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Nikka Avegail Sabio

<p>Former Miss Universe Philippines 2021 2nd runner-up Steffi Aberasturi announced her pregnancy with her and her non-showbiz husband Karl Arcenas’s first child.</p><p>On their personal social media pages, the couple revealed Steffi’s pregnancy in a &quot;Lady Whistledown&quot; way.</p><p>“Dearest gentle readers, The ton are abuzz with the latest gossip, and so it is my honor to impart to you the news that Lady Steffi Aberasturi-Arcenas has revealed that she is with a child,” Steffi penned in her post, referring to the popular Netflix series, Bridgerton.</p><iframe class="instagram-media" id="instagram-embed-10" src="https://www.instagram.com/reel/C9jMqtEPb81/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A10%2C%22os%22%3A2296357.600000024%2C%22ls%22%3A123499.89999997616%2C%22le%22%3A123503.70000004768%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="0" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-10" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 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Arcenas (@steffiaberasturi)</a></div></div></blockquote><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>Steffi then expressed her and her husband&#x27;s excitement at sharing their upcoming journey in welcoming their firstborn and to live as a family of three in the future.</p><p>“The besotted couple are happily looking forward to their future and their expanding family that will now be made the most respectable number of 3.</p><p>I will have my pen ready to report on any and all of the new baby’s activities.</p><p>Yours truly</p><p>Lady Whistledown 🖊️</p><p>(Bridgerton inspired) 😜,” she added.</p><p>Steffi and Karl were also celebrating their 11th year of being together as a couple.</p><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-8" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/C9Bxhm5PWvS/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A8%2C%22os%22%3A2276080.8000000715%2C%22ls%22%3A123499.89999997616%2C%22le%22%3A123503.70000004768%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="857" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-8" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>In the video, the couple went around with a newspaper with photos of a sonogram and a mom caressing her stomach on the front page and their photo as a couple on the backpage.</p><p>“A BABY IS COMING SOON. NOVEMBER 2024,” said on the front page.</p><p>“KARL &amp; STEFFI ARE GOING TO BE PARENTS. IS IT A BOY OR A GIRL?” said in the back page of the newspaper.</p><p>On Karl’s end, the excited dad-to-be then shared what their friends should have addressed him now that they are expecting.</p><p>“From now on you can call me “zaddy“ 😎,” he quipped.</p><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-6" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/C9jNJVnSEYN/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A6%2C%22os%22%3A2255777%2C%22ls%22%3A123499.89999997616%2C%22le%22%3A123503.70000004768%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="881" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-6" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>Steffi’s pageant sisters such as Annabelle McDonnell, Victoria Velasquez Vincent, Pauline Amelinckx, and MJ Lastimosa were quick to react to the news.</p><p>“OMGGGG CONGRATS TO YOU BOTH 😭😍,” former beauty queen Katrina Dimaranan commented.</p><p>Former Miss Eco International and television personality Cynthia Thomalla also greeted. “Haaay salamat ng announce na gyud! Congratulations again Zaddy @karl.arcenas8 and Mommy @steffiaberasturi ❤️❤️❤️❤️.”</p><p>Steffi and Karl tied the knot in an intimate wedding in Cebu in January last year, almost a year after their engagement and Steffi’s retirement from pageantry in 2022.</p><p>“When he gave a birthday speech and started thanking people, including me, naka ingon ko &#x27;ka-sweet ba ani akong uyab uy.&#x27; But then his speech got longer and progressed to a more serious tone. I thought I was getting pranked or something but then he eventually knelt on one knee and proposed. I was taken by surprise and overjoyed,” Steffi penned in her post.</p><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-4" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/CZG2nwEPI_s/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A4%2C%22os%22%3A2234433.2000000477%2C%22ls%22%3A123499.89999997616%2C%22le%22%3A123503.70000004768%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="746" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-4" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>“Karl and I have been together for 8 and a half years now. Over the years we’ve shared the best moments of our lives. We laughed, cried, learned, and flourished together. We complement each other in the most perfect way like twin souls bound to be together. I am truly blessed to have him in my life and now, finally, we are engaged,” she continued.</p>

<p><i>Miss Universe Philippines 2021 2nd runner-up Steffi Aberasturi and husband Karl Arcenas are expecting. </i></p>

Miss Universe Philippines 2021 2nd runner-up Steffi Aberasturi and husband Karl Arcenas are expecting.

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WATCH: MUPH 2021 2nd runner-up Steffi Aberasturi reveals pregnancy

Nikka Sabio

Published Jul 20, 2024 02:24 PM PHT

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