Jake O’Brien’s girlfriend Sophie Lawlor was flooded with support as she announced she was pregnant with a baby boy. O’Brien has become a regular starter for Everton since David Moyes returned as manager last month.
The Cork-born defender played again in Saturday’s eventful 2-2 draw with Manchester United at Goodison Park. He could feature once more when the Toffees travel to Brentford for their next Premier League fixture tomorrow night.
Away from the pitch, O’Brien’s partner make-up and fashion influencer Sophie, who is also from Cork. The couple have been together for more than four years and own two male dogs.
Sophie’s videos about fashion, shopping and beauty advice have garnered over 1m likes in total on TikTok. In a video on her Instagram story last night, Sophie showed her and O’Brien with a balloon with ‘boy or girl?’ written on it. After O’Brien popped the balloon, blue confetti flew out of it, meaning she is pregnant with a boy.
The couple then hugged each other as their two dogs ran around excitedly. In the caption of the video, Sophie tagged her partner and added: “We are so excited.”
Making light of the fact she will soon be living with all males, Sophie posted a picture of one of her dogs and joked: “I’m totally outnumbered now.” Sophie already has a white teddy bear ready for her son. The bear has “born an Everton fan” written on its chest.
Sophie attended a baby shower with a close friend of hers who is also pregnant. In an Instagram post published yesterday, she said: “Just growing the next pair of besties with my bestie!”
Sophie was flooded with support in the comments section. One person said: “So excited for you both.” Another said: “Adorable.” A third person added: “So cute, congratulations Sophie and Jake.”