
Lesley Murphy and Alex Kavanagh. Courtesy of Lesley Murphy/Instagram
Bachelor Nation star Lesley Murphy and her husband, Alex Kavanagh, have formally welcomed their second baby.
“Welcome to the world, Lily James! Born 11/2/23 weighing 6lbs 9.5oz and 19.5 in lengthy🥹,” Murphy, 35,wrote through Instagram on Friday, November 3, alongside photographs of her and Kavanaugh, 35, within the hospital with their new child. “Kavanagh Fam is now full and everyone seems to be over the moon!!! Thanks for all of the prayers and nicely needs! Mama and child are doing so nicely + Dad and large sis Nora, too!🤍 #child #babyannouncement #delivery #love.”
The Bachelor alum took to social media in Might to announce that she was pregnant with child No. 2.
“Kitchen dances simply received a little bit extra crowded🥰,” Murphy captioned a video of herself and her household dancing through Instagram. “Child Kav #2 coming Fall 2023!!!”
Kavanagh, for his half, shared his pleasure at increasing his brood within the feedback part. “Can’t look forward to our second addition to deliver Nora again all the way down to earth. Let’s get on this rollercoaster of parenting once more 😅,” he wrote.

The Arkansas native solely revealed to Us Weekly in November 2018 that she was relationship somebody new.
“I’m relationship. I’m relationship any person and I believe that I might love to speak extra about that when the timing is correct … I actually began telling my followers about love from the start, proper? That was 5 years in the past once I first went on The Bachelor,” Murphy instructed Us on the time. “So I’ve completed that each step of the way in which to date and so I can’t wait to maintain them within the loop when the timing is correct. And sure, I’m relationship any person. It’s solely been just a few months, so it’s at first levels … I might like to share that, extra of that, and extra of him, when the timing’s proper.”
Two months later, the couple took issues to the following degree and turned Instagram official. “Boy meets world 🌎World meets boy,” the fact star gushed alongside a photograph of her kissing the drone pilot. “Thought it was about time to let y’all in on the most recent addition to The Street Les Traveled!”
After greater than a 12 months of relationship, the duo took to social media in February 2020 to share that they have been engaged.
“2/4/20, a day I’ll always remember,” the journey blogger captioned photographs from the proposal. “We’re boarding a airplane as we converse to fulfill my dad and mom in New Zealand! Trying ahead to processing the final 24 hours of this unimaginable life at 35,000 ft #ToKavAndToHold.”
Earlier than tying the knot, Murphy introduced that the pair have been anticipating their first baby. Their daughter, Nora, was born in February 2021.
“Child lady Kavanagh is right here!” she wrote through her Instagram Story on the time. “She is wholesome and exquisite, and we’re crammed with pure surprise and awe to be in her presence. Thanks a lot for the love and prayers!!! Mother and Dad are doing superb, simply in want of some relaxation 🙂Can’t wait to replace you quickly.”
In October 2022, Murphy and Kavanagh tied the knot in Maui, after suspending their nuptials as a result of coronavirus.
“We did it! 💍,” the LimitLes founder captioned her Instagram Story snap from the ceremony. “You’re the smartest thing that’s ever occurred to me.”
Previous to her relationship with Kavanaugh, Murphy appeared on Sean Lowe’s season 17 of The Bachelor, which premiered in January 2013. Practically 5 years later, the political advisor returned to the Bachelor franchise starring in 2018’s The Bachelor Winter Video games the place she received right into a relationship with Dean Unglert. The twosome continued relationship off of the present till calling it quits in April 2018. Unglert, 32, moved on with Caelyn Miller-Keyes and the couple received engaged in October 2022.