The holiday celebration doubles as Mav Gonzales and her husband, Matthew Valeña, share some exciting news.
On Instagram, the pair posted a video clip from their family holiday gathering. What was initially a simple get-together quickly turned into a fun and chaotic gender reveal for their upcoming first baby.
The moment became even more memorable as family members began placing bets on the baby's gender. Most guessed it would be a boy, while others voted otherwise.
Moments later, Mav and Matthew revealed that their soon-to-arrive bundle of joy is a baby girl!
"Instant gender reveal 😂 Did you guess correctly???" Mav captioned the post.
The Kapuso reporter also shared another delightful news, "Also, our baby started kicking on the last day of 2025! New milestone unlocked. 😍"
Fans quickly filled the comment section with congratulatory messages, expressing excitement for the growing family.
Last June 2025, Mav Gonzales and Matthew Valeña announced their engagement. A few months later, the couple tied the knot.
On December 19, they revealed that they were expecting their first child during an appearance on the afternoon talk show Fast Talk with Boy Abunda.
Mav also opened up about her pregnancy journey, sharing that she was diagnosed with PCOS one month before their wedding.
“A month before our wedding, I was diagnosed with PCOS and told I'll probably have issues conceiving because of my age, too. Well, a one-week honeymoon beat the odds,” Mavi added.
“Mini us coming soon,” said the reporter.
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Aminado si Mav na pinagdasal niya ang kaniyang asawa. "Sinasabi ko, gusto ko attractive to me. Kasi, di ba, bakit naman gugustuhin ng asawa nang hindi ko gusto 'yung hitsura? Siyempre, 'pag nagpe-pray ako, 'Lord, bigay mo po 'yung mabait, 'yung attractive to me, 'yung matalino, funny.'" Ngunit si Matthew, simple lang ang panalangin sa mamahalin, ang makahanap ng tao "that fit with where I was in life."
Pagbabahagi pa ni Mav, naging panalangin din ng lolo ni Matthew para sa aktor na makahanap siya ng Filipina na mamahalin.
Kuwento ni Mav, nagkakilala sila ni Matthew sa isang dating app. Dahil pareho silang interesado sa isa't isa, nagkaroon ng pagkakataon na magkausap sila sa app.
Paglilinaw ng GMA News reporter, hindi naman siya agad-agad nakipagrelasyon kay Matthew. "Kasi reporter, so kailangan may due diligence ako. Kailangan sure ako na totoong tao 'to, na siya talaga 'yun, so that's actually what I did with him. After we matched, I asked for his social media kasi gusto ko lang tingnan kung totoong tao ba siya."
May anim na buwan lang simula nu'ng magkakilala sila nang makasal sina Mav at Matthew. Kwento ng aktor, una pa lang ay nag-usap na sila kung anu-ano ang mga plano nila sa buhay. At nang mag-line up ang ilan sa mga iyon, nagdesisyon na siyang mag-propose.
Paliwanag ni Matthew, sa halip na maghanap ng taong mache-check ang boxes ng ideal person, mas mabuting maghanap ng tao na wala kang mahahanap na mali. "Try to find somebody who actually has nothing wrong with them. Like, 'You know what? I cannot find something wrong.' And I couldn't find something wrong with her," sabi ni Matthew.
Ang pagiging intentional din ni Matthew ang dahilan kung bakit naisip ni Mav na nakita na niya ang the right one sa asawa. Inilahad umano ni Matthew ang mga ayaw at gusto niya sa buhay at ganu'n din siya.
Dahil pareho ang gusto nilang mangyari sa buhay at handa nang mag-settle down, napapayag na rin si Mav na magpakasal kay Matthew.
Pag-amin ni Mav, wala problema sa pagitan nila ni Matthew, pero mas marami pang pangamba ang mga tao sa paligid nila. Ang isa, kwento ng GMA News reporter, handang ipa-background check ang aktor sa FBI.
Ilang buwan matapos ang kasal nila, may bagong milestone sina Mav at Matthew sa kanilang relationship. Ani Mav, "We're expecting our first baby." Hindi man nila ito inaasahan, masaya naman ang dalawa sa pgsisimula ng kanilang pamilya at naghahanda na sila para rito.