{"id":6730,"date":"2025-10-30T15:07:22","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T15:07:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/freshstoryes.lol\/?p=6730"},"modified":"2025-10-30T15:07:22","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T15:07:22","slug":"love-is-blinds-sparkle-megan-walerius-shocks-everyone-by-confirming-she-welcomed-her-first-child-amid-tears-secret-struggles-and-reunion-chaos-that-left-castmates-speechle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/freshstoryes.lol\/?p=6730","title":{"rendered":"Love Is Blind\u2019s \u2018Sparkle\u2019 Megan Walerius SHOCKS Everyone by CONFIRMING She Welcomed Her First Child Amid Tears, Secret Struggles, and Reunion Chaos That Left Castmates Speechless and Fans Stunned"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_2-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Megan Walerius, also known as &#8220;Sparkle&#8221; Megan, is a mom!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy-img\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/xdKLukR0oZXe1yIhxD0enoo89Cs=\/1500x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(1008x292:1010x294):format(webp)\/love-is-blind-reunion-megan-2025-102925-c16aaf35e226443da610aa373d6dcb5a.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_4-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">The reality star, 35, announced the news during the season 9\u00a0<em>Love Is Blind\u00a0<\/em>reunion on Wednesday, Oct. 29, while reflecting on her previous doubts about her ability to be a stepmom to then-fianc\u00e9 Jordan Keltner&#8217;s 5-year-old son Luca.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_6-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">&#8220;Today I actually have a little bit of a surprise,&#8221; Megan began. &#8220;I am a mom now. I had a baby boy 2-and-a-half months ago.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_8-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">She called the newborn, named Brooks, &#8220;my whole world,&#8221; adding, &#8220;I now know more than ever I was meant on this earth to be a mom. He&#8217;s amazing and our family is very happy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"mntl-sc-block_10-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image--no-theme no-theme figure-landscape figure-high-res\">\n<div class=\"figure-media\">\n<div class=\"img-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy-img\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/IXqC8quPDQWpRu6yHB3K70CYEG0=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(926x532:928x534):format(webp)\/love-is-blind-reunion-megan-2-2025-102925-ef366724965f49b1bda6e58e08660428.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption id=\"mntl-figure-caption_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-figure-caption text-utility-100 figure-article-caption\"><span class=\"figure-article-caption-text\">Megan at the &#8216;Love Is Blind&#8217; reunion.<\/span>Netflix<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_11-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Megan&#8217;s partner Paul was also in attendance, supporting her from the audience. She explained that they were introduced by a friend three months after she wrapped the Netflix series, and they got pregnant three months into dating.<\/p>\n<div class=\"in-article-ad\">&#8220;We had our ups and downs,&#8221; she admitted. &#8220;I&#8217;m not going to say it was perfect. But Paul has been amazing, and we&#8217;re very happy.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_14-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"mntl-sc-block_15-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image--no-theme no-theme figure-landscape figure-high-res\">\n<div class=\"figure-media\">\n<div class=\"img-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy-img\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/Wn2v5ACuKy2CbIWI_SBw7N6RjIw=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(749x0:751x2):format(webp)\/Love-is-blind-Megan-season-9-102225-6605ef20ea3e49f39376f4f217c80ce2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption id=\"mntl-figure-caption_2-0\" class=\"comp mntl-figure-caption text-utility-100 figure-article-caption\"><span class=\"figure-article-caption-text\">Megan Walerius.<\/span>Courtesy of Netflix<\/p>\n<div class=\"in-article-ad\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1837676\" data-uid=\"0b8aa\">\n<div id=\"mgw1837676_0b8aa\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"mgbox\" data-template-type=\"container\">\n<div id=\"c8a888a1-b5a1-11f0-8ab3-d404e6774b40\" class=\"mgline teaser-19326962 type-w\" data-i=\"rXDeT1rj5x0b1BHn7zBSnlkJNknaGSgOUu6hUgarFuq3OYxTkO7MhVYqGbUSGYBUYeB98eQyb1THry6AJXxaSrgaKSK8pcMwRZCcemrkB8FYORWiuAUAELc73Qd5uMX0\" data-observing-start=\"1761836729031\" data-observing-time=\"1100\" data-showed=\"1\">\n<div class=\"image-with-text\">\n<div class=\"text-elements\">\n<div class=\"text_on_hover\">\n<div class=\"mgtobottom\">\n<div class=\"mcdomain\">&#8220;I&#8217;m definitely learning to be a lot more selfless,&#8221; Megan went on to say. &#8220;I think that becoming a mom is the ultimate act of selflessness. It&#8217;s given me a lot more empathy too for Jordan and being a single dad. I applaud Jordan for even doing this experiment and putting his heart out there. It&#8217;s really special.&#8221;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_20-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">While all their\u00a0<em>LIB\u00a0<\/em>castmates were just learning the news, Jordan shared that he and Megan spoke prior to the taping.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_22-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">&#8220;I had some disgusting person reach out to me on Instagram pretty much trying to stir the pot, so I just reached out to Megan,&#8221; he said. &#8220;She was very transparent, which I appreciate. If I would&#8217;ve found out right here, right now I think that would have been jarring, so I appreciate the transparency and the honesty. You&#8217;re gonna be great parents, and I have no doubt in my mind about that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"mntl-sc-block_24-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image--no-theme no-theme figure-landscape figure-high-res\">\n<div class=\"figure-media\">\n<div class=\"img-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy-img\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/uTWO9SWU_g2kSqE9mnzGvTb0EF4=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(749x0:751x2):format(webp)\/Love-is-blind-Jordan-Megan-season-9-102225-5d1ed5697dce4d09ad75706d8cb89c8a.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption id=\"mntl-figure-caption_3-0\" class=\"comp mntl-figure-caption text-utility-100 figure-article-caption\"><span class=\"figure-article-caption-text\">Jordan Keltner and Megan Walerius.<\/span>Courtesy of Netflix<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_25-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Megan noted that &#8220;it was hard&#8221; to keep her pregnancy a secret, but she was still able to enjoy it. She even had a baby shower, which she kept phone-free.<\/p>\n<p class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">&#8220;Being cast into the limelight now, I just wanted to have my pregnancy and the start of Brooks&#8217; life for us to have in private,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_29-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Megan&#8217;s big announcement followed speculation that she had become a mom when paparazzi captured photos of her with a baby earlier this month. Then, in the hours leading up to the reunion airing, she took to\u00a0Instagram\u00a0with a cryptic message.<\/p>\n<p class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">There\u2019s always more to the story&#8230; Who\u2019s ready for the reunion tonight?! Tune in to\u00a0@netflix at 6pm PST\u2728<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_35-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">In the final episode of\u00a0<em>LIB\u00a0<\/em>season 9, Megan ended her relationship with Jordan, who she got engaged to in the pods, days before their wedding was supposed to take place.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Megan Walerius, also known as &#8220;Sparkle&#8221; Megan, is a mom! &nbsp; The reality star, 35, announced the news during the season 9\u00a0Love Is Blind\u00a0reunion on Wednesday, Oct. 29, while reflecting on her previous doubts&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6731,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6730","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/freshstoryes.lol\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6730","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/freshstoryes.lol\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/freshstoryes.lol\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/freshstoryes.lol\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/freshstoryes.lol\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6730"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/freshstoryes.lol\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6730\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6732,"href":"https:\/\/freshstoryes.lol\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6730\/revisions\/6732"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/freshstoryes.lol\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6731"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/freshstoryes.lol\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6730"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/freshstoryes.lol\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6730"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/freshstoryes.lol\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6730"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}