ervaringen met huiselijk geweld in eerdere relaties.

Sophie had het erover dat ze op de bank of in de auto werd achtergelaten, terwijl haar misbruiker haar rolstoel van haar afpakte toen ze ‘ruzie hadden gehad’.

Ze ging gedetailleerd in op deze kwestie in een Channel 4 Dispatches-documentaire die ze presenteerde, genaamd Trapped, Disabled & Abused (2022).

In Groot-Brittannië hebben mensen met een beperking twee keer zo vaak te maken met huiselijk geweld dan mensen zonder beperking, maar toch blijft dit misbruik vaak onder de radar. In de aangrijpende documentaire onderzocht de presentator waarom dit het geval is, en sprak met mensen die huiselijk geweld hebben meegemaakt. misbruik.

Ze heeft zich ook regelmatig uitgesproken over haar problemen met het meenemen van haar rolstoel op vluchten, wat haar ertoe aanzette vorig jaar de campagne ‘Rights on Flights’ op te zetten.

Het kwam nadat een op maat gemaakte rolstoel en een elektrisch aangedreven BATEC-systeem met voorwiel beschadigd raakten tijdens een reis tussen Los Angeles en Londen.

Op Loose Women sprak ze over hoe luchtvaartmaatschappijen mensen met een handicap het gevoel kunnen geven dat ze niet gewaardeerd worden door niet de nodige zorg te besteden als het om uitrusting gaat.

Ze herinnerde zich in de ITV-talkshow overdag hoe haar rolstoel ‘door het personeel van de luchtvaartmaatschappij werd gehanteerd’ en ‘die daarbij kapot ging’.

In hetzelfde jaar dat Dispatches op onze schermen verscheen, veroverde Sophie ook de literaire wereld stormenderhand door haar memoires uit te brengen – Driving Forwards: A Journey of Resilience and Empowerment After Life-changing Injury.

Het krachtige boek beschrijft Sophie’s blessure, haar herstel en haar leven sindsdien.

De ster heeft eerder toegegeven dat mensen het moeilijk vinden om te begrijpen dat haar handicap ‘haar leven niet heeft verpest’.

Toen ze in 2021 in Lorraine verscheen, legde ze uit dat hoewel veel mensen ‘bang zijn voor verandering’, ze gelooft dat haar handicap ‘haar leven heeft gemaakt’ en haar heeft aangemoedigd om ‘goed te leven’.

‘Ik denk dat mensen bang zijn voor verandering, ze willen het niet, er zit angst omheen’, zei Sophie.

‘Maar voor mij, omdat mijn verandering uiteindelijk zoveel positieve punten opleverde, leun ik er een beetje in, ik zoek het op. Ik wil dat het leven anders is, vol afwisseling en spanning.’

De presentator en activist, die ruim 100.000 volgers heeft op Instagram, verschijnt deze week weer op onze schermen voor de verslaggeving van Channel 4 over de Crufts-hondenshow.

Ze verzorgt samen met Clare Balding de hoofdverslaggeving van de langverwachte hondenwedstrijd.

De hondenshow begon op donderdag 7 maart en eindigt op Moederdag, zondag 10 maart.

As Meghan Markle dined at the exclusive Cipriani Italian bistro beloved by A-listers in Beverly Hills, she was joined by a very special friend, Clare Waight Keller.

The fashion designer who was once creative director at Givenchy designed the Duchess’s stunning boat-neck wedding dress when she married Prince Harry in Windsor in 2018.

Despite Meghan and Harry leaving the UK to move to California, British-based designer Clare has remained close to the couple and has even described her friendship with the Duchess as a ‘personal girlfriend relationship’ – something that developed in the design process.

She also appeared in Harry and Meghan’s explosive Netflix series which aired in December 2022 in which she spoke about the 3,900 hours spent making the dress.

And shortly after the wedding, the Duchess presented Clare with the prestigious British Womenswear Designer of the Year at the Fashion Awards.

Speaking at the 2023 Bazaar At Work Summit in London, Birmingham-born Clare shared insights into preparing the former Suits star for her big day.

‘It was just the two of us for so long and it became this very personal girlfriend relationship,’ she explained. 

Following her high-profile wedding to Prince Harry, Meghan wore a number of Clare’s Givenchy designs – turning to the label to dress her for many prominent engagements, including her June 2018 outing in Cheshire alongside the Queen. 

