O'Brien and Sophie Lawlor have been in a relationship for many years
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Jake O'Brien and his girlfriend Sophie Lawlor
Jake O'Brien and his girlfriend Sophie Lawlor(Image: Sophie Lawlor/Instagram)
Jake O’Brien’s girlfriend Sophie Lawlor has issued an update on her pregnancy. O’Brien has become a regular starter in Everton’s side since David Moyes returned to the Goodison Park dugout in January.
The Cork-born defender had previously found game time hard to come by under previous boss Sean Dyche after joining the Toffees last summer from French side Lyon. Away from the pitch, O’Brien’s partner is make-up and fashion influencer Sophie, who is also from Cork. The couple have been together for more than four years and own two male dogs.
Sophie’s videos about fashion, shopping and beauty advice have garnered over 1m likes in total on TikTok. Last February, she announced she was pregnant with the couple’s first child.
Sophie shared a video on her and O'Brien's Instagram page which showed her finding out she was pregnant after a positive test.
Sophie already has a white teddy bear ready for her son. The bear has “born an Everton fan” written on its chest.
In a new update, Sophie revealed her baby is due soon.
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She posted a picture of her baby bump in a picture on her Instagram story and said: “Nearly in single digits countdown”.
Speaking about their relationship last year when Jake was playing in France, Sophie revealed they had known each other since childhood.
She said: “Jake and I met through family friends.
"Our aunts are best friends so we would have known each other from a young age but then we went to secondary school together and that’s where our friendship started.
"So definitely friends to lovers but I always had a secret crush on him since I was young!”
Sophie explained that she enjoyed being with Jake, getting the chance to travel with him across the world thanks to his footballing career.
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He said: “I’ve always been into social media and posting life updates and being with Jake has given me amazing opportunities to travel and see the world which I’m so grateful for so I just like to document it and bring my followers along with me.
“Showing the amazing things about being with an athlete but also the struggles of living away from family and friends, feeling lonely at times, but overall it’s amazing and I get great feedback from my followers!