Overview
- The pair announced the pregnancy on Thursday, October 8, 2026, posting Polaroid-style Instagram photos that showed ultrasound images and their dog wearing a 'Big brother' accessory.
- They confirmed the baby is due next year and did not disclose the child's sex in the announcement.
- Maximilian Mittelstädt is a VfB Stuttgart defender and Germany international and Lea Prinz is a public influencer, making the news of broad interest to fans and followers.
- Friends and peers from the football community publicly offered congratulations, including comments from Sophia Havertz and Alicia Andrich under the couple's post.
- The announcement follows a public relationship timeline in which the couple met in summer 2023, became engaged in summer 2024 and married on December 31, 2024, framing this as their next life milestone.