In December 2018, Meghan, 42, made clear how close the two women had become when she made a surprise appearance at the 2018 British Fashion Awards to present Clare, 53, with an award.

Meghan wowed guests at the star-studded event as she stepped onto the stage, wearing a black one-shoulder dress designed by the very woman she was there to honour.

Clare won the prestigious British Womenswear Designer of the Year award and thanked Meghan personally in her speech at the Royal Albert Hall in Kensington, London.

‘This woman is so amazing. I got to know Meghan on such a personal level. To have someone like that trust you on such a personal moment in their life… I can’t thank you enough because it was the most beautiful moment,’ she said.

Addressing the assembled fashionistas, the Duchess, who was pregnant with Archie, said: ‘It’s such a pleasure to be here, celebrating British fashion and British designers, in my new home in the UK.’

She said of fashion, that ‘we have a deep connection to what we wear. Sometimes it’s deeply personal, sometimes it’s emotional,’ and that for her, it was ‘really in being able to understand that it’s about supporting and empowering each other, especially as women.’

She also praised Clare’s ‘kindness’ and ‘values’.

The first female artistic director of Givenchy met the Duchess for the first time in early 2018, Kensington Palace said, with Meghan requesting a wedding dress with an ‘elegant aesthetic, impeccable tailoring and relaxed demeanor.’

The exquisite veil carried floral references to all 53 countries in the Commonwealth, and the palace said workers spent hundreds of hours sewing the delicate flower designs, meticulously washing their hands every half hour to keep the silk tulle and threads clean.

Meanwhile, Meghan’s wedding dress was characterised by a classic bateau neckline, three-quarter length sleeves and an A-line skirt, with a train measuring nearly six feet from the waist.

A global audience of 1.9 billion watched as Clare crouched to arrange the Duchess of Sussex’s 16.5 foot veil on the steps of St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle on May 19, 2018. 

It was a rare public appearance for the designer who prefers to let her designs steal the limelight.

The duo’s bond blossomed during the extensive 3,900 hours spent perfecting Meghan’s tailor-made dress over the course of four months. 

‘It was just the two of us for so long and it became this very personal girlfriend relationship,’ Clare said of their friendship at the 2023 Bazaar At Work Summit in London.

‘It was just a pleasure to create in this very, very private way,’ she continued.

Clare Waight Keller – who obtained a bachelor’s degree in Fashion at Ravensbourne College of Art and a master’s degree at the Royal College of Art – began her career as a Calvin Klein womenswear stylist in New York, before moving to Ralph Lauren’s menswear line, Purple Label.

In 2000, she joined Gucci under the direction of Tom Ford, where she worked as a senior designer in London until 2004.

The following year, she took on the role of artistic director at Pringle of Scotland, which earned her the 2007 Scottish Fashion Awards Designer of the Year in the cashmere category.

However, Clare relocated to Paris in 2011 to become artistic director of Chloé – where she is credited for helping the company become the most profitable brand at luxury goods conglomerate, Richemont.

In 2017, she was appointed artistic director of haute couture and ready-to-wear for womenswear and menswear at Givenchy, a role she held until 2020. 

The British designer was the first-ever female artistic director to hold the position in the brand’s 68-year history. 

She was responsible for returning Givenchy back to the couture schedule, presenting a total of five couture collections during her occupancy.

Clare oversaw a further 30 collections, spanning womenswear and menswear, which received critical acclaim.

The designer left Givenchy in 2020 and last year created a new affordable line with Japanese high street retailer, Uniqlo. 

Uniqlo: C consists of 34 versatile pieces – including coats, dresses and accessories – that create a ‘modern wardrobe’ inspired by the designer’s wealth of experience.

The collection launched in September 2023, available online and in 1,500 stores across the globe. 

But the highlight of Clare’s career at French fashion house Givenchy was undoubtedly designing Meghan Markle’s iconic wedding gown.

The British fashion designer appeared in the Sussex’s Netflix series, where she spoke of Meghan’s demure dress, saying it had to be ‘flawless’.

‘Looking at the design of the dress, there were many conversations about how you want to present yourself to the world,’ Clare explained during episode four of the documentary.

‘Most of us have a wedding with 70 to a hundred people. This was billions of people watching. 

‘It has to be flawless, it has to be perfect.’

And Meghan and Clare’s friendship appears to be going from strength to strength as the pair was spotted enjoying lunch at the new celebrity hotspot, Cipriani Beverly Hills, yesterday.

