“Bachelorette” Alum Emily Maynard Johnson's Daughter Ricki Hendrick Gives Birth To First Baby: 'Best Day Ever'
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Madison E. GoldbergJanuary 23, 2026 at 9:56 PM
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The Bachelorette alum Emily Maynard Johnson's daughter, Ricki Hendrick, recently welcomed her first baby
Ricki, 20, gave birth to her baby daughter surrounded by her family
Maynard Johnson is also mom to Jones, nearly 3, Nola Belle, 4, Gatlin, 7, Gibson, 8, and Jennings, 10, whom she shares with husband Tyler Johnson
The Bachelorette alum Emily Maynard Johnson's daughter Ricki Hendrick recently welcomed her first baby.
Ricki, 20, announced the birth of her daughter in an Instagram post on Friday, Jan. 23. "Best day ever," she captioned the post, which featured two black-and-white photos.
The first photo showed a doctor bringing Ricki her newborn. The second showed Emily, 39, and her husband, Tyler Johnson, meeting their first grandchild.
Tyler shared a series of Instagram photos from the birth of his first grandchild. "We became grandparents today!! The feeling is inexpressible 🤍🤍🤍. This is love. 1 John 4:7-11," the father of six captioned the gallery.
The photos showed Tyler and Emily kissing while holding the baby; Ricki feeding her daughter from a bottle; and Ricki's siblings posing alongside her while she was in a hospital bed. The baby's great-grandmother also appeared to be present.
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Before her relationship with Tyler, Emily was engaged to race car driver Ricky Hendrick, who tragically died in a plane crash in October 2004. Just a few days after Hendrick's death, Emily found out that she was pregnant and later gave birth to her first daughter, Josephine Riddick "Ricki," whom she named after her late fiancé.
Emily also shares Jones, nearly 3, Nola Belle, 4, Gatlin, 7, Gibson, 8, and Jennings, 10, with Tyler.
Hendrick announced her pregnancy with her daughter via her Instagram Stories on Aug. 26. In the first slide, she shared a screenshot of her phone's lock screen, showing a photo of her sonogram.
"'Netflix told me I'm not allowed to talk about it' - Huda," Ricki wrote in text next to the photo, alluding to comments made by Love Island USA's Huda Mustafa at the season 7 reunion.
Her second slide was a short clip of an ultrasound showing her baby girl moving. Ricki wrote that her "heart is so full," joking that her stomach is not.
"My heart is so full, yet my stomach is so empty because she hates all food. i'm convinced," she wrote over the clip.
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Tyler Johnson and Emily Maynard Johnson with their grandchild
In September, one of Ricki's Instagram followers asked for her family's opinion on having a "baby outside of marriage." In a video response to the question, shared on Ricki's Instagram Stories, Emily could be seen walking to the camera to read the question before reacting to the news.
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"I'm very against it," Emily joked, gaining a laugh from her daughter. "I cannot believe anybody would ever do that. Unforgivable."
In the next clip, Ricki continued the joke, sarcastically explaining how upset her mom is at the baby news.
"My mom is, truthfully, so devastated. She's so upset. She's not excited at all for me to have a baby," she said, showcasing all of the items the soon-to-be grandmother already purchased for the baby on the way. "She's pissed, actually. She's super angry. She can't even look at me. She doesn't support it at all. She is pissed."
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