Lee-Ann Liebenberg gives birth to second daughter

16 April 2014 - 02:01 By Andile Ndlovu
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THEM AGAIN: Lee-Ann Liebenberg and hubby Nicky van der Walt
THEM AGAIN: Lee-Ann Liebenberg and hubby Nicky van der Walt

Sexy couple Lee-Ann Liebenberg and hubby Nicky van der Walt are celebrating the arrival of their second daughter, Gabriella, at 4pm on Monday.

The mommy posted a picture on Instagram and Twitter of three and a half year old daughter Gia carrying her little sister, captioned with a line from US author Kristen Proby, reading: "No one else will ever know the strength of my love for you. After all, you're the only one who know the sound of my heart from the inside."

The couple announced the pregnancy back in October, with the model telling the Sunday Times that unlike most expecting moms, she had no morning sickness. When the couple told their parents, Liebenberg's father responded: "What took you so long?"

Liebenberg tweeted yesterday [Tuesday]: "Thank you so much for all the special wishes for our little GABRIELLA. We're all obsessed with her totally overwhelmed by all the LOVE!"

The proud dad also posted a picture of him and his daughters, captioned: "My princesses... I am the richest man I know. #blessed #love #beautiful #daughters #GABRIELLA".

On Monday, he had told his followers that he was having his second child with the "gorgeous, amazing, beautiful, funny, intelligent woman who happens to be my love and best friend, most caring mother and my wife... I love you with all my heart @leeann_liebenberg... can't wait to meet our child later today... Always".  

While its unclear how much weight she put on this time around, Liebenberg told Women's Health last year that after she falling pregnant with Gia, she gained 20kgs.

“I ate everything I hadn’t been allowed to eat for the past 10 years. Chocolate, KFC, slap chips doused in vinegar, on a roll with tomato sauce,” she said.

“I’d often have two dinners – I’d grab KFC on the way home, but tell my husband I hadn’t eaten, so we’d eat at home.”

But a mere two week safter giving birth to Gia, she was back on the treadmill, exercising six days a week- she completely cut out all carbs, drank boiled water and ate steamed fish or chicken, vegetables and low-GI barley soup, and mini-Bar-Ones for when cravings hit.

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