The 42-year-old Suits star flashed a smile for paparazzi as she emerged from the Italian restaurant, wearing a £3,895 Max Mara cashmere coat and Givenchy sunglasses.

Meanwhile, a glowing Clare, following closely behind, looked effortlessly stylish in a double-breasted blazer and cropped wide-leg jeans, elevated by court shoes. 

Queen Elizabeth II was known for her love of horses, owning hundreds of thoroughbreds and scoring more than 1,800 racing victories.

Sports presenter Clare Balding, 52, from Chiswick, London, whose grandfather, father and brother all trained the Queen's horses, said the late monarch loved the “naughtiness” of horse racing.

Speaking on Gyles Brandreth's Rosebud podcast, Clare said: 'There's a jockey called Richard Hughes who was the most beautiful rider, but he used to stand there, for a really long time, in the corner and it made her laugh.

“If you were watching a race with her, which I have, she'd say something like, 'Oh, look at Hughesy in the back, with his butt in the air, like he's got so many horses.'

Clare, who was a leading amateur flat jockey in the late 1980s, learned to ride on a 'little fat Shetland pony', a gift from the late monarch.

She said: 'She loved that world and was very knowledgeable about horses. And she felt most relaxed and at home, in the stables, far away from the trappings of her royal duties.

“She loved the way the jockeys or the stable boys and girls were with her. I think she liked the mischievous racing.”

Clare added that the late Queen also had a good relationship with the jockeys and loved Frankie Detorri and Ryan Moore.

She claimed that the royal family would make Ryan laugh even though he never smiled in front of anyone. Clare said: 'Because I think she'd say to him, 'Don't be so grumpy'.”

The presenter revealed that the King may now follow in his mother's footsteps after discovering a love for horse racing later in life.

The king was overcome with emotion as he watched his horse Desert Hero win the King George V race from the royal box last year.

Clare said: “He's not traditionally a racing man. He loves horses and is a very good polo player. When he had a winner last year, I think it overwhelmed him how much he felt it for the first time. He really understood.'

After her coronation in 1953, the Queen traveled to the racecourses in Berkshire at least once a year to attend the event – only missing it in 2020 due to Covid lockdowns.

Her Majesty's love of horses began when she was just four, after her grandfather, King George V, gave her a small Shetland pony.

When she was six, she fell in love with horse riding. In her teens she became an accomplished equestrian and continued to ride for pleasure throughout her life.

From her first appearance at the annual Trooping the Color until 1986, the monarch attended the ceremony on horseback.

She first attended the Royal Windsor Horse Show as a horse-mad teenager in 1943. Together with Princess Margaret, the 17-year-old showed off her equestrian talent by winning the Pony & Dogcart class.

The Queen owned several thoroughbreds for racing after initially inheriting King George's breeding and racing stock after his death in February 1952.

Her Majesty's golden era as a racehorse owner was in 1953, her coronation year, when her beloved horse Aureole came second to Pinza, the closest the Queen ever came to winning the Derby.

She became patron of many equine organizations including the British Horse Society, the Fell Pony Society and the Highland Pony Society.

Elizabeth, known around the world as a racehorse owner and breeder with real expertise, celebrated her love of animals by dedicating life-size statues to two of her horses in Windsor.

In 1974, the monarch's interest in horses was the subject of a documentary title, The Queen's Race Horses: a Private View, which she herself narrated.

The Queen's love of horse racing saw her inducted into the QIPCO British Champions Series Hall of Fame in the Special Contributor category.

She was honored for her unwavering and lifelong dedication to the sport over the past eighty years.

John Warren, who oversaw all of the monarch's racing and horse breeding interests, said at the time that the recognition would be the source of “much inner pride” for the Queen.

The late monarch became the first person to be inducted into the QIPCO British Champions Series Hall of Fame under the Special Contributor category, after being chosen by an independent panel of industry experts for her outstanding contribution.

In 2022, the Queen attended the Windsor Horse Show and was guest of honor at the equestrian extravaganza A Gallop Through History, the first major event of the anniversary festivities.

According to her racing advisor John Warren, the late monarch “discussed her love for her horses to the end.”

Mr Warren said he spent the weekend before the Queen died in Scotland discussing her horses, as they had done many times before.

“We sat there for hours all weekend strategizing and planning for the future,” he said.

Dale Moss added its rocky history Clare Crawley in the rearview mirror after they've all moved on to find love with other people.

