Olivia Culpo showed off her baby bump in a flowing white dress as she and her husband, San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McMcCaffrey, took a walk in a sun-dappled field, passing by a forest with a mother deer and fawn.
The couple’s big announcement was revealed in a video that the model, influencer and former Miss Universe shared on Instagram Monday. Culpo, 32, also sat for a photo shoot, wearing another flowing white dress and cradling her baby bump. She captioned her black-and-white photos, “Next chapter, motherhood,” with a heart emoji.
It doesn’t look like Culpo and McCaffrey wasted much time starting a family after they wed in a lavish ceremony in June 2024 in the model’s home state of Rhode Island. Several months before the wedding, Culpo shared her desire on TikTok to “start trying immediately” for children as soon as she married the NFL star.
Also ahead of her nuptials, Culpo told Vogue that she viewed marriage as a “covenant.” She said, “It’s the beginning of the rest of your life — and it’s the union and bond of two people forever.”
Those sentiments were reflected in Culpo’s choice of wedding dress — a custom Dolce & Gabbana gown that some fashion influencers thought was a bit too traditional. Photos published in Vogue showed that Culpo’s gown was modest in style, with long sleeves, a high crew neck, a voluminous skirt and a button-lined back. Culpo also wore the gown with a 16-foot lace veil and 15-carat De Beers diamond earrings.
Culpo wanted her choice of gown to feel “as serious as that commitment.”
“When I think about Christian and what he loves and the moments that he thinks that I’m most beautiful, it’s absolutely in something like this: timeless, covered and elegant,” the model added.
Culpo and the San Francisco 49ers running back first sparked dating rumors in May 2019 and announced their engagement via a joint Instagram post in April 2023, People reported. They shared photos from the romantic proposal, which took place during an Utah getaway, including the moment when McCaffrey got down on one knee. Another picture offered a glimpse of Culpo’s ring, featuring a large oval diamond and epaulette side stones.
“We tried to keep this quiet for as long as possible, but apparently word travels fast,” Culpo wrote on her Instagram Story at the time. “I’m marrying my best friend, I love you so much, fiancé.”
As the 2023 Offensive NFL player of the year, McCaffrey is known as one of the best running backs in the game. However, last year was a lost season for him as he was riddled with injuries. He missed the season’s first two months with tendinitis in both Achilles, returned for a four-game stint but then was sidelined with a knee injury.
Earlier this year, he said he is intent on getting physically and mentally healthy again for the 2025 season.
“The mindset now has to shift quick,” McCaffrey told this news organization in January as the 49ers cleaned out their lockers after a 6-11, last-place season. “This was a tough year. Let’s learn from the mistakes and get ready for OTAs, because we don’t have time to mope on this year.”
