The Bold and the Beautiful
It’s a GIRL! Bold and the Beautiful Star Matthew Atkinson and Wife Brytnee Ratledge Are Expecting Baby Number Two
Bold and the Beautiful star Matthew Atkinson and his wife Brytnee Ratledge are expecting their second child, a baby girl, joining their son born in October 2024.
MATTHEW ATKINSON AND BRYTNEE RATLEDGE ARE HAVING A GIRL
TL;DR: Bold and the Beautiful star Matthew Atkinson and his wife Brytnee Ratledge are expecting their second child, and it is a girl! Brytnee announced the news on Instagram with a glowing maternity photo and the caption “Baby Girl Atkinson loading…” The couple already share a son born in October 2024, and their growing family is officially about to become a family of four.
Baby Girl Atkinson Is on the Way
Matthew Atkinson and his wife Brytnee Ratledge have the best kind of news to share. The Bold and the Beautiful star, who has been wowing fans as Thomas Forrester, is about to become a girl dad.
Brytnee announced the pregnancy on Instagram with an absolutely stunning maternity photo. The two of them are dressed to the nines in a sunlit garden full of lilies, with Matthew cradling his wife’s baby bump while she looks down at it glowing. Her caption was short and perfect. “Baby Girl Atkinson loading…” The post lit up fans within the hour, with congratulations rolling in from around the world.
This will be the couple’s second child. Matthew and Brytnee welcomed their son in October 2024, just in time for Thanksgiving, and have kept his face out of public view ever since. They shared their first family photo at Christmas 2024 with the caption “Merry Christmas from The Atkinsons!” and have been celebrating family milestones quietly and beautifully ever since.
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A Love Story Years in the Making
Matthew and Brytnee tied the knot on November 8, 2023, in an intimate Nevada ceremony surrounded by family and friends. They had been dating for some time before making it official, and the wedding felt like a natural extension of a love story fans had watched unfold piece by piece on social media. Less than a year after the wedding, they announced their first pregnancy in July 2024, and their son arrived that October.
Now, just eighteen months after becoming parents, they are doing it all over again, this time with a daughter. The symmetry is the sweetest part. A boy and a girl. A growing family. A man who spends his days on a soundstage playing one of the most complicated men in Los Angeles, coming home to a life that looks like pure joy.
Matthew has always been private about his personal life, letting Brytnee do most of the public-facing storytelling on her Instagram, where she has built a warm and loyal following of 12.5K. That continues to be the right call. Their son’s face has stayed out of the spotlight, and we can all but guarantee their daughter’s will too. This is a couple that understands the value of a private family life, and fans have respected that from the jump.
Congratulations to the Atkinsons
The Bold and the Beautiful family has had a great year for baby news, and this latest announcement is the cherry on top. Matthew Atkinson has given fans some of the most compelling work of his career on the show lately, and to know he is heading home to a little boy and soon a little girl is the kind of reminder that the people we watch every afternoon have beautiful full lives off-camera too.
Congratulations to Matthew, Brytnee, and big brother Atkinson. Baby Girl Atkinson is going to be so loved. We cannot wait to celebrate her arrival with you.
Drop your congratulations and best wishes for Matthew Atkinson and Brytnee Ratledge in the comments below. Let’s shower this growing family with all the love!
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