“I think having a family and building a life, happiness with someone you love and care about is the most important thing, so with that I only wish the best,” Moss, 35, told exclusively We weekly at Gronk Beach in Las Vegas on Saturday, February 10. “That's a big thing.”

Crawley, 42, welcomed her first baby, daughter Rowan, with husband Ryan Dawkins in January. Rowan arrived via surrogate and is Dawkins' third child.

Crawley and Moss, who split for good in 2021, have not been in contact.

“I'm just focused on my current relationship and that's the priority, but again, love is a wonderful thing, so if anyone can find it, it's a win,” Moss shared. Usreferring to girlfriend Galey Alex.

Us broke the news in June 2022 that Moss is dating Alix, 30, who hosts HGTV's Home in a heartbeat.

“[We] have been together for about two years. She's great, so we did something good, we're very supportive and I'm happy,” he said Saturday at Wynn Las Vegas' Encore Beach Club. “Every day we try to build our relationship as strong as possible.”

Moss further hinted that marriage could be in the offing. “I don't see a future without her in it, so that's a good feeling,” he said Us.

Crawley and Moss met during season 16 of the series The Bachelorette. After an instant connection, Moss proposed after 12 days and the couple left the show early. They dated on and off until September 2021. After their breakup, Crawley found love with Dawkins. They will marry in February 2023.

Although Moss' TV romance didn't pan out, he has no regrets about his Bachelor Nation journey.

“I wouldn't change anything for the world. I don't regret every choice I make. I think you can learn from every experience,” he said on Saturday. “And I think the biggest things challenged me as a man and as a person. It's a chapter. I am grateful for it, I have learned a lot from it.”

Moss is currently in Las Vegas for Super Bowl LVIII, where the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers will battle for the Lombardi Trophy on Sunday, February 11.

“I'm rooting for the 49ers,” Moss said Us. “I really love the Chiefs, but this is the best weekend in sports, so as a former NFL wide receiver, I love [the] Super Bowl. But I think the 49ers will win this one. After last year they become salty. We'll see, we'll see.”

The 49ers narrowly lost the NFC Championship to the Philadelphia Eagles in January 2023. They last appeared in the Super Bowl in 2020, where the Chiefs emerged victorious.

With reporting by Hannah Kahn

Love Island delivers another shock twist on Wednesday night’s episode, as Molly Smith and Tom Clare are given the power to send two Islanders home.  

After being voted the ‘most popular couple’ in the public vote, Molly and Tom are told by Maya Jama that it is their responsibility to send another two packing.

The next shock exit comes hot on the heels of Mitchel Taylor and Liberty Poole’s departure which aired at the close of Tuesday’s episode.  

Picking up right where the last episode left off, Maya tells the remaining Islanders: ‘I’m now going to ask you all to separate from your couples into girls and boys. 

‘Girls you’ll make a decision on what boy to dump and send home immediately. Boys, you will do the same for the girls.’

Maya continues: ‘Molly and Tom as you were voted the favourite couple, Molly you will have the deciding vote for which boy to dump and Tom you will have the deciding vote for which girl to dump.’

Molly says: ‘That’s just horrendous while Toby points out: ‘It’s a lose, lose…’

After making their difficult decisions, Maya gathers all of the Islanders around the firepit to reveal the results.

And there’s more surprises in store as after the other two Islanders have left the Villa, Maya introduces new bombshells Casey O’Gorman and Joanna Chimonides.

Maya says: ‘Bit of a tough night, ay. Well, this might help turn things around. I’ve got two brand new bombshells who are ready to find love. Please welcome, Joanna and Casey.’

And Casey isn’t wasting much time, telling Joanna when asked who he is he eye on: ‘Quite a lot of them.’

Casey appeared on Love Island during last year’s winter season but had a rocky road with Claudia Fogarty and Rosie Seabrook on his series.

Now he is back and ready to find love again, and has already vowed to steal his best pal Tom Clare’s couple Molly Smith. 

He also told how he has a bit of history with Georgia Harrison and is keen to see if anything with her can ‘develop in any way’.

Viewers will remember Joanna from the 2019 series which saw her coupling up with ex-boyfriend Michael Griffiths after they met in Casa Amor, which left his partner at the time, Amber Gill, heartbroken.

But Amber went on to win the series and the £50,000 cash prize with Greg O’Shea after fans fumed over the way she was treated by Michael.

