WWE star Carmella and Corey Graves are growing their family! Carmella, whose real name is Leah Van Dale, took to Instagram to share that she and her husband are expecting their second baby together. “all in perfect time..”
The couple posted a video and images from a maternity photoshoot, set on a street with a vintage white car. For the photos, Leah wore a fitted white dress that hugged her baby bump while Corey was dressed in all black: a T-shirt and jeans. The former wrestler revealed when their baby is due in the caption writing, “our new chapter begins this fall.”
The couple welcomed their first baby in November 2023, a son named Dimitri. Following giving birth to her first baby, the wrestler experienced foot drop, a childbirth complication, that causes pressure or damage on the nerves that control the ability to lift the front part of your foot. The injury kept her from returning to the WWE after her maternity leave. Corey also has three children with his ex Amy Polinksy: daughters Lola and Lenny and a son named Cash.
After her announcement, Leah shared a video where she revealed her pregnancy news to her step kids. She placed a bag on a table and each kid pulled out a shoe box. After checking out their new pair of shoes, the wrestler told them there was another box in the bag. They pulled it out to reveal another pair of shoes for a baby and Leah told them she was pregnant. With happy tears, the kids hugged their stepmom and congratulated her. In the caption of her post, she gushed over her step kids, “I’ve been waiting for what feels like forever to post this. These three kiddos have completely changed my life and made me realize just how much I want to be a mom. If this new baby turns out to be half as smart, talented, funny and kind as my step kids, I’ll be one lucky mama. I don’t know what I did to deserve these kiddos and all of this love, but I wouldn’t change it for the world.” She ended the caption writing that she and Corey “are just so blessed to be adding to our little family.”
Congratulations to Leah and Corey on the news of their second baby!
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