Yes, Abbey Holmes is pregnant and preparing to welcome her second child with husband Keegan Brooksby.
The former AFLW player and Channel 7 sports presenter confirmed the family news in July 2026. Holmes and Brooksby revealed that their second baby is expected to arrive in January 2027, making the coming months an especially busy period for the Australian football couple.
The new arrival will join their son, Braxton John Brooksby, who was born on June 6, 2025.
Baby No. 2
Holmes announced her second pregnancy alongside Brooksby and their young son.
The couple shared the news on social media in late July, revealing that their household would soon grow from three to four. Holmes said they were excited about expanding their family and looking forward to seeing Braxton become a big brother.
The baby is due in January 2027.
The pregnancy comes relatively soon after Braxton’s arrival, meaning Holmes and Brooksby are preparing for life with two young children.
Latest Update
Holmes’ pregnancy has become increasingly visible as her due date approaches.
In September 2026, she attended the Brownlow Medal Count in Melbourne while pregnant with her second child. She was photographed on the red carpet cradling her growing baby bump, providing a recent public glimpse of her pregnancy.
There has been no public announcement cited in current reporting confirming whether the couple are expecting a boy or a girl.
For now, the key detail they have shared is that their newest family member is expected at the beginning of 2027.
Family Announcement
The pregnancy announcement was very much presented as a family moment.
Holmes opened her Instagram message with the words “Soon to be 4” before explaining that she, Brooksby and Braxton were excited about welcoming another baby.
She also described the family as feeling fortunate to be expecting again and expressed excitement about Braxton becoming an older brother.
Holmes also acknowledged that pregnancy announcements can be difficult for people experiencing fertility struggles, adding a thoughtful note to what was otherwise a celebratory update.
Son Braxton
Holmes and Brooksby became parents for the first time when Braxton was born on June 6, 2025.
His arrival followed Holmes’ first highly public pregnancy, which she balanced alongside her television commitments.
Holmes later discussed the birth publicly, revealing that Braxton arrived through an unexpected caesarean section after a lengthy labour.
Just weeks after becoming a mother, she began a gradual return to Seven’s AFL coverage. Her initial schedule involved working two days a week, with Holmes explaining that her career remained an important part of her life.
Now Braxton is preparing for another major family milestone as he gets ready to become a big brother.
Who Is Her Husband?
Keegan Brooksby has his own long-standing connection with Australian rules football.
The former ruckman spent time with Gold Coast, West Coast and Hawthorn during his AFL career. Following his playing days, he remained involved in football through professional roles away from the field.
Holmes and Brooksby married in the Northern Territory in November 2023 after meeting several years earlier.
Their shared connection to elite Australian football has continued even as their careers have moved in different directions.
Abbey’s AFL Career
Long before becoming a familiar television personality, Holmes established herself through Australian rules football.
She was part of Adelaide’s inaugural AFLW team when the national women’s competition launched in 2017. After finishing her professional playing career, Holmes successfully moved into sports broadcasting.
Her experience as a player provided a natural foundation for her subsequent work covering AFL and AFLW matches.
Holmes has since become well known to viewers through her commentary and boundary reporting work with Seven.
She has also built a television profile outside football, including appearances on Australian Survivor.
Motherhood And Work
Holmes has previously spoken openly about combining motherhood with a demanding broadcasting career.
After Braxton was born, she returned to television duties seven weeks later on a part-time basis.
Her decision attracted some criticism online, but Holmes rejected the idea that there should be a single approach every mother must follow when deciding when to return to work.
Her second pregnancy will once again overlap with a busy professional life, although she has not publicly detailed in the reporting cited here what her maternity leave or post-birth broadcasting schedule will look like.
When Is The Baby Due?
Abbey Holmes and Keegan Brooksby’s second baby is due in January 2027.
That remains the clearest publicly announced timeframe for the birth. An exact due date has not been disclosed in the reports cited here.
With Braxton born in June 2025, the couple will enter 2027 as parents preparing to care for two children under the age of two.
For anyone wondering, “Is Abbey Holmes pregnant?”, the answer is confirmed: Holmes is expecting baby number two, and the Brooksby-Holmes family is set to grow to four in January 2027.