As she enters the show for a second time, Joanna, who dated England footballer Ben Chilwell, has vowed not to play it safe – and will tread on toes if she needs to.

As well as the bombshells being teased at the end of Tuesday night’s show, viewers rejoiced as Mitch was finally sent packing from the villa.

The former gas engineer, 27, and Liberty , 24, were voted by the public the least compatible couple and were sent their marching orders by host Maya Jama. 

Maya entered the South African villa and ordered the couples to stand in a line.

She then announced the order they were standing in went from most to least compatible. 

Molly Smith and Tom Clare placed first, with her ex Callum Jones following second with Georgia Steel. 

Liberty and Mitch placed last after Monday’s episode where she told him he had the ’emotional maturity of a two-year old’. They were then told they had to pack their bags.

Viewers took to X, formerly Twitter, as they reacted to Mitch and Liberty’s dumping. 

They wrote: ‘So we get rid of Mitch but then have to endure Casey’ and ‘Stop I can’t even feel bad for Lib as she went with Mitch’.

‘Mitch really dragged her down. He’s actually terrible’. 

The pair had a rocky relationship since they were first coupled-up early on in the series.

Liberty was first paired by the public with her ex Jake Cornish but, after he left the show, she explored her connection with Mitch.

By Sarah Packer, chief showbiz reporter

Published: 07:51 EST, January 24, 2024 | Updated: 09:30 EST, January 24, 2024

The bachelorette'S Clare Crawley revealed her and husband's name Ryan Dawkins'Newborn daughter.

“Welcome to the world Rowen Lily Dawkins 01/15/24 • 6lbs10oz,” Crawley, 42, wrote, captioning a Instagram video on Tuesday, January 16, one day after she and Dawkins welcomed their daughter via surrogate. “I have prayed for you all my life and to finally hold you in our arms is nothing short of a miracle and a dream come true!”

The clip features an acoustic cover of “My Girl”. Tiffany Alvord, Rowen was fast asleep next to a gray bunny stuffed animal and a cute white knit hat. Dawkins gave his wife a sweet shout out in the comments of the post, writing, “It's like I'm falling in love with you all over again .”

Several of Crawley's fellow Bachelor Nation stars shared their congratulations for the response in the comments. “Amazing! She is beautiful Clare…congratulations to you both,” she wrote The Bachelorette season 17 alum Michael Allio. “What a special experience.”

Ashley Iaconetti called Crawley's baby daughter “so beautiful,” adding, “Congratulations to you and Ryan!! So happy for you!!” Blake Moynes commented one emoji raising his hands, while Natasha Parker wrote: “Congratulations Clare!!!!.”

Crawley confirmed on Monday via her Instagram Story that her daughter was born. “She's here! Healthy + Beyond Loved. Dream come true.” Dawkins is also the father of 12-year-old and 10-year-old daughters from a previous relationship.

Days before Rowen's birth, Crawley shared her excitement about welcoming her bundle of joy. “Baby girl we're here for you when you are,” she wrote alongside one Instagram video of the horizon through an airplane window. The video also included a quote that read, “She looked at her old life one last time, took a deep breath and said softly to herself, 'It's time. I'm ready to start my new storybook. ''

Crawley started dating Dawkins in 2021, not long after she and her last rose winner Dale Moss ended their engagement. The couple tied the knot in February 2023 and announced five months later that they were expecting their first child together.

“Our laundry will be a lot more fun in 2024!” Crawley captioned them Instagram pregnancy announcement video in July 2023, in which they hung a baby romper on a clothesline. “This is REALLY what my dreams are made of! I can't tell you how hard it has been to keep this secret hidden as I have shared the last 10 years of my life with all of you! However, this is a journey that Ryan and I have held close to our hearts as we navigate the uncertain world of IVF and all that comes with it thus far.

Crawley also opened up about her and her surrogate mother's special bond in an Instagram Story video from August 2023. “So we're going to see our surrogate, who I just love. I feel like I've known her my whole life,” the reality star said at the time. “She and I are alike in so many ways.”

Clare Crawley and her husband, Ryan Dawkinswelcomed their first child via surrogate on Monday, January 15.

“She's here!” Crawley, 42, made the announcement on her Instagram Story, sharing a photo hugging Dawkins in a hospital room. “Healthy + more than loved. Dream come true.”

The former Bachelorette and Dawkins announced in July 2023 that their family was expanding.

