Influencer Duo with 19-Year Age Difference Reveals Pregnancy News
Influencer duo Emily Stomatuk and Michael Justin are thrilled to announce they are expanding their family.
The couple, who share a 19-year age difference, revealed in a joint Instagram post earlier this month that they are expecting their first child together. The carousel of images features Stomatuk, 29, and Justin, 48, on a beach at sunset.
In one of the photos, Stomatuk cradles her growing belly while Justin kisses it from behind. In another, the couple shares an affectionate kiss.
“Creating a best friend with my best friend 👼🏼🤍,” they captioned the post.
Shortly afterward, the couple responded to a fan who remarked that the pregnancy announcement was “not on [their] 2025 bingo card.”
“Well, it was on our bingo card, but we weren’t sure if it would happen,” Justin stated in an Instagram video. “Emily is pregnant for those who haven’t heard. We’re over the moon excited.”
Justin mentioned that both families are “thrilled” that Stomatuk is now 16 weeks pregnant.
“I’ve been running around like a four-year-old for the last three months,” Justin joked. “We’ve been eager to share this news, and now it’s finally out there. … It’s going to be quite the adventure.”
In the clip, Stomatuk confessed that keeping the pregnancy a secret was challenging. She added, “I struggled to post anything because, one, I felt awful during the first trimester, and it felt unauthentic to share without the whole story.”
Stomatuk and Justin, who collectively boast over two million followers across social media, tied the knot in 2023. They initially met in a yoga class in Scottsdale, Arizona, where Justin asked her out. Reflecting on their early days, Stomatuk shared with People in August that she initially “politely declined” Justin’s advances.
“I was just 23 and he had white hair,” she recounted. “I called my mom, saying, ‘This 50-year-old is asking me out. What’s happening?’”
Eventually, Stomatuk agreed to walk Justin’s dog one night, and they have been together ever since. When they disclosed their relationship to family, Justin’s parents were immediately supportive, while Stomatuk’s were more reserved.
Stomatuk recalled her dad feeling dismayed, stating, “He was like, ‘I’m disappointed in you. How could you be with this guy?’” Justin chimed in, “Her dad’s a Marine — there’s a bit of intimidation about meeting him. But I eased the situation by arriving with two shots of tequila.”
After becoming public with their relationship, the couple shared that they faced some online backlash regarding their May-December romance.
“We did engage with it a bit because we knew those videos were popular,” Stomatuk admitted, while Justin remarked that they grew accustomed to the negative comments.
“As time passed, people have accepted that age truly is just a number,” Stomatuk added, with Justin concluding, “There’s no formula for what works in a relationship. If you’re compatible, that’s what matters.”
