Varun Konidela and Lavanyaa Tripathhi are expecting their first baby, check out cute announcement

Varun Tej and Lavanyaa Tripathhi

Actors Varun Tej Konidela and Lavanyaa Tripathhi are expecting their first child. The couple took to ther Instagram handle on Tuesday and shared the news with their followers on the social media handle. The couple shared a cute picture to make the announcement.

Varun Tej and Lavanyaa expect first baby

In a collaborative post Varun and Lavanyaa shared a picture of their intertwined fingers holding a pair of baby shoes. Sharing the picture, Varun wrote, "Life's most beautiful role yet -Coming soon".

Soon after the announcement, congratulatory messages poured in for the couple from fans, friends and colleagues in the film industry.

Kajal Aggarwal wrote, "Big congratulations! Lots of love to all three of you"

Aditi Rao Hydari wrote, "Congratulations!!!!! Big hug to you both"

Rakul Preet Singh, Ritu Varma, Sushanth, Upasana Kamineni Konidela also congratulated the couple

About Varun and Lavanyaa

The couple's romance had reportedly been stewing for several years. Tej and Tripathi have shared screen space in two films so far. It was on one of the sets of these films (‘Mister', 2015) that the Telugu heartthrob and Tollywood resident beauty met for the first time. However, it was only during the shooting of their second film, ‘Antariksham 9000 KMPH', when rumours about their relationship started making the rounds. Although the couple remained tight-lipped about whether or not they were together, they were subsequently spotted at various parties and events together, including the wedding of Tej's sister Niharika Konidela in 2020. Tripathi's presence piqued further about their relationship but the couple claimed that they are "just friends". On June 9th 2023, the couple finally took to Instagram to publicly announce their union and share the first pictures of the ceremony.

Speaking to Indianexpress.com, Varun expressed the challenges of maintaining secrecy, stating, "Initially, when I wanted to keep it under wraps, it was difficult to balance." Despite skepticism about the feasibility of concealing a celebrity relationship, Varun pointed out, "It did work! I am a sitting example."

"It did work but it has its difficulties. Sometimes you just want to break this pressure off, go out and chill," he said.