“Our laundry is about to get a lot more fun in 2024,” Crawley wrote via Instagram. “This is REALLY what my dreams are made of! I can't tell you how hard it has been to keep this secret hidden!”

She added: “This is a journey that Ryan and I have held close to our hearts as we navigate the uncertain world of IVF and all that comes with it. I can't wait to share with you soon what it's been like for us, and until then, we're incredibly grateful [Dr. Aimee Eyvazzadeh] for making miracles happen!“

Crawley met Dawkins – who has two daughters, 12 and 10 respectively, from a previous relationship – in late 2021.

“I wasn't ready to date again,” Crawley shared exclusively We weekly in October 2022 when she met her current husband shortly after ending her engagement Dale Moss. “The moment I was single, he said, 'Let me take you.' And he knew I was at such a low point and I told him I wasn't even ready to go out to dinner. I had to take space to have time for myself to heal. I didn't want him to be a rebound.”

After almost a year together, Dawkins proposed in October 2022 at the RISE Festival in Las Vegas.

“Everything in my world has changed since I met her. She is the love of my life and I wish the world knew the Clare I know,” he said. Us at the time. “She is one of the strongest women I know and is truly a bright spot. I love our life and [am] more than excited about our future.”

The couple married in February 2023 in the presence of Dawkins' eldest daughters. “Ryan is an event planner by nature, so he planned the entire wedding,” Crawley recalled during an appearance on the “Most Dramatic Podcast Ever” in May 2023. “But he took control, he planned everything. We had a small ceremony. We had the best vows to each other, super personal. It was spot on [where] we had our first kiss. It was just the biggest spot.”

Crawley – who rose to fame as a finalist on Juan Pablo Galavis' season 18 of The Bachelor in 2014 – was previously engaged Benoit Beausejour-Savard after meeting during Bachelor Winter Games in 2018. After calling off their whirlwind engagement, she led season 16 of The Bachelorette and met Mos. Crawley and the former footballer got engaged after just twelve days and left the show early. The now-exes were together on and off before splitting for good in September 2021.

Clare Crawley is “ready” to meet her first baby with husband Ryan Dawkins.

“Baby girl we are here for you when you are,” Crawley, 42, wrote via Instagram on Sunday, January 14, next to a fragment of the horizon through an airplane window.

The former Bachelor party also shared a quote written with the video: “She took one last look at her old life, took a deep breath, and quietly said to herself, 'It's time. I'm ready to start my new storybook. ''

Crawley shared in July 2023 that she and Dawkins, who married in February 2023, were expecting their first child together via a surrogate. (Dawkins has two daughters from a previous relationship.)

“Baby Dawkins will arrive in January 2024 via our amazing English surrogate!!” Crawley wrote via Instagram at the time. “This is REALLY what my dreams are made of! I can't tell you how hard it has been to keep this secret hidden as I have shared the last ten years of my life with all of you!”

Crawley added that she and Dawkins kept their baby news to themselves as they “navigated the uncertain world of IVF and everything that comes with it.”

“I can't wait to share what it's been like for us soon, and until then, we're so incredibly grateful to @eggwhisperer for making miracles happen!” Crawley wrote.

Just weeks after Crawley announced she was expecting her first child with Dawkins, she revealed the couple were having a daughter in a video of her cutting into a pink cake.

“For the past ten years I've had the same dream over and over again,” Crawley wrote via Instagram. “The dreams were so vivid and real that my baby came into my life. All the beautiful details down to the gender and name. So this special moment was no surprise to me!”

Crawley has since spoken about her bond with her surrogate mother, saying that she feels like she has “known her my whole life” and that they are “similar in so many ways.”

“So grateful to have someone in our lives who is so incredibly special and gives us the greatest gift ever,” she captioned her Instagram Story video in August 2023.

Bachelor Nation first met Crawley when they competed for the eye of Juan Pablo Galavis during season 18 of The Bachelor. She next appeared in seasons 1 and 2 of Bachelor in Paradiselike Bachelor Winter Games.

Crawley was then given the title of The Bachelorette in March 2020, but production was initially postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. When the show started filming, Crawley left after four episodes, engaged Dale Moss. (Tayshia Adams replaced Crawley as leader for the remainder of the season.)

Two months after their engagement aired, Crawley and Moss, 34, called it quits but then rekindled their relationship before splitting for good in September 2021.

By Jimmy Briggs for Daily Mail Australia

Published: 01:50 EST, December 29, 2023 | Updated: 01:55 EST, December 29, 2023