It’s mom! Barbara Palvin embraces her new role on and off the catwalk.
The fan-favorite model made a surprising return to the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show on Sunday, October 18, just six weeks after announcing the birth of her baby girl with husband Dylan Sprouse.
The new mom strutted down the runway in a sheer pink mini dress with a flowing handkerchief hem, layered over a pale pink bra and underwear set and teamed with silver ‘VS’ hoop earrings. As she walked, the model blew kisses to performer Megan Moroney while Sprouse stood up from his front row seat to film and cheer on his wife.
Palvin made a second appearance in the show in an angelic white corset adorned with matching underwear fitted with a flowing sheer train. She completed her look with a pair of snowflake wings.
Before the show, Palvin expressed her excitement about being back on the Victoria’s Secret runway for her fifth show.
“I’m very grateful to be back. I wouldn’t be here without my parents, my family and my friends. They’ve been a huge help to me,” the model told USA TODAY while getting her hair and makeup done backstage. “But in the United States, maternity leave lasts six to eight weeks. I have six weeks tomorrow, so nothing serious here. I’m just doing what all women do in America.”
Angel on board: Barbara Palvin and Dylan Sprouse Debut With Adorable Family Photo
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 18: Barbara Palvin walks the runway at the 2026 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show on October 18, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Victoria’s Secret)
Palvin and Sprouse married in Hungary in July 2023 and announced the birth of their baby girl in a joint Instagram post shared on Monday, September 28. In the sweet photo, the couple held their newborn in front of the television as they all wore Los Angeles Dodgers jerseys and watched the team’s September 27 game against the San Francisco Giants.
Although the Victoria’s Secret model, now 33, and the actor, 34, didn’t say exactly when they welcomed their daughter, they did hint that she was born earlier in the month with a clever caption. “We took Labor Day literally this year 👼🏻,” they wrote.
Fans weren’t sure the model would walk this season’s show so soon after welcoming her daughter, but the longtime angel proved the VS Fashion show was an event she wouldn’t miss.
Two days before the show, the brand teased Palvin’s appearance in an Instagram Reel featuring the new mom in a casual “off-duty” outfit and pushing a large stroller with a small pink sign reading “Angel on Board.”
A mother-daughter moment like no other.
This article was originally published on USA TODAY: Barbara Palvin dazzles at the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show weeks after giving birth
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