Dancing With the Stars pro Witney Carson is expanding her family with husband Carson McAllister.
Carson, 32, announced the news on Good Morning America on Monday, August 17, while confirming her return for season 35 of DWTS with partner Guillermo Rodriguez.
“I would be lying if I said it wasn’t very daunting. I’ve never been this far along pregnant and competing on Dancing With the Stars, ever,” she said. “I don’t know if it’s ever been done.”
The pro dancer noted that she didn’t want to hide her growing belly in the ballroom. “I’m so proud to be a woman, to be creating life and growing this human, and to be able to do the show and compete … is such a huge blessing,” she gushed.
Carson also celebrated the news in an Instagram post on Monday, writing, “We’ve been keeping a secret… a new addition to the McAllister gang coming soon! We are so grateful and overjoyed to be growing our family 👼.”
A sweet clip showed the couple and their sons posing in a photo booth while holding up sonogram images.
Carson and her husband, former high school sweethearts, tied the knot on New Year’s Day in 2016. Four years after saying “I do,” the couple revealed that they were expecting their first baby. They became parents in 2021 when they welcomed son Leo.
“Named after his Grandpa who sent him down to us,” she captioned an Instagram photo of the little one sleeping at the time. “My little Leo, I love you more than words can express. You are the most precious gift. My life will forever be changed by your sweet spirit. Welcome to the world Leo.”
Carson and McAllister welcomed son Jet to their crew two years later.
“Jet Carson McAllister 🤍 ,” she wrote via Instagram in 2023. “Decided to join us two weeks early on May 13th at 9:21pm, just in time for Mothers Day 🤗🥹 Our hearts have doubled in size for our Jetty boy. He’s the most perfect addition to our family and has already given us so much joy! We love you baby boy.”
One year after adding to their family, Carson exclusively told Us that she and her husband were relocating from Utah to Florida.
“I was so scared of this huge change because it’s not just that I didn’t have my family; I was postpartum and just trying to get in the swing of things,” she told Us in 2024. “But I knew it was the right [move] so I pushed through and I’m so grateful that my husband was there with me to help bring it all together.”
While the couple were initially looking for “a vacation home” for their family, they knew this property was meant to be once they laid eyes on it.
“My [father-in-law’s] name was Kevin Leo and ever since he passed away, every symbol of a lion we’d find reminded us of him,” she explained. “The first thing we saw on the doors of the house were two lion heads and then the realtor was like, ‘Yeah the owners love lions’ so you’re going to see a lot of them in here.’ We bought the house that week.”
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