Former footballer Josh Gibson and his girlfriend Ashley Bright are expecting their first child

‘Little Gibbo coming’: Former footballer Josh Gibson and his girlfriend Ashley Bright announce they’re expecting their first child

Josh Gibson has announced he’s expecting his first child with his girlfriend, Ashley Bright.

In a post on Instagram on Monday, the 36-year-old former Australian rules footballer shared the happy news.

Posting a photo of himself and Ashley showing off their baby’s sonogram, Josh also revealed they are expecting a boy.  

Coming soon: Josh Gibson has announced he’s expecting his first child with his girlfriend, Ashley Bright

‘Little Gibbo coming September 2021. Hawks fans will be very happy to know that scans show a large left [fist emoji]!’ he captioned the post.

He also included the hashtag ‘#goldenfist’, along with a blue love heart and baby emojis.

Ashley shared similar photos on her Instagram page and wrote: ‘See you in September little man’.

It's a boy: In a post on Instagram on Monday, the 36-year-old former Australian rules footballer shared the happy news

It’s a boy: In a post on Instagram on Monday, the 36-year-old former Australian rules footballer shared the happy news

'Little Gibbo coming September 2021. Hawks fans will be very happy to know that scans show a large left [fist emoji]!' he captioned the post.

‘Little Gibbo coming September 2021. Hawks fans will be very happy to know that scans show a large left [fist emoji]!’ he captioned the post.

Wearing a figure-hugging mauve dress, Ashley showed off a hint of a baby bump as she held her baby’s sonogram out in from of her.

Both Josh and Ashley laughed happily as they gazed adoringly at each other.

A second photo posted to Josh’s Instagram showed a close-up of their sonogram, surrounded by blue and white baby-themed cupcakes.

Parents-to-be: It will be the first child for the couple, who only went public with their relationship on Instagram in December

Parents-to-be: It will be the first child for the couple, who only went public with their relationship on Instagram in December

Josh and Ashley only went public with their relationship in December, with the former Hawthorn Football Club star sharing a photo of his girlfriend cradling a puppy on Instagram. 

‘My two loves,’ he simply captioned the post.

In December, Ashley joked that adopting a puppy had put her and Josh off having children for the forseeable future.

New love: Josh and Ashley only went public with their relationship in December, with the former Hawthorn Football Club star sharing a photo of his girlfriend cradling a puppy on Instagram

New love: Josh and Ashley only went public with their relationship in December, with the former Hawthorn Football Club star sharing a photo of his girlfriend cradling a puppy on Instagram

‘Welcome to the family Pippa girl. You may have screamed all night and put us off kids for the next 10 years, but we love you,’ she wrote at the time.

Before dating Ashley, Josh was in a relationship with mother-of-two Olga Kononchuk.

According to a report by the Herald Sun in January last year, they split in December 2019 after almost two years of dating. 

Hard work: In December, Ashley joked that adopting a puppy had put her and Josh off having children for the forseeable future

Hard work: In December, Ashley joked that adopting a puppy had put her and Josh off having children for the forseeable future