Dr Chris Brown: Beloved Aussie vet announces his partner Lorraine Monforte is having a baby
The beloved veterinarian said he ‘couldn’t be less qualified’ for the new role.
Dr Chris Brown and his partner Lorraine Monforte have revealed they are expecting a baby.
The beloved veterinarian shared the news with his 838,000 Instagram post by sharing a carousel of the couple’s recent trip to Italy.
The first image was of the pair walking past a wall painted “Prego” while Monforte held an image of an ultrasound in one hand, with the other resting on her belly.
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Dr Brown’s caption said the baby was due next year.
“It turns out we came back from Italy with more than just pasta bellies and an unbroken Duolingo streak,” he wrote.
“We couldn’t be more thrilled. And grateful.
“And I couldn’t be less qualified to give medical advice on this one.”
The comments were filled with well wishes from showbiz colleagues like Amanda Keller, Larry Emdur, Julie Goodwin, and Rebecca Gibney.
Monforte and Dr Brown were first linked in early 2025, when the pair travelled to Europe together.
They first went public with their relationship in March, 2026, at the Australian F1 Grand Prix.
Dr Brown followed up on Friday’s news by sharing the exciting update with KIIS FM audiences during his radio show.
The 48-year-old said it had been a “long time coming”.
“I wasn’t sure if this would happen but the timing just feels right,” he told listeners.
“I am clearly lost for words, I’m going to be a dad.”
Dr Brown revealed that he and Monforte had, like many, experienced fertility issues.
“Anyone out here who has gone through fertility problems who has experienced these struggles there is no bumpy road and more heartbreaking a road than fertility and trying for a baby and that’s been our life for the last probably year and a half,” he said.
“So we’ve held back telling anyone until we feel, touchwood, that we were going to be okay.”
The news comes after the vet-turned-presenter’s jump to breakfast radio alongside Amy Gerard and Jack Charles; with the trio replacing Kyle Sandilands and Jackie O Henderson.
