Alex Cooperhas revealed that she is pregnant with her first child with husbandMatt Kaplan, announcing the news on Instagram on Sunday, 17 May, as friends of the couple insisted that rumours of 'marriage tension' between Alex Cooper and Matt Kaplan are unfounded.
TheCall Her Daddyhost, who married the Hollywood producer in Mexico in April 2024, shared the update with two photographs showing her baby bump clearly visible.
Cooper, 31, and Kaplan, 42, are only weeks into married life. The pair tied the knot in Riviera Maya in what they described as a deliberately intimate ceremony, having spent years keeping their relationship largely off-camera even as her podcast turned her private life into a public talking point.
In recent days, however, sections of her fanbase had begun speculating online about a possible strain between the newlyweds, prompting a wave of gossip unsupported by any on-the-record comment from either of them.
The news came after days of whispering on social media and fan forums, with some followers poring over podcast segments and Instagram captions for perceived signs of distance between Alex Cooper and Matt Kaplan. According to PEOPLE, sources close to the couple have moved quickly to shut that down.
'Rumours of tension in the marriage are false, and they're so excited about this new chapter. They've tried to hold out as long as they could before announcing,' one source told the outlet. PEOPLE did not name the individuals speaking on the couple's behalf, so their account remains second-hand, but it is the only direct response so far to the online chatter.
On her own platforms, Cooper kept things unusually spare. Posting to her more than two million followers, she captioned the twopregnancyphotographs simply: 'Our family 🤍.' In the images, Kaplan is seen with his hands on her stomach, the Unwell founder's bump front and centre. There was no accompanying podcast monologue, no extended notes app statement, just a short caption and two carefully chosen frames.
The couple have not disclosed how far along the pregnancy is, and there is no public information confirming when they first found out they were expecting.
To recall, the wedding itself only took place in April 2024, but it was already being pored over inVogue. Cooper described her Riviera Maya nuptials as 'everything we wanted it to be,' calling the day 'emotional, heartfelt' and explaining that they 'tailored it to exactly how we always envisioned it.'
Kaplan, a producer whose credits include the Netflix hit franchiseTo All the Boys I've Loved Before, told the magazine he largely oversaw the planning. 'We weren't looking to have a formal wedding,' he said. 'We wanted it to feel relaxed and authentic to us and the location, so from the decor to the festivities, it all was very naturally curated.'
Source: International Business Times UK
