Olivia Culpo gives birth to second baby with husband Christian McCaffrey: ‘Heart is exploding’

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-10 · by Riley Cardoza

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Olivia Culpo and Christian McCaffrey welcomed their second child, a boy named Roman Augustus McCaffrey, on September 29. The couple shared an Instagram post featuring family photos of Roman with his parents and his one-year-old sister Colette. Culpo had initially thought she was expecting another daughter but was surprised to learn it was a son. She announced her pregnancy in May without knowing the baby’s gender. Culpo, who gave birth six months after having a C-section for Colette, expressed some concerns about her body's readiness for another child during this pregnancy.
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Story summary

Olivia Culpo, a former pageant queen and reality star, gave birth to her second child, Roman Augustus McCaffrey, on September 29, 2026. The newborn is the son of Culpo and her husband, Christian McCaffrey, an NFL player for the San Francisco 49ers. They previously welcomed their daughter, Colette, in July 2025. Both children were born via cesarean section, with Culpo scheduling the second birth on a day when the 49ers had no games or practices to ensure McCaffrey's presence. The couple decided not to find out the baby’s gender before birth, as they did for Colette. Culpo shared the news and family photos on Instagram, expressing her joy with the caption, "Heart is exploding."

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“Both articles report on Olivia Culpo and Christian McCaffrey announcing the birth of their second child, Roman Augustus McCaffrey, on September 29, 2026.”

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Who wrote this

Riley Cardoza
67 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 The “Culpo Sisters” alum, 34, told her Instagram followers her pregnancy news in May.
🔮 “They will resent you for it and nothing will ever be enough and they’ll always somehow try to paint you as the bad guy,” Manolo continued.
🔮 Katherine Bolton, who has lived next door for more than three decades, predicted at the second meeting that “catastrophic sewer backups” would occur if Kelce, 37, and Swift, 36, planted evergreens near the old sewage line their properties share.
🔮 Seaver claimed he wouldn’t be able to meet with the lawyer he wanted to retain until Oct. 5.
🔮 While hosting a sleepover for her three kids on Sunday, Hannah suffered a “blunt force injury to the right side of her head” and had an injury “that could be suggestive of compression of the neck.”
🔮 He gushed about his team winning their NFL game against the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday, admitting, “If I would have lost, it would have ruined my birthday for sure. …
🔮 Another grandbaby on the way 🥹!!!!!” the actress, 50, gushed in May.
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🔮 “While she is deeply saddened, she will not allow it to deter her from fighting for Maceo’s best interests and providing him with the love and support he needs,” Beck concluded.
🔮 “He [was] like, ‘I would really, really be honored if I could have your hand in marriage,’ and I said yes.”
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Colette Instagram NFL Page Six Daily San Francisco 49ers

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Culpo PERSON · 6× Colette PERSON · 3× Instagram ORG · 2× McCaffrey PERSON · 2× Christian McCaffrey PERSON · 1× NFL ORG · 1× Olivia Culpo PERSON · 1× Roman PERSON · 1× Roman Augustus McCaffrey PERSON · 1× San Francisco 49ers ORG · 1×

Narrative

She and the NFL star chose not to find out their little one’s sex ahead of time — as they did ahead of Colette’s July 2025 arrival. Want more celebrity and pop culture news? Start your day with Page Six Daily.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-11
🔮 The “Culpo Sisters” alum, 34, told her Instagram followers her pregnancy news in May.

Claims (24 extracted, 4 hedged)

Olivia Culpo and Christian McCaffrey’s family just got bigger. asserted
family → get → ?
The former pageant queen has given birth to her second child with the San Francisco 49ers player. asserted
queen → give → player
“Roman Augustus McCaffrey 🤍,” Culpo captioned an Instagram post shared jointly with McCaffrey Saturday, noting that their bundle of joy was born Sept. 29. asserted
bundle → caption → joy
The post included a slideshow of images featuring the new family of four, with both mom and dad holding Roman as well as their 1-year-old daughter, Colette, in full-on big sister mode. asserted
mom → include → mode
Culpo also shared the post to her Instagram Stories, writing, “Heart is exploding.” asserted
Heart → share → Stories
The “Culpo Sisters” alum, 34, told her Instagram followers her pregnancy news in May. uncertain
alum → tell → May
“Best birthday gift ❤️,” she captioned maternity shoot snaps with her husband, 30, and Colette. asserted
she → caption → husband
She and the NFL star chose not to find out their little one’s sex ahead of time — as they did ahead of Colette’s July 2025 arrival. Want more celebrity and pop culture news? Start your day with Page Six Daily. asserted
they → choose → Daily
“It would be really fun to wait,” the former reality star explained to E! News of her decision last year. asserted
star → wait → decision
Being healthy, that’s all you can ask for.” asserted
you → ’ → ?
While Culpo’s “intuition” told her a baby boy was on the way in March 2025, she gave birth to a daughter. asserted
she → tell → daughter
McCaffrey and Culpo conceived their second child six months after the latter’s C-section. asserted
McCaffrey → conceive → section
“I did not think that this was going to happen the way that it did,” Culpo confessed via TikTok in May. uncertain
Culpo → think → May
“I am so fortunate to be able to bring another child into the world,” she continued. asserted
she → bring → world
“Few things that have been running through my mind, cause I just really didn’t plan on this at all.” asserted
I → run → this
Culpo was “definitely not totally healed” at the time, explaining to the outlet that she had been just starting to “get [her] groove back. asserted
she → heal → groove
“I was working out,” she noted. asserted
she → work → ?
“I could see some abs coming. uncertain
abs → see → ?
That’s just not what the body wants right now. asserted
body → ’ → what
“In the beginning, I was like, ‘Oh, my god, can I even do this? asserted
I → do → this
Is this allowed? asserted
this → allow → ?
Like, what’s gonna happen?'” asserted
what → go → ?
“I want to have kids, but I want to make sure that I can,” she said in a 2022 episode of her family’s show. asserted
she → want → show
“It could be really hard for me to have babies.” uncertain
me → have → babies
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