Laura Wontorra and Riccardo Basile Expecting First Child, blick.ch reports

German sport television presenter Laura Wontorra and Sky-Moderator Riccardo Basile are expecting their first child together in the spring of 2027, blick.ch reported. Wontorra announced the pregnancy on Instagram with an image showing her baby bump in a tight black dress, accompanied by an ultrasound scan and a pair of miniature knitted pink socks.

The pregnancy announcement on Instagram

Wontorra shared the news on her social media account with the caption Half you. Half me.. The post immediately drew widespread attention and congratulatory messages from fans and industry colleagues. According to rtl.de, RTL television host Frauke Ludowig posted wowwwww congrats, while tennis player Sabine Lisicki wrote that she was happy for the couple. Let’s Dance judge Motsi Mabuse also offered her congratulations, writing Oh wow ❤️ congratulations. All the best Mama as reported by rtl.de.

Additional speculation arose from a comment left by sport presenter Anna Kraft, who wrote Girls are the best! alongside the hashtag #girlmom underneath the post, as noted by rtl.de. While the couple shared an image featuring pink baby shoes alongside their ultrasound scans, neither Wontorra nor Basile explicitly confirmed the gender of the child in their public announcement.

Timeline of the relationship and professional background

The pregnancy announcement follows a fast-moving personal timeline for the couple. Although Wontorra and Basile had been long-time friends before entering a romantic relationship, MOPO reported that they officially became a couple earlier in 2026 after reconnecting at a media event in February. They made their relationship public in the summer of 2026 before making their red-carpet debut in September at the German Television Awards in Cologne, according to rtl.de. Family, friends, and colleagues were reportedly already informed about the pregnancy.

Reporting from MOPO indicates that Wontorra was already pregnant over the summer while covering the football World Cup in the United States, Canada, and Mexico for MagentaTV, though the public remained unaware of the pregnancy at the time. Both journalists maintain active careers in sports broadcasting across major German networks, with Wontorra appearing on RTL, Sky, and MagentaTV, and Basile working for Sky and RTL. Laura's father Jörg Wontorra knows Basile well, having mentored the 34-year-old for years while both worked for Sky; the couple has spent time commuting between Cologne and Munich and traveled to New York together in the summer.

Spring 2027 arrival date

According to initial reporting from Bild, which was referenced across multiple outlets including blick.ch and MOPO, the child is scheduled to be born in the spring of 2027. The upcoming birth marks the first child for both 37-year-old Wontorra and 34-year-old Basile as they prepare for the new addition to their family.