Ali Fedotowsky-Manno Jokes She and Husband Kevin Had Kids Because 'Nobody Would Come Over' for Their Fourth of July Party

Mar. 15, 2025

Ali Fedotowsky-Manno (center) with son Riley (left) and daughter Molly (right).Photo:Ali Manno/Instagram

Ali Manno/Instagram

Ali Fedotowsky-Mannotook matters into her own hands when her friends wouldn’t come over for her Fourth of July party.

On the Tuesday, Jan. 21 episode ofSavannah Chrisley’spodcastUnlocked, the formerBachelorettestar, 40, opened up about welcoming her daughter Molly, now 8, before getting married to husband Kevin Manno.

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Saying that she felt like she was “getting older,” the now mom of two joked that there was one situation in particular that made her really want to start having kids.

“I feel like maybe I had her, maybe right before 30 or right after 30. 31, maybe. I’m not really old, not at all," Fedotowsky-Manno recalled. “At the time in my head, I was like, ‘Yes, I could wait, plan this wedding for a year and then try to get pregnant.' Who knows how long that’s going to take. I just wanted… I really wanted kids.”

“So one day I remember exactly it was Fourth of July and we were engaged and we were at our house swimming in the pool in the backyard and we were trying to invite friends over to come hang out with us on July 4th, like have a party,” she continued.

In August 2023, Fedotowsky-Mannoposted a few cute photos of her daughter Mollyon her first day of first grade, with the mom of two reflecting on her daughter repeating the year.

“First day of FIRST grade PART TWO!!! HERE WE GO!!! You guys know what a big deal today is to us. Wish her luck!” she captioned the shots.

source